1. Lesson 3 America Enters World War II

2. Lesson 3 America Enters World War II
Learning Objectives
Explain why Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor, and describe the attack itself.
Outline how the United States mobilized for war after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Summarize the course of the war in the Pacific through the summer of 1942.

3. Japan Attacks the United States
Japan become Pacific Military and Economic Power
US expansion in Pacific threatened Japan’s Empire
Guam, Philippines, Trade with China
Japan Relied on USA for supplies
Oil, Iron, Fuel, Rubber
Japan signs Tripartite Pact
Alliance with Germany and Italy
Roosevelt places Trade Embargo on Japan
Hideki Tojo – Japan’s Prime Minster
Negotiations between USA and Japan break down.
Pearl Harbor
Dec 7th 1941
USA Declares War Dec 8th 1941.

4. Japanese Aggression in Manchuria This American cartoon lambastes Japan for
disregarding international treaty agreements when it seized Manchuria in The
next year the Japanese would set up the puppet state of Manchukuo.

5. War Mobilization Sense of Patriotism across the country
Production Miracle
USA production helped Allies win the war
Women Join Fight
WAC- Women Army Corps
Volunteer service
Truck Drivers, clerks, instructors, lab technicians
Army Nurse Corps
War Mobilization
War Production Board
Peace time industry to war time industry
Office of War Mobilization
Scarce materials, regulated production of civilian goods
Negotiated with Labor unions

6. Americans threw themselves into mobilizing
Americans threw themselves into mobilizing. Analyze Graphs How does American production of tanks and aircraft compare to that of the other countries, both Allies and Axis?

7. The Early War in the Pacific
After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese knew they had to move fast to gain important footholds in Asia and the Pacific. Although Japan's population was smaller than that of the United States, the Japanese did have military advantages, including advanced weapons and a well-trained and highly motivated military. At the start of the Pacific war, the outlook was grim for America.

8. Bataan Death March
The march from Bataan is notorious for the inhumane way the Allied prisoners of war were treated. Analyze Maps Which parts of the march were by foot? Which parts were by rail?