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World War II

l. World War II. Key Terms:. Appeasement Neutrality Acts Cash and Carry Lend- Lease Act Atlantic Charter . Causes of World War II. Causes of World War II. Hitler defies Treaty of Versailles. Munich Conference APPEASEMENT. Japan Needs Raw Materials. BLITZKRIEG.

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World War II

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  1. l World War II

  2. Key Terms: Appeasement Neutrality Acts Cash and Carry Lend- Lease Act Atlantic Charter

  3. Causes of World War II Causes of World War II Hitler defies Treaty of Versailles Munich Conference APPEASEMENT Japan Needs Raw Materials BLITZKRIEG

  4. Causes of World War II Causes of World War II • Hitler defies Treaty of Versailles • builds up armed forces • annexed Austria • LEAGUE OF NATIONS DOES NOTHING! • Munich Conference APPEASEMENT • Hitler threatened war unless he could annex Czechoslovakia • British give in to avoid war. • Japan Needs Raw Materials • Japan invades China and Southeast Asia in search of raw materials (oil, oil, oil) • BLITZKRIEG! September 1, 1939 • Hitler invades Poland

  5. Alignment of World War II Allied Powers Britain France Soviet Union Axis Power Germany Italy Japan

  6. Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 • Stopped U.S. from selling weapons to nations at war • Traveling on the ships of nations at war

  7. American Isolationism Why do you think America was so opposed to the war?

  8. “Cash and Carry” • Neutrality Act of1939 • US could sell weapons to the Allies • Had to come and pick them up • US economy improved • America becomes the “Arsenal of Democracy.” “50 tin cans”

  9. To be neutral…or not to be neutral… • Lend-Lease Plan – • Britain ran out of cash to pay for American war materials. • FDR leases arms to “any country whose defense was vital to the United States.” “It’s like lending your hose to a neighbor if his house were on fire… You don't want $15 – You want your hose back after the fire is over…it's all smashed up. He says, he will replace it."

  10. “Lend-Lease” Act (1941) Great Britain.........................$31 billionSoviet Union...........................$11 billionFrance......................................$ 3 billionChina.......................................$1.5 billionOther European.................$500 millionSouth America...................$400 millionThe amount totaled: $48,601,365,000

  11. Atlantic Charter Meeting, 1941 • Roosevelt met with British Prime Minister Churchill • They agreed to build a just and lasting peace. • Aimed to establish free governments in the world, free from dictators. Do you think FDR wanted to get involved in World War II based on what you’ve learned?

  12. Pearl Harbor – Dec. 7, 1941 A date which will live in infamy!

  13. Pearl Harbor from the Cockpit of a Japanese Plane

  14. USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor

  15. Pearl Harbor Memorial 200 American planes were destroyed 19 ships were sunk 2,887 Americans were killed.

  16. FDR Signs the War Declaration

  17. “December 7, 1941 - A Date Which Will Live In Infamy” • Causes • US demands Japan to stop Imperializing Asia • US places Embargo (no trade) on oil, gas, iron, rubber with Japan • Japan signs alliance with Germany and Italy

  18. Island Hopping- strategy of moving from island to island until American forces were in control of the Pacific and prepared to invade Japan.

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