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America Moves Toward War
Chapter 16.4
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Cash & Carry
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The US Musters its Forces
“Cash and carry”- warring nations could buy arms as long as they paid cash Axis Powers -Japan, Germany, and Italy US passes the draft and military spending 1940 Roosevelt elected for a third term
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Lend-Lease
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“The Great Arsenal of Democracy”
FDR- “No man can tame a tiger by stroking it” Referring to Hitler Lend Lease Plan- the US can lend or lease arms and other supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the US
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US uses Lend Lease Act to help USSR(Stalin)
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend” Germany sends U-Boats to stop supplies by using the “Wolf Packs”
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Germany sinks 350, 000 tons of supplies in one month
FDR allows self defense Radar and sonar help
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Axis Powers
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Axis Powers
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Atlantic Charter United Nations
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Selective Service (draft)
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FDR Plans For War Atlantic Charter - US and Britain(FDR and Churchill)
Agree to Collective security, disarmament, self determination, economic cooperation and freedom of the seas
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United Nations established with 26 countries known as the Allies to fight against the Axis Powers
34 ships are sunk by the Germans Pink Star, Kearny and Ruben James FDR allows shoot on sight
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Japan Attack the US Japan expands into Asia
Hideki Tojo –Japanese general US embargos(refuses to sell) goods to Japan (oil) Peace Talks(US and Japan) didn’t work
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“December 7, 1941 a date that will live in infamy”
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Attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Japan sneak attacks Pearl Harbor Hawaii FDR “A date which will remain in infamy” US declares war on Japan Three days later Germany and Italy declare war on US
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