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2.  Isolationistic o With WWI fresh in their memory, Americans did not want: Their ships bombed To enter another war o How can they prevent it?  Neutrality Acts o Americans could not travel on ships of countries at war. o “The US could not supply arms, ammunition, or implements of war to nations in conflict. o Non-military goods could be sold to nations opposed to aggression – Cash & Carry only

3.  O- overview  P-parts  T-title  I-interrelationship  C-conclusion

4. Franklin D. Roosevelt United States Winston Churchill England Joseph Stalin Soviet Union Chang Kai Shek China Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin

5.  Flying Tigers o Took supplies to China o Fought the Japanese o (Like a solo white tiger jumping into a fight. The US hadn’t entered the war yet) (See Flying Tigers Video)

6.  France Fell to Germany  The US starts rearming itself & building up the military  Congress enacts a peacetime military draft  Roosevelt is re-elected o Assuring Americans “Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.”

7.  Britain has been fighting Germany on their own. o Churchill declares they are nearly bankrupt  Should the US change their policy? How can they help and not get involved?  Lend-Lease Act o Lots of public & congressional debate over this one o The US can sell, lease, or lend war materials to “any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States” o Primarily England and the Soviet Union, but parts of Africa and the Pacific too

8.  Four Freedoms o Roosevelt told Americans he wanted to establish a world of: 1.Freedom of speech and expression 2.Freedom of religion 3.Freedom from want 4.Freedom from fear  Atlantic Charter o Churchill and Roosevelt meet on a warship in the Atlantic and declare 1.Their countries sought no territorial gain 2.Freedom of the seas 3.End to war o This became a foundation for the later United Nations

9.  In their quest to get Europe out of Asia and gain raw materials for themselves – Japan gained control of China and Indo China (part of SE Asia)  The US reacted: o All Japanese assets in US banks were frozen o All US trade is cut off to Japan, including oil o Roosevelt offered to resume trade only if Japan withdrew from China and Indo China – They didn’t o The US send aid and loans to China

10. Pearl Harbor - “A date which will live in infamy” Japan attacks military bases on Oahu, HI  300 Japanese bombers and fighter planes  2 hours  18 US ships sunk  300 US planes damaged  2400 Americans dead  1200 Americans wounded  29 Japanese planes lost  1 Day later the US declares war on Japan (See Pearl Harbor Video)