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AMERICA MOVES TOWARD WAR

Explore how America's neutrality gradually fades as the Tripartite Pact is signed by Axis Powers, the Selective Training & Service Act is implemented, FDR breaks the two-term tradition, and the Lend-Lease Act aids nations like Great Britain and the Soviet Union. Learn about the challenges posed by German Wolf Packs and FDR's strategic plans for war. Witness pivotal events like the Atlantic Charter and the Allies' formation of "A Declaration of the United Nations."

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AMERICA MOVES TOWARD WAR

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  1. AMERICA MOVES TOWARD WAR Ms. Ha Ch. 16 Sec. 4 Pages: 550-557

  2. I. Neutrality slips away • A. Tripartite Pact 1. Any 1 country attacked 2. Others come to defense

  3. B. Signed by Axis Powers 1. Germany 2. Italy 3. Japan

  4. C. MAJOR PROBLEM! 1. If U.S. attacked one 2. Military nightmare a) Two-ocean war b) Atlantic & Pacific

  5. D. U.S. building defenses • 1. Selective Training & Service Act 2. Men: ages 21-35 3. Train: 16 million men 4. First peace-time draft

  6. E. FDR breaks 2-term tradition 1. Runs for third term 2. Wendell Wilkie: Rep. 3. F.D.R. wins third term!

  7. FDR W. Wilkie 1940 Election

  8. II. “Great Arsenal of Democracy” • A. Lend-Lease Act (1941) 1. Any country whose defense was vital 2. Lend them arms to fight

  9. B. Lend Lease Act 1. Aid to Great Britain 2. Aid to Soviet Union a. June 1941 b. Hitler broke promise to Stalin

  10. c. Hitler invaded Soviet Union • d. U.S. sends aid to Soviet Union

  11. C. German Wolf Packs 1. Hitler’s goal: block aid 2. German submarines a. Called U-boats b. Attack supply ships

  12. D. FDR: sink German U-boats in self-defense 1. By 1943, radar slows U-boat damage 2. Airborne antisubmarine patrols

  13. III. FDR plans for War • A. Atlantic Charter 1. FDR and Churchill (GB) meet secretly 2. Pledge: security & aide to each other

  14. Churchill: Prime Minister

  15. B. Allies: “A Declaration of the United Nations” • 1. Nations who fought Axis Powers 2. 26 nations or 4/5 of the human race signed it.

  16. C. U.S. deaths by Germans • 1. German U-boats sink two U.S. destroyers a. Lost 11 lives: Kearny b. Lost 100+ sailors on RuebenJames c. U.S. death toll mounted

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