Transcript From Isolation to Involvement

1.
Hitler rose to power in Germany
and they began conquering most
of Europe.
2.
Italy and Japan sided with
Germany.
3.
Britain and France stood against
Germany.
4.
America was staying out of the
conflict for now.
1.
Isolation means to be alone or left out.
2.
America did not want to be tangled up in
ANOTHER European war.
3.
The United States got involved in World War I and
thought it was enough.
1.
America already had its own
problems at the time.
2.
The Great Depression was still
widespread in the country.
3.
We learned about President FDR’s
New Deal which helped put
Americans back to work.
4.
However, many people were still
unemployed. Was this New Deal
enough?
5.
America needed jobs to end the
Depression.
1.
President FDR knew if he joined the war effort it
would help produce jobs because America could
produce war supplies.
2.
Most of the population was against the war effort
and FDR did not want to put America’s young men
into battle.
3.
However, the United States still needed a way to
cash in on the war waging over in Europe.
1.
America wanted to sell war materials
to countries involved in World War II
without directly getting involved.
2.
The United States passed the
Neutrality Acts which allows the U.S.
to sell war materials to both the Allied
and the Axis powers.
3.
These Neutrality Acts lasted from 1935
– 1941.
4.
The country was split on these Acts
because people feared supporting the
Nazis while the other half desired to
simply stay neutral.
1.
On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded France and
overran it by June 22, 1940.
2.
This deeply worried the United States since the U.S.
had a close relationship with France.
3.
The United States wanted to help only France and
Britain but the isolationist public wanted to stay
neutral and let Europe sort out their problems.
1.
The United States decided to only help
France and Britain after the invasion of
France.
2.
The U.S. signed the Lend-Lease Policy on
March 11, 1941 which meant that the U.S.
was only going to support nations
fighting against the Axis Powers of
Germany, Italy and Japan.
3.
This was a violation of neutrality as many
saw the United States only aiding certain
countries such as Britain.
4.
The Axis Powers would see this as a threat
and saw America as a potential enemy.
FDR signs the
Lend-Lease Act
1.
This was an agreement between
the United States and Britain that
declared goals once the war was
over.
2.
These goals promoted certain
freedoms over the seas and land as
well as helping countries get back
on their feet again once the war
was over.
3.
This Charter showed the world that
America was choosing a side by
supporting Britain. It was a
further step towards war.
1.
After all of these acts and policies had come into
place, the United States stopped supporting Japan.
2.
Japan needed supplies from the U.S. and was very
angry when the United States stopped.
3.
It also appeared very evident that the United States
was siding with the Allied powers of Britain, France
and Russia (they recently joined the war)not the
Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan.
1.
On December 7, 1941, the United States was attacked by the Japanese
2.
The United States had a naval base in Hawaii which was not a U.S.
state yet.
3.
The result left many battle ships and aircraft lost as well as over
2,000 Americans dead.
4.
Check out this recap of the attack on Pearl Harbor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBdIR7_B3JA
5.
Check out these first hand accounts of Pearl Harbor survivors:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfKfDGRzbg&feature=youtu.be
1.
The United States declared
war on Japan one day after
the Pearl Harbor attack.
2.
Germany and Italy declared
war on the United States a few
days later.
3.
The United States was
officially involved in World
War II against the Germans
and Italians in Europe and
the Japanese in the Pacific.
1.
The United States involvement into World War II
officially ended the Great Depression because of
the demand for jobs to produce war materials.
2.
We will also see that the United States played key
parts in the war to help secure victory.