Grab notes from front table Turn in WWII map if you took it home

Warm Up On your “Warm Up” paper, write the question AND the answer Why did WWII start?

US Neutrality and Entry to WWII WWII Pt 2 US Neutrality and Entry to WWII

1936: Banned loans to belligerent nations American Neutrality US policy of neutrality since end of WWI Not picking sides- stay ISOLATED Neutrality Acts- series of 3 laws to keep US neutral 1935: Embargo (ban) on sale of weapons to belligerent (fighting) nations 1936: Banned loans to belligerent nations 1937: Permitted trade 'cash and carry'--they pay cash and use their own ships to haul

Why did the US stay neutral while conflict began in Europe?

America stays “neutral” FDR re-elected to 3rd term (!!) Couldn’t just sit by while dictators got aggressive- felt the need to help out Proposed giving military goods to England and Soviet Union w/out payment To not violate the Neutrality Acts b/c we didn’t sell them anything

America stays “neutral” Lend-Lease Act (March 1940)- allowed President to send military aid to nations who were important to US Still technically neutral, but showed Axis powers who we favored Most aid was given to England and Soviet Union Some Americans thought we should get involved to help save democracy, others wanted to stay isolated- thought it wasn’t any of our business America First- a group who wanted the US to stay out of the war

America stays “neutral” Jan. 1941- FDR delivered Four Freedoms Speech Everyone in the world should have 4 freedoms Shows we think the Axis powers are wrong- they are too aggressive Aug 1941- Roosevelt met with Churchill; formulated Atlantic Charter Stated shared democratic ideas of England and US Would be basis for United Nations later Axis saw as indication that US would side with Allies; even though “neutral” Freedom of speech Freedom of religion Freedom from want Freedom from fear Four Freedoms

Why did the US start to get involved in the problems in Europe while still technically neutral?

Japan’s Aggression Japan had severe economic problems in the 1930s Few natural resources; trade declined b/c of depression Became militaristic state to solve problems Became aggressive looking for land for natural resources Invaded: Manchuria (N China); rest of China; then French Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) In 1940, allied with Germany and Italy in Tripartite Pact

US Responses US condemned Japan; officially stayed neutral Placed trade sanctions (limits) on raw materials Japan could buy from the U.S. (steel & iron) Froze all Japanese assets in the U.S. so they couldn't buy anything Placed oil embargo on Japan; they almost ran out of oil

US Enters the War- Pearl Harbor Growing tensions with Japan; couldn’t negotiate it out December 7, 1941- Pearl Harbor Day Japan attacked navy base in Hawaii b/c of our trade sanctions / oil embargo against them US knew an attack was coming, didn’t know where Saw planes early in morning, thought were US planes 2,400 Americans died, 1,200 wounded

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

WAR! US declared War on Japan the next day- 12/8/41 “Day which will live in infamy” Dec. 11- Japan’s allies- Germany and Italy declared war on US US decides on Europe 1st strategy Will fight both sides at once BUT Nazis are considered more dangerous, so take them out 1st

STAAR Practice Which statement most accurately describes the foreign policy change made by the United States between the start of World War II (1939) and the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)? The traditional isolationism of the United States was strengthened. The nation shifted from neutrality to military support for the Allies. War was declared on Germany but not on Japan. Financial aid was offered to both the Allied and Axis powers.

Big Idea What event caused the US to enter WWII?

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