Warm up• 1. Which evidence showed that

the prosperity of the 1920’s was an illusion?

A. Prices on consumer goods decreased

B. Overseas investments declined

C. Income gap between workers and managers decreased

D. Many people increased their debt

2. Which term best describes the diplomacy followed by some European nations in their relations with Germany, Italy, and Japan between 1931-1939?A. AppeasementB. Non-aggressionC. IsolationismD. Containment

Have your h/w out!

America Moves Toward

War

1939 Neutrality Act

• Revised when Germany invaded Poland

• Roosevelt convinces Congress to pass “cash and carry” provision (pay in cash, provide own transportation)

• Attempt to aid Great Britain and France“A decidedly unneutral act” –Churchill

1 • Axis Powers– Germany, – Italy– Japan

• Goal: keep the

U.S. out of war• US would face a two-ocean war

(Atlantic and Pacific)• President Roosevelt

– Increases spending for U.S. Defense– Military draft: 16 million registered–

– One million drafted

Your Number Was Called!Your Number Was Called!

FDR breaks two term tradition

elected 3rd & 4th terms

“Great arsenal of democracy.”-Roosevelt

Lend-Lease Act (1941) U.S. would lend or lease arms and supplies to countries vital to the U.S.U.S. spent almost $50 billion under the act

“Lend-Lease” Act (1941)Great Britain.........................$31 billionSoviet Union...........................$11 billionFrance......................................$ 3 billionChina.......................................$1.5 billionOther European.................$500 millionSouth America...................$400 millionThe amount totaled: $48,601,365,000

German Wolf Packs Hitler deploys German U-boats to the North Atlantic U-boats sink hundreds of British ships June 1941, FDR orders U.S.Navy to protect U.S. shipments

Planning for the War FDR-Winston Churchill meet off the coast of Newfoundland create the Atlantic Charter. The charter becomes the basis of a “Declaration of the United Nations” Allies: 26 nations including the Soviet Union and China (4/5 of the human race)

The United States is Attacked November 1941 Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo orders his navy to prepare to attack the U.S. December 7th, 1941: Japanese attack U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii The attack cripples U.S. Pacific Fleet: 1. 21 ships sunk or badly damaged 2. 350 planes destroyed 3. 2,403 people dead 4. 1,178 people wounded FDR calls this day “a date which will live in infamy”

Pearl Harbor from the Cockpit of a Japanese Plane

A date which will live in infamy!

Pearl Harbor – Dec. 7, 1941

December 8th, 1941 - The U.S. Congress declares war on Japan

- December 11th, 1941: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States

Group ResearchYour group will be assigned one of the following battles from World War 2…

- Battle of the Atlantic- Battle of Stalingrad- Operation Torch- D-day- Battle of the Bulge- Battle of Midway- Iwo Jima- Battle for Okinawa

First- conduct research on your assigned battle, filling out your sheet with COMPLETE details

News Broadcast Your group is to now create a news broadcast. This should cover all the information about your specific battle which you just researched.

Within your group-2 News Reporters1 Allied Soldier1 Axis Soldier

The soldiers should demonstrate how the consequences/outcomes of the battle had different effects on each side. They should also describe what it was like during the battle for their side.

How you will be graded:

Chart completion /10Information presented /15Creativity /5Behavior during other groups /5

You are required to turn in a written

script. Each person should have a

minimum of 5 lines.

Homework:

Read pages 768-774