Transcript 56-US in WW II Slides

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A Few Notes:
– ASP—next Saturday Nov. 13th
– Goal 10 Test—next Friday Nov. 12th
What acts prevented the sales of arms and weapons to nations at
war?
What was the United States official policy before the outbreak of
WWII?
What was the speech that Roosevelt gave arguing that it was the
United States’ duty to contain fascist aggression?
Did Americans like the ideas proposed by Roosevelt to contain
fascist aggression?
What three countries were showing aggression in the 1930s and
attempting to expand?
What term describes a gov’t that glorifies the nation above the individual, is
headed by dictator, and has severe economic and social restrictions?
Give the leader of each country:
Germany:
Italy:
Russia:
Japan:
Great Britain:
United States:
What was the policy of giving into demands that nations like France and Great
Britain adopted to avoid war with Germany?
What event was an example of this policy?
What event officially sparked WWII?
What date did the event that sparked war occur?
What countries had Japan invaded (2)?
What did Germany and the Soviet Union agree to in 1939?
What is the new “lighting” warfare used by Germany called?
What was the massive allied evacuation in France known as?
After France surrendered, what country faced Germany alone?
U.S. Prepares for War
-”Cash and Carry “ policy begins: helps
Allies temporarily
-Axis Powers formed
Germany, Italy, Japan
-Selective Service begins draft
process
-Roosevelt seeks third term and wins
Four Freedoms: want, worship,
speech, and from fear
-Lend-Lease policy begun to help
supply allies-Arsenal of Democracy
-Atlantic Charter signed between U.S.
and Britain
resembles 14 points of Wilson,
foreshadows US involvement in war
Hitler’s Mistake
-Battle of Britain has stalled: RAF
holds off Germany
-June 1941-- Germany attacks
Russia breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact
Why?? Russia wanted to expand =
direct threat to Germany
-early success but then stalemate
-Russian winter sets in and halts
advance
-Now war is on two fronts: Eastern
and Western Europe
Begins to strain German forces
U.S. enters the War
-U.S. has embargo on Japan for
actions in the Pacific: limits what
Japan can buy, eventually cuts
trade off angering Japan
-U.S. had warning of a possible
Japanese attack somewhere
Why Pearl Harbor? Easy access
and home of the U.S. Pacific
Fleet
-Dec. 7th, 1941 Pearl Harbor is
attacked
“day that will live in infamy”
FDR addresses nation
-U.S. declares war on Japan and
then Germany, Italy declares war
on U.S.
Americans in the Service
-millions volunteered and millions
more were drafted (Selective
Service Act)
16 million serve as GI’s
-GI’s went to basic training for 8
weeks
Knew they were fighting to keep
freedoms
-Women’s Auxiliary Corps
thousands volunteered (350,000)
but they couldn’t serve in combat
-Minorities served in segregated
units
Tuskegee Airmen: first African
American flying force
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Board
industries were retooled to make
war materials
-Scientists are mobilized to create
new technologies
radar, sonar, penicillin, atomic
bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war
materials jobs
“Rosie the Riveter” working
woman of WWII
-Entertainment propaganda
-newsreels
-posters and advertisements
Government Control
-Inflation controlled by price
freezes Office of Price
Administration
-many products rationed to
conserve resources fair
distribution of scarce items
-income taxes increased: to help
finance war
-War Bonds sold: help fund war,
Liberty gardens reemerge
-Japanese Internment:
Jap-Americans were put into
camps in the United States
Korematsu v. United States
discriminatory policy??? Made
segregation of Japs temporarily
legal
The
US Enters WWII
Review
1. __________________________ this event occurred on Dec. 7, 1941 and led the US
to declare war on Japan
2. __________________________ this group was the first and most well remembered
African-American flying force
3. __________________________ this organization was responsible for transforming
industries into producing war materials
4. __________________________ this was the primary method used to fund the war
5. __________________________ this group of citizens were sent to internment
camps during the war
6. __________________________ this act allowed the U.S. to provide the Allies with
weapons and supplies without them having to pay for them
7. __________________________ this act was passed in 1917 and allows the U.S.
gov’t to enact a draft
8. __________________________ this event was considered Hitler’s big mistake and
split the German forces into two fronts
9. __________________________ this group was made up of over 350,000 women
that provided supportive services to troops like nursing
10. _________________________ this agreement was between Britain and the U.S.
and foreshadowed US entry into WWII
11. _________________________ this project aimed to develop the first atomic bomb
so that a land invasion of Japan could be avoided
12. _________________________ this term describes the working woman of WWII
13. _________________________ this court case ruled that temporary segregation of
a group of citizens during times of war or crisis is constitutional/legal
14. _________________________ this organization was responsible for freezing prices
to prevent inflation
15. _________________________ many scarce products were __________ to
conserve resources during WWII
Activity
• Complete “US in WWII” section of Goal 10
Study Guide