1. Chapter 16 Section 4 America Moves Toward War

2. Why?EventSignificance?  German tanks thunder across Poland.  Revise Neutrality Act of 1935 1939 Cash & Carry  Warning nations buy U.S. arms as they pay cash & transport in own ships.  FDR helps GB & France & keeps us out of war

3. Why? EventSignificance? Germany extending the Third Reich 1940 France Falls  U.S. helps GB  “All aid short of war”  500k rifles  80k machine guns  50 old destroyers for GB bases in Caribbean & Newfoundland Un-neutral Act

5. Why?EventSignificance? Keep U.S. out of war September 27, 1940 Tripartite Pact  Axis Nations would defend each other if U.S. attacked  U.S. wants to avoid a two ocean war

6. Why?EventSignificance? Blitzkrieg Nazi Victories in 1940  Congress boosted defense spending  Military Draft/Selectiv e Service

8. Why?EventSignificance? War is costly 1940 British Out of Cash  1941 Lend Lease Act  Lend arms & supplies to any country whose defense was vital to U.S.

9. Why?EventSignificance? Germany extending the Third Reich 1941 Hitler Invades Soviet Union  Lend Lease extended to Soviets  Enemy of my enemy is a friend

11. Why?EventSignificance? Prevent shipment to the Allies September 4, 1941 German submarine fires on U.S. destroyer Greer  Naval War with Germany  Arm U.S. merchant ships

12. Why?EventSignificance? Japanese want expansion like Italy & Germany Japan invades Manchuria & Indochina  U.S. cuts off trade with Japan  Cut off oil  Causes Pearl Harbor

14. Why?EventSignificance? U.S. cut off trade to protest & prevent Japanese expansion December 7, 1941 Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor  U.S. enters WWII  Pacific fleet except for 3 aircraft carriers destroyed  U.S. has 2 ocean war  Isolationists converted  Build army & navy  Japan moves toward Dutch East Indies

16. Definitions  1. Axis Powers: September 27, 1940 Germany, Italy & Japan signed mutual defense pact & became known as Axis Powers  2.Arsenal of Democracy: U.S. would supply arms and supplies to Allies. Ex: Destroyers for Bases & Lend Lease w/ GB & USSR

17. Definitions 3.Wolf Pack: At night 40 German submarines patrolled areas in N. Atlantic where convoys would be expected 4.Atlantic Charter: FDR & W.C. met on U.S.S. Battleship Augusta & pledged collective security, disarm, self-determination, economic coop, freedom of seas. Basis for Declaration of United Nations

18. Definitions  5. Hideki Tojo: Chief of staff of Japan’s Kwan tang Army who launched invasion into Manchuria. Became prime minister and prepared Pearl Harbor Attack  6. Hirohito: Emperor of Japan

19. Objectives:  1. Describe U.S. response to outbreak of war in Europe. –Isolationists –Cautiously moved away from neutrality-1939 Cash & Carry

20. Objectives:  2. Explain how FDR assisted Allies w/o declaring war.  1939 Cash & Carry  1940 Rifles & Machine guns  1940 Destroyers for Bases  1940 Boost Defense Spending  1940 Lend Lease Act  1941 Shoot on sight/naval war/merchant ships

21. Objectives:  3. Summarize events that brought U.S. into WWII.  Nazi victories in Europe/fall of France  Wolf Packs attacking U.S. ships/shoot on sight  Japan invades Manchuria & Indochina / cut off trade  Pearl Harbor