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Chapter 24 Section 2 What did the Lend-Lease Act allow? Permitted nations to by U.S. armaments as long as they paid cash and carried the goods away on their own ships. Who were the Axis powers? What did their alliance mean for the United States? If the U.S. declared war on any one of the Axis powers, it would have to fight a two oceans war with all parts of the alliance Germany invades U.S.S.R. What did the Lend-Lease Act do? Allowed the president to lend or lease arms and supplies to “any country” whose defense was vital to the U.S. Congress extends the draft What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter? 1. Britain and the U.S. would not seek territorial expansion 2. They would not pursue territorial changes without the consent of inhabitants 3. They would respect peoples right to choose their own form of govt. 4. They would promote free trade 5. They would encourage international cooperation 6. They would build a secure peace based on freedom of want and fear 7. They would work for disarmament of aggressors 8. They would establish a “permanent system of general security” Who were the Allies? (Just to name a few) An alliance of 26 nations that had joined together to fight the Axis powers What did U.S. do to protest Japan’s actions of invading Indochina? Punished Japan with a trade embargo Banned American exports of iron, steel scrap, and oil Hideki Tojo becomes Japan’s Prime Minister Emperor Hirohito What did the attack do to the U.S. Pacific fleet? Pearl Harbor Raid-Video FDR response - Video The attack destroyed almost ½ of the 400 military aircraft, 8 battleships (two not able to be repaired), and around 2,400 Americans were killed. The United States declared war on Japan the following day! Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the United States? They had signed a mutual defense treaty with Japan in which they agreed to come to each others’ aid in the event of an attack Europe & North Africa • The war in early 1942 was going very badly for the Allies • The Nazi’s had gained control of France in the west and were still advancing into the Soviet Union • However, Hitler underestimated the Russian winter and his men were not prepared for it • The Germans lost in Stalingrad in mid1942 and from there the Soviets pushed the Germans back west • A few months later German leader Erwin Rommel began to lose the battle to the British in Africa (El Alamein) • With American forces led by Dwight Eisenhower landing in Northern Africa in November, the German forces were pinned down and forced to surrender in 1943 http://www.returnofkings.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Illingworth.png Japan Sweeps Through the Pacific https://www.awm.gov.au/sites/default/files/exhibitions/underattack/images/maps/advance1 .gif • After Pearl Harbor, Japan took over Hong Kong, Malaya, Thailand, Burma, Guam, & Wake Island, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia today), the Solomon Islands and even threatened Australia • The Japanese then temporarily took over the Philippines chasing Douglas McArthur to withdraw to Australia • Before he left he declared “I shall return” Japan in the Pacific – Part 2 • • • • • American and Filipino forces tried to fight back in Bataan & Corregidor, but fell in April of 1942 Here an atrocity happened when the Japanese forced nearly 70,000 captured soldiers to march 65 miles to a prison camp Many died along the way from starvation, disease, or violence inflicted on them In May 1942 American forces began to halt the Japanese advance at the Coral Sea and dealt them a huge blow at Midway the next month by sinking 4 aircraft carriers, 322 aircraft, and reducing Japan’s supply of highly trained pilots Japan NO LONGER ruled the Pacific! http://aventalearning.com/content168staging/2008AmHistB/unit11/images/HIS02107.46612.jpg