1. US Enters WWII

2. American Moving Toward War… Lend-Lease to Allies US escorting British ships carrying arms Hitler orders the sinking of all merchant vessels US ordered to shoot U-Boats on sight ATLANTIC CHARTER – meeting btw FDR and Churchill to discuss post-Nazi Europe Self-determination Conduct trade

3. Churchill & FDR at the signing of the Atlantic Charter

4. Japan on the Move 1940 – US cracks Japanese codes Watch Japan conquers China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos US response Cut oil exports to Japan

5. The Dagger at the Throat of Japan Danger to Japan: US in Philippines Could attack Japan at any time Japanese feel its an unacceptable risk

6. Japanese on the Offensive Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto planned attack at Pearl Harbor to take US out of war Sleeping Giant Targets: Aircraft carriers Other ships Oil Tanks

7. Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941

8. Greater Assault Japanese take Hong Kong, Guam, Wake, Thailand, Dutch East Indies, Burma India threatened Jan. 1942 – take Philippines from US Bataan Death March – forced march of POWs to train station 16,000 die

9. Japanese Empire - 1942

10. The Doolittle Raid April 1942 16 B-25 bombers under Jimmie Doolittle Morale boosting raid on Japan

11. Stopping the Unstoppable May 1942 - Battle of the Coral Sea First battle using ONLY aircraft carriers Allies lose ships but stop Japanese advance Prevented invasion of Australia

12. Turning the Tide June 1942 – Battle of Midway Island Code breakers know Japan heading to Midway US sets a successful ambush Turning point in Pacific theater Crippled Japanese fleet US advantage = aircraft carriers