①  CompletetheWW2Mapassignment

②  Followalldirectionsonthefrontpageandanswerthequestionincluded

I.  Germany,Italy,andJapan=AxisPowers

II.  Allthreecountrieshadsimilarideasofimperialism,militarism&totalitarianism

Germany Italy Japan

I.  GreatBritain,France,andSovietUnion=AlliedPowers

II.  AllthreecountrieswerefighDngtostoptheexpansionofHitler,Mussolini&Hirohito

Great Britain France Soviet Union

I.  DespiteconcernsoverdictatorsinEuropeandJapantheUSAcontinuedourpracticeofisolationism&neutrality

A.  TheUSAstronglydesiredtoavoidanotherdeadlymilitaryconflict(Europe’sproblem=notours)

II.  CongresspassedtheNeutralityActof1935A.  ProhibitedthesaleofweaponstowarringnationsB.  ThelawwasmeanttokeeptheU.S.frombeingdraggedinto

WWIIlikewewereinWWI

I.  FDRknewitwouldbedifficultfortheU.S.A.toremainneutral

II.  PeacecouldexistwhiledictatorsexpandedinEurope

III.  FDRattemptedtostopthewarwithoutdirectinvolvementofAmericantroops

I.  InSeptember1939FDR&Congresspassedacash&carryprovisiontotheNeutralityActof1935

II.  ThisactallowednationstopurchasewarsuppliesfromtheU.S.A.aslongastheypaidcashandtransportedthemontheirownships(carry)

III.  Cash&CarryallowedtheUSAtohelptheAllieswithoutcausingasimilarproblemthatledtheUSAintoWorldWarI

A.  AxisnationscouldnotattackAmericanshippingifwedidn’tuseAmericanships=nowarforUSA

IV.  FDRbelievedhelpingGreatBritain&FrancewouldhelpthemdefeatHitler&preventtheU.S.A.frombecominginvolvedinwar

I.  Thecash&carrypolicywasnotenoughtohelptheAlliesdefeattheAxisPowers

II.  1940=FrancefelltoGermany

III.  ThisleftGreatBritainasthelastnationfightingGermany&Italy

IV.  USAbegansendingG.B.rifleswarsuppliestohelpthemdefeattheAxisPowers

V.  USAthensentGreatBritain50oldbattleships

I.  In1940FDRranforandwaselectedtoathirdterm!!A.  RooseveltpromisedtokeeptheU.S.A.outofwar

II.  FDRunderstoodthatifGreatBritainsurrenderedtoGermanytherewouldbenoonetostopHitlerfromtakingovertheworld

III.  FDR

I.  By1941FDRbelievedtheUSAcouldstayneutralmuchlonger

II.  March1941àCongresspassestheLend-LeaseAct:

A.  GreatBritainranoutofmoneyforcash&carryB.  FDRisallowedtolendweaponstoothercountriesinWWIIwho

areimportanttotheUSAC.  AttempttostopHitlerfromwinningWWIIwithoutAmerican

soldiers

III.  In1941HitlerbroketheNon-AggressionPactandinvadedtheSovietUnion

A.  SoonaftertheUSAbegansendingLend-LeasesuppliestoStalinandtheRedArmy

B.  “IfHitlerinvadedHellitself,theAllieswouldsidewiththeDevil”

I.  Throughout1941GermanU-boatsattackedAmericanmerchant&militaryships

A.  WarwiththeGermanyempireseemedinevitable

II.  InAugust1941FDRmetwithBritishPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchilltodiscussWorldWarII

A.  ChurchillwashopingforaUSdeclarationofwaragainstGermany

III.  GreatBritain&U.S.A.agreedtotheAtlanticCharterwhichstatedthecountriessharedvisionforhowWW2willbefought

IV.  TheU.S.A.couldn’tdeclarewaronGermanywithoutareasonbutwoulddoeverythingtohelpGreatBritain

I.  December7,1941theJapaneseairforcelaunchedasurpriseattackonUSnavyshipsstationedinPearlHarbor,Hawaii

II.  ThissurpriseattackcaughtAmericanssailorsofguardIII.  Morethan180Japaneseplanesattackedthe

AmericannavystationedatPearlHarbor

IV.  Inlessthan2hoursJapanwouldkillnearly3000Americans,destroy21ships&300airplanes

I.  PresidentFDRdeliversaspeechtotheAmericanpeople

A.   “December7,1941adaywhichwillliveininfamy!”

II.   TheAmericanpeoplearefuriouswiththeunprovokedattackfromtheJapanesenavy

I.  TheAmericanpeopleareshocked&furiousattheJapanesegovernment

II.  December8,1941(dayafter)theUSAdeclaredwaronJapan

III.  ThreedayslatertheUSAdeclaredwaronGerman&Italy

IV.  PriortoPearlHarbormanyAmericansfavoredisolationismbutafterwardsAmericanswantsrevenge(andwewillhaveit)

V.  TheAmericanpeoplewillonceagainputalltheireffortinto

defeatingourenemies(Axis)

USS ARIZONA

USS SHAW

USS WEST VIRGINIA

AMERICAN PLANE ATTACKED AT PEARL

HARBOR

THE PACIFIC FLEET BEFORE AND AFTER