Transcript Topic 06a * Road to World War II

Topic 6a – Road to World
War II
Objective:
1. Explain the causes of U.S. entry into World War II
1.
By analyzing U.S. responses to global events from 1935-1941
Relevance:
1. In this lesson you will learn how the United States’ desire to protect its
own interests can lead it to trouble.
Path to War
• Hitler and the Treaty of Versailles
• Hitler rebuilt the German Air Force
and enacted a draft to obtain soldiers.
• Germany planned on using their
renewed strength to “unify all German
speaking nations”
• Britain/France/USSR all ignore his
claim and mostly allow his operations
to continue.
• US doesn’t care for the following
reasons:
• “America First”
• The Great Depression
• World War I Neutrality
Objective:
1. Explain the causes of U.S. entry into
World War II
2. By analyzing U.S. foreign policy
from 1935-1941
Path to War
• Neutrality Acts of 1935
• Embargo all sales of weapons to
“belligerent” nations. (those at war,
even allies)
• Avoid mistakes of the past.
• Avoid war due to the Depression
• Avoid war because it’s unpopular
Objective:
1. Explain the causes of U.S. entry into
World War II
2. By analyzing U.S. foreign policy
from 1935-1941
Path to War
• Japan invading China
• Open Door/Trade Implications
• Economic Concerns
• Japan also committing horrible
war crimes.
• 1937 Neutrality Acts Amended
• Sale to China allowed
Objective:
1. Explain the causes of U.S. entry into
World War II
2. By analyzing U.S. foreign policy
from 1935-1941
Path to War
• Cash and Carry
• Selling arms to allied nations
• Allied nations had to facilitate own
transportation
• Had to be in cash immediately
(Germans cash poor)
• Became popular and turns into:
• Lend-Lease Act
• Allowed the direct transfer of war
material to any nation.
• Lent supplies to nations who were
“vital to the defense of the United
States.”
Objective:
1. Explain the causes of U.S. entry into
World War II
2. By analyzing U.S. foreign policy
from 1935-1941
Path to War
Objective:
1. Explain the causes of U.S. entry into
World War II
2. By analyzing U.S. foreign policy
from 1935-1941
• War getting close now…
• Germany captured Poland, Eastern Europe, and now France…
• Roosevelt eager to get in the fight but cannot due to it’s laws and the war’s
relative unpopularity.
• It cuts all trade to Japan (iron, steel, OIL!) to save for allied forces in Europe.
• Japan is an island nation…it needs those to continue invading China…
• U.S. is considered an enemy by Japan.
• Hitler allies with Japan to hope to keep them busy in the Pacific.
• December 7, 1941: Japan attacks the United States at Pearl Harbor.
• December 8, 1941: U.S. declares war on Japan
• German alliance triggers, Nazi’s declare war on the United States.
Objective:
1. Explain the causes of U.S. entry into
World War II
1. By analyzing U.S. responses to
global events from 1935-1941
Path to War
09/18/1931
Japan invades
Manchuria
1939
“Cash-and-Carry”
begins
1940
Lend-Lease Act
1935
Hitler defies the
Treaty of Versailles
09/01/1939
Germany invades
Poland
11/1941
Germany attacks
USSR
1935
Roosevelt signs the
Neutrality Acts
09/29/1938
Germany takes
control of Austria
July 1940
Roosevelt restricts
sale of iron, steel,
and oil to Japan.
07/07/1937
Japan invades
China
1937
Roosevelt exempts
China from
Neutrality Acts
12/07/1941
Japan bombs Pearl
Harbor
12/08/1941
US enters WWII by
declaring war on
Japan
http://bit.ly/2jTA3AM