1. World War II Begins Pgs. 324-328

2. The Players Adolph Hitler – Germany Joseph Stalin – Russia Benito Mussolini – Italy Emperor Hirohito – Japan Winston Churchill – Britain Franklin Roosevelt – United States

3. The War Begins 1931 – Japan invaded parts of China 1935 – Italy took over Ethiopia 1937 – Japan invaded the rest of China 1938 – Germany invaded Czechoslovakia and Austria 1939 – Germany invaded Poland 1939 – Britain and France declared war on Germany 1938 – U.S. did little to stop the fighting 1940 – Germans conquered the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and most of France. 1940 – German bombers attacked British cities

4. The U.S. and the War The people of the United States wanted to stay out of the war. President Roosevelt promised to keep the nation out of war, but he wanted the country to be prepared in case it was attacked.

5. A Peacetime Draft To raise an army quickly, the U.S. Congress created the first peacetime draft. All men between the ages of 21 and 39 had to register for military service. The U.S. also started making tanks, bombers, and other war supplies – sending it to Britain.

6. 1940 - Japanese Japan invaded: –French Indochina Today this is the countries of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. American leaders feared that Japan would soon threaten the Philippines and other places in the Pacific.

7. The U.S. is Attacked At 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese planes dropped bombs on American ships docked at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack lasted about 2 hours. Much of the United States’ Pacific fleet had been sunk or lay burning in the harbor.

8. Counting the Damage More than 2,000 sailors and soldiers were killed. 68 civilians killed 19 American warships were destroyed

9. Roosevelt Reacts Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

10. America Declares War Congress declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941. Axis Powers Germany Japan Italy Allies United States Britain Soviet Union