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16.4 U.S. Preps for War

16.4 U.S. Preps for War. War Prep. Axis Powers came together Sept. 1940 Goal was to keep the U.S. out by forcing us to fight all if we declared war on one And we’d be stuck w/ a “two ocean war”

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16.4 U.S. Preps for War

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  1. 16.4 U.S. Preps for War

  2. War Prep • Axis Powers came together Sept. 1940 • Goal was to keep the U.S. out by forcing us to fight all if we declared war on one • And we’d be stuck w/ a “two ocean war” • The Lend-Lease Act (Mar. 1941) allowed us to provide Britain & Russia w/ weapons they couldn’t afford

  3. War Prep • By grouping subs into “wolf packs,” the Germans successfully sunk much of the supplies we were sending • In the Atlantic Charter, U.S. & Britain agreed to defend each other, create economic ties, & other topics • This doc. led to the United Nations, the formal name of the Allies

  4. War Prep • After the Massacre of Nanking, Japanese military leader Tojo chose to attack France’s Southeast Asia colonies • We responded by cutting off oil to Japan • We were in peace talks with Japan in Nov. 1941 • They rejected our peace offers Dec. 6, they attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7 1941

  5. Pearl Harbor • Attack started approx. 8am, ended 9:30am • 2403 Americans killed • Nearly wiped out our entire Pacific fleet

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