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Tripartite Pact…Axis Nations Of:

Tripartite Pact…Axis Nations Of:. World War II Begins. Hitler invades Poland, September, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II Begins. b litzkrieg = “lightning war”. U.S. Response “Cash and Carry” (1939).

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Tripartite Pact…Axis Nations Of:

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  1. Tripartite Pact…Axis Nations Of:

  2. World War II Begins • Hitler invades Poland, September, 1939 • Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

  3. World War II Begins • blitzkrieg = • “lightning war”

  4. U.S. Response“Cash and Carry” (1939) • “Cash and Carry” (1939)-the U.S. would help Britain and France if they • 1. purchased American arms with cash and • 2. transported them across the Atlantic on their own ships. • (Revises the Neutrality Acts of 1936)

  5. The Atlantic Charter • By 1940, Hitler was in control of much of Eastern Europe. • Great Britain was afraid • Winston Churchill (British new Prime Minister) and FDR meet on a warship to create a statement: the Atlantic Charter. • They pledged to seek no gains in territory and to support the right of all peoples to choose their own form of government.

  6. The Four Freedoms (1941) • FDR gave “Four Freedoms” speech as part of his State of the Union Address, • January 6, 1941

  7. U.S. ResponseLend-Lease (1941) • Lend-LeaseAct: • Authorized FDR to “lend” war materiel to any nation whose defense was considered necessary for U.S. national security • Especially: Great Britain, the Soviet Union and China

  8. U.S. Response to Japan • U.S.-Japan relations stopped when Japan joined the Axis powers • When Japan attacked Manchuria, U.S. stopped exporting fuel and metal to Japan. • U.S. moved their fleet to Hawaii to show readiness

  9. Pearl Harbor • Japan wished to expand, but the U.S. stood in the way. • U.S. had cut off oil to Japan • U.S. naval and air forces were in the Pacific.

  10. Bombing of Pearl HarborDecember 7, 1941

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