1. FDR ABANDONS ISOLATIONISM
America Enters the War
FDR ABANDONS ISOLATIONISM

2. FDR’s take on WWII
Delivered his Quarantine Speech in which FDR called war a disease in which Americans needed to avoid because it was deadly
Instead of war, sign peace agreements
Quarantine (isolate) aggressive nations
Connected to America’s traditional isolation and neutrality

3. Neutrality Acts
Attempts at avoiding US involvement in WWII but were revised in 1939 to allow FDR to sell goods and weapons to nations that paid cash and transported the goods themselves
This helped the Allies and violated true neutrality

4. FDR Moves Toward War
After his re-election (3rd term) FDR started to push for war, saw it as inevitable
FDR delivered his Four Freedom’s Speech that suggested the only way Americans could keep their freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear was to help Britain combat Nazi Germany and Japanese militarism

5. Lend-Lease Act
Allowed FDR to sell, lease or lend defense materials to Allies
Was an economic declaration of war against Axis Powers
Violated neutrality
In response Germany starts to attack merchant ships delivering these war materials to Britain using U- Boats
…America is practically fighting in WWII with dollars not bullets

7. Pearl harbor (“A day that will live in infamy”)
Japan relied on the US for natural resources (specifically oil) but the US ended trade (embargo) with Japan…negotiations were unsuccessful
In response, General Hideki Tojo sent troops to bomb the US military base of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
A surprise attack
2,500 killed
Disabled the base and supplies for six months
FDR asked Congress to declare war and America enters the war with the Allies

9. EFFECTS OF PEARL HARBOR
America starts to restrict the rights of Japanese living in America because they were seen as disloyal
Government starts to detain Japanese-Americans in internment camps (temporary imprisonment)
Korematsu vs. US upheld the governments ability to use internment camps against citizens during wartime

10. America Mobilizes (Prepares for War)
Huge patriotism following Pearl Harbor Attack
People enlisted, gave blood, volunteered
People bought war bonds to fund the war, connected to victory
Women’s Army Corps (WACs): gave army jobs to women
Nurses, clerical work, truck drivers, etc
Rosie the Riveter became symbolic for women to show their war efforts making war materials
Women had to step aside when men came back from war

12. AMERICA MOBILIZES
War Production Board: oversaw the transition of peacetime industries to war time industries in America
Other government agencies were created to distribute scarce resources, create patriotism
Ford made planes not cars
Rationing: Americans were issued coupon books that limited the amount of certain goods they could buy

13. Propaganda or Patriotism?