2. Section 23.2

3.  Explain the difference between isolationists and interventionists  Identify the problems facing Roosevelt in the late 1930s  Evaluate the actions of Germany in 1939 and 1940

4.  Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union to split Poland  Sept. 1 st 1939 Germany invades Poland Blitzkrieg- Lightning warfare  Sept. 17 th – Soviet Union invades Poland

6.  April 1940 Denmark and Norway falls  May 1940 Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg

7.  Maginot Line- French line of defense along German border  Defense along Belgium Border  Ardennes Forest Natural defense

8.  May 1940 – France is overtaken by Nazi Forces France is Divided in half Occupied territory Vichy France  Vichy France was ran as a puppet government under Nazi rule

9.  Escape to Dunkirk : May 26-June 4, 1940 338,000 English and French troops evacuate the European Mainland If these soldiers had not escaped, it is doubtful that Britain could have stayed in the war  Supplies left behind 475 tanks, 38,000 vehicles, 12,000 motorcycles, 8,000 artillery guns, 7,000 tons of ammunition

10.  English Prime Minister “We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”-June 4, 1940

12.  Soviet Union invades Finland Soviets underestimate Finnish resistance Hitler sees this as a weakness on the part of the Soviet Union

13.  Roosevelt favors intervention But…Election coming in November 1940  Majority of Americans favor isolation

15.  Did not want to repeat WWI  Avoid alliances with other countries  Focus on issues at Home like the Depression

16.  Neutrality Acts of 1935,36 and 37 Imposed restrictions on Americans during times of war Prohibited Americans from sailing on ships owned by belligerents or nations at war Prevented Americans from giving money or weapons to nations at war

17.  Neutrality Act of 1939 Cash and Carry  Allowed nations at war to buy weapons with CASH and transport items themselves  Tripartite Pact September 1940 Alliance between Japan, Italy and Germany  Selective Service September 1940 First peacetime draft  Lend-Lease March 1941 Allowed US to give military aid Mostly sent items to UK and USSR

18.  Meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill August 1941 Signed the Charter together Reinforced US support of Great Britain

19.  Hitler saw the US helping UK and USSR through Lend-Lease  Fall 1941-Hitler ordered U-Boats to attack American ships on sight Shocked and angered Americans  Without consent of Congress, Roosevelt allowed US Navy to destroy German U- Boats

20.  Explain the difference between isolationists and interventionists  Identify the problems facing Roosevelt in the late 1930s  Evaluate the actions of Germany in 1939 and 1940