Chapter 16 Section 4 America Moves Toward War. Why?EventSignificance? German tanks thunder across Poland. Revise Neutrality Act of 1935 1939 Cash

Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Section 4Section 4

America America Moves Moves

Toward WarToward War

Why?Why? EventEvent Significance?Significance?

German German tanks tanks thunder thunder across across Poland.Poland.Revise Revise Neutrality Neutrality Act of 1935Act of 1935

1939 1939 Cash & Cash & CarryCarry

Warning Warning nations buy nations buy U.S. arms as U.S. arms as they pay cash they pay cash & transport in & transport in own ships.own ships.FDR helps GB FDR helps GB & France & & France & keeps us out of keeps us out of warwar

Why?Why?

EventEvent Significance?Significance?

Germany Germany extending extending the Third the Third Reich Reich

1940 1940 France France FallsFalls

U.S. helps GBU.S. helps GB““All aid short of All aid short of war”war”500k rifles500k rifles80k machine 80k machine gunsguns50 old 50 old destroyers for destroyers for GB bases in GB bases in Caribbean &Caribbean &

NewfoundlandNewfoundland

Un-neutral ActUn-neutral Act


Keep Keep U.S. U.S. out of out of warwar

September September 27, 1940 27, 1940 Tripartite Tripartite PactPact

Axis Axis Nations Nations would would defend each defend each other if U.S. other if U.S. attackedattackedU.S. wants U.S. wants to avoid a to avoid a two ocean two ocean warwar


BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg Nazi Nazi Victories Victories in 1940in 1940

Congress Congress boosted boosted defense defense spendingspendingMilitary Military Draft/SelectivDraft/Selective Servicee Service


War is War is costlycostly

1940 1940 British British Out of Out of CashCash

1941 Lend 1941 Lend Lease ActLease ActLend arms & Lend arms & supplies to supplies to any country any country whose whose defense was defense was vital to U.S.vital to U.S.


Germany Germany extending extending the Third the Third ReichReich

1941 Hitler 1941 Hitler Invades Invades Soviet Soviet UnionUnion

Lend Lend Lease Lease extended extended to Sovietsto SovietsEnemy of Enemy of my enemy my enemy is a friendis a friend


Prevent Prevent shipment shipment to the to the AlliesAllies

September September 4, 1941 4, 1941 German German submarine submarine fires on fires on U.S. U.S. destroyer destroyer GreerGreer

Naval War Naval War with with GermanyGermanyArm U.S. Arm U.S. merchant merchant shipsships

Why?Why? Event Event Significance?Significance?

Japanese Japanese want want expansion expansion like Italy & like Italy & GermanyGermany

Japan Japan invades invades Manchuria Manchuria & & IndochinaIndochina

U.S. cuts U.S. cuts off trade off trade with with JapanJapanCut off Cut off oiloilCauses Causes Pearl Pearl HarborHarbor


U.S. cut off U.S. cut off trade to trade to protest & protest & prevent prevent Japanese Japanese expansionexpansion

December December 7, 1941 7, 1941 Japan Japan Attacks Attacks Pearl Pearl HarborHarbor

U.S. enters WWIIU.S. enters WWIIPacific fleet except Pacific fleet except for 3 aircraft carriers for 3 aircraft carriers destroyeddestroyedU.S. has 2 ocean U.S. has 2 ocean warwarIsolationists Isolationists convertedconvertedBuild army & navyBuild army & navyJapan moves Japan moves toward Dutch East toward Dutch East IndiesIndies

DefinitionsDefinitions 1. Axis Powers: September 27, 1. Axis Powers: September 27,

1940 Germany, Italy & Japan 1940 Germany, Italy & Japan signed mutual defense pact & signed mutual defense pact & became known as Axis Powersbecame known as Axis Powers

2.Arsenal of Democracy: U.S. 2.Arsenal of Democracy: U.S. would supply arms and supplies would supply arms and supplies to Allies. Ex: Destroyers for to Allies. Ex: Destroyers for Bases & Lend Lease w/ GB & Bases & Lend Lease w/ GB & USSRUSSR

DefinitionsDefinitions3.3. Wolf Pack: At night 40 German Wolf Pack: At night 40 German

submarines patrolled areas in N. submarines patrolled areas in N. Atlantic where convoys would be Atlantic where convoys would be expectedexpected

4.4. Atlantic Charter: FDR & W.C. met on Atlantic Charter: FDR & W.C. met on U.S.S. Battleship Augusta & pledged U.S.S. Battleship Augusta & pledged collective security, disarm, self-collective security, disarm, self-determination, economic coop, determination, economic coop, freedom of seas. Basis for freedom of seas. Basis for Declaration of United NationsDeclaration of United Nations

DefinitionsDefinitions

5.5. Hideki Tojo: Chief of staff Hideki Tojo: Chief of staff of Japan’s Kwan tang Army of Japan’s Kwan tang Army who launched invasion into who launched invasion into Manchuria. Became prime Manchuria. Became prime minister and prepared Pearl minister and prepared Pearl Harbor AttackHarbor Attack

6. Hirohito: Emperor of Japan6. Hirohito: Emperor of Japan

Objectives:Objectives:1.1. Describe U.S. response Describe U.S. response

to outbreak of war in to outbreak of war in Europe.Europe.–IsolationistsIsolationists–Cautiously moved away Cautiously moved away from neutrality-1939 Cash from neutrality-1939 Cash & Carry& Carry

Objectives:Objectives: 2. 2. Explain how FDR assisted Allies Explain how FDR assisted Allies

w/o declaring war.w/o declaring war. 1939 Cash & Carry1939 Cash & Carry 1940 Rifles & Machine guns1940 Rifles & Machine guns 1940 Destroyers for Bases1940 Destroyers for Bases 1940 Boost Defense Spending1940 Boost Defense Spending 1940 Lend Lease Act1940 Lend Lease Act 1941 Shoot on sight/naval 1941 Shoot on sight/naval

war/merchant shipswar/merchant ships

Objectives:Objectives: 3. 3. Summarize events that brought Summarize events that brought

U.S. into WWII.U.S. into WWII. Nazi victories in Europe/fall of Nazi victories in Europe/fall of

FranceFrance Wolf Packs attacking U.S. Wolf Packs attacking U.S.

ships/shoot on sightships/shoot on sight Japan invades Manchuria & Japan invades Manchuria &

Indochina / cut off tradeIndochina / cut off trade Pearl HarborPearl Harbor

Documents

Chapter 16 Section 4 America Moves Toward War. Why?EventSignificance? German tanks thunder across Poland. Revise Neutrality Act of 1935 1939 Cash