Transcript p. 930

The United States Aids
Its Allies (?)
(p. 930)
The United States Aids Its Allies (?)
(p. 930)
• Isolationism [p.918] = the belief that
political ties to another countries should be
avoided
The United States Aids Its Allies (?)
(p. 930)
• Isolationism [p.918] = the belief that
political ties to another countries should be
avoided
• Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 = laws
making it illegal to sell arms or lend money
to nations at war
The United States Aids Its Allies
(p. 930)
• Isolationism [p.918] = the belief that
political ties to another countries should be
avoided
• Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 = laws
making it illegal to sell arms or lend money
to nations at war
• Lend-Lease Act = passed March 1941;
the law allowed the President to lend or
lease arms and other supplies to any
country vital to the U.S.
1. Why did Japanese Admiral
Yamamoto call for an attack on
the U.S. fleet in Hawaii?
1. Why did Japanese Admiral
Yamamoto call for an attack on
the U.S. fleet in Hawaii?
• …the fleet was “a dagger pointed at
[Japan’s] throat…
2. How many Americans were killed
and how many were wounded in
the attack on Pearl Harbor?
2. How many Americans were killed
and how many were wounded in
the attack on Pearl Harbor?
• … 2,300 killed, over 1,100 wounded
3. How much Asian land and
people were under the control of
the Japanese after taking control of
Burma and other areas in 1942?
3. How much Asian land and
people were under the control of
the Japanese after taking control of
Burma and other areas in 1942?
• … more than 1 million square miles &
150 million people
4. What important psychological
point was made by the American’s
bombings of Tokyo and other cities
in April 1942?
4. What important psychological
point was made by the American’s
bombings of Tokyo and other cities
in April 1942?
• … Japan was vulnerable to attack.
5. What was used to attack
enemy ships during the Battle of
the Coral Sea?
5. What was used to attack
enemy ships during the Battle of
the Coral Sea?
• … airplanes taking off from huge
aircraft carriers
6. What advantage did code
breakers give the U.S. in the
Battle of Midway?
6. What advantage did code
breakers give the U.S. in the
Battle of Midway?
• … knew that a huge Japanese force
was heading toward Midway
7. Why did the Japanese call
Guadalcanal the “Island of
Death?”
7. Why did the Japanese call
Guadalcanal the “Island of
Death?”
• … lost more than 24,000 of 36,000
soldiers