1. Agenda Should the US get involved? HW: tomorrow: Ch 24.4 and Ch 25.1
Monday: printed out copy of whatever you have done for your paper
Tuesday after school: Chris Anothy speaker Shillinglaw 3:45- 4:45
“CLIMB TO GLORY” A historical documentary Anthony appears in as well as helped to develop as a producer with Warren Miller Entertainment and the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum.  The story of the Army’s WWII 10th Mountain Division ( ) covers their impact on World, American and Colorado history.   The story spans from 1939 to current day and really touches on how the group of men and women overcame obstacles as part of the Greatest Generation to survive and build dreams.  This award-winning film has been seen by over 18,000 students to date.

2. Warm up
It’s November of You live in the United States. War in Europe has lasted over two years. The Axis powers have control of most of Europe. Should the US enter the war? Why or why not?

3. Why?
Arguments FOR involvement
Arguments AGAINST involvement

4. Remember…
The US returned to its isolationist stance after World War One

5. U.S. Reaction Neutrality – Neutrality Acts
Allows US to claim non-involvement
Dr. Seuss was very outspoken about America’s involvement in WWII. He also attacked the discrimination and other policies he saw in America as the nations took on the role of moral leader in a chaotic and controversial war.

6. Neutrality Acts
1935
Prohibited export of “arms, ammunition, & implements of war” to foreign, warring nations
1937
Warring nations could get any item except arms
1939
Lifted arms embargo (ban), putting all trade with warring nations under terms of “cash-&-carry”
Any item could be sold as long as it was immediately paid for

7. Lend-Lease Act
United States would provide a country with supplies needed to fight Germany
the country would NOT have to pay the United States back immediately
United States contracted Lend-Lease agreements with 30+ countries, worth $50B
Program was designed to allow America to indirectly help defeat Germany

8. Atlantic Charter
U-Boat attacks were threatening the freedom of the seas and the ability for US ships to transport goods
Atlantic Charter: Churchill and FDR
A joint declaration of war aims
Aka – “Britain, we’re on board with what you’re doing!”
In 1941 – FDR ordered ships to shoot u- boats; ships and submarines began attacking each other

9. What should we do? Cartoonist against isolationism Dr. Seuss
Charles Lindbergh
Dr. Seuss
(Theodore Geisel)
Military officer
First person to take a solo transatlantic trip from New York to mainland Europe
Pro-isolationism
Cartoonist against isolationism

10. What side do you support? Why?
Your goal for today:
What side do you support? Why?
1. Analyze Lindbergh’s speech and answer the corresponding questions. I encourage you to mark up the speech
Remember coding the text? Starring key ideas, !! for things that surprise you, ?? for things that confuse you, etc
2. Then, before answering the last question, analyze the Dr. Seuss cartoons and fill out the corresponding worksheet.
Consider all symbols present!
3. Finally, based on your position (for joining the war, or against joining the war), answer the final question in full paragraph form. Make sure you use concrete evidence and explain it.

11. 1941: War Becomes Global
December 7, 1941 – Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
US enters WWII
Japanese simultaneously attacked across the Pacific and creates the Greater East-Asia Co- prosperity Sphere (ruled by Japan)

13. Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
hundreds of Japanese bombers & fighters attacked naval base Pearl Harbor
RESULTS
2,400 Americans dead
nearly 200 aircraft destroyed
all but 8 battleships were sunk/damaged
December 8  US declares war on Japan
December 11  Germany & Italy declare war on US

14. DAY OF INFAMY: CAUSES Japan imperial aggressions in China
US bans sales of war materials to Japan
General Tojo orders the attack
Japan wanted US oil but we put an embargo on it. Japan calculated tha thte US would take between two and three years to recover from the attack, and in the mean time, they would travel east to conquer the US and take over the west coast. HOWEVER, it took us six months.

16. Japan did not play by traditional rules in war
Caveat: Japanese war crimes. Why? HONOR-BASED SOCIETY. All about honor – way back to the samurais. Surrender is a sign of weakness… which was part of the motivation for us to drop the bomb there. They wouldn’t surrender.
“Kamikaze” pilots flew planes into battleships & aircraft carriers
Japanese soldiers refused to surrender & tortured Allied prisoners of war