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Well Alright, Alright, Alright. One More…. PP-t!. Name the 4 Totalitarian leaders & their country Stalin (SU), Hitler (GER), Mussolini (It) How many countries does Hitler take over after Poland? 13! 3. What policy does GB & FR take up to the invasion of Poland? Appeasement
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Well Alright, Alright, Alright One More… PP-t!
Name the 4 Totalitarian leaders & their country Stalin (SU), Hitler (GER), Mussolini (It) • How many countries does Hitler take over after Poland? 13! 3. What policy does GB & FR take up to the invasion of Poland? Appeasement • Who does Hitler bomb every night for 3 months? GB • Why didn’t he win the Battle of Britain? Radar • Name 2 details of Stalingrad 7. Name the Allied & Axis Powers RECAP…
1935 Neutrality Acts No sale of arms or loans to nations at war US is ANTI-WAR!
GB ATTACKED!!! Should the US enter NOW? • FDR “chats” with the nation…. “We should help defeat the Axis threat by turning into the great arsenal of democracy”
CASH & CARRY CLAUSE (C/C) You bring CASH, We’ll sell you arms, you CARRY them home! Americans now want to help… a little What is this trying to prevent?!?!
BUTGB runs out of ! C/C L/L 1940 LEND LEASE ACT • GB/FR is broke…no more cash to buy guns • US LENDSguns to “any country whose defense was vital to the US” This is how US still claims they’re “Neutral”
Hitler Catches On… Outcome the U-boats again! “Wolf Packs” 15-20 GER subs April to May of ’41 (5 weeks) 1.2 mil tons of GB shipping sunk US navy has permission to attack U-boats in “self defense” x 1.2 million!
“ATLANTIC CHARTER” JOINT DECLARATION • Churchill & FDR created it on a warship • Listed what the US & GB wanted for the world after the war. • Spelled out the Principles of the Allies * PS – the US still claims its “NEUTRAL”!!!
1941: It’s like déjà vu: U-Boats Hit… • USS Greer • USS Pink Star • USS Kearny • USS Reuben CONGRESS STILL SAYS NO WAR! THEY NEED A BIGGER REASON… An “Overt Act”
Guess what it happens to be…. ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7, 1941
Why is Japan mad at the US? Nationalist wacko Tojo Wants Japanese Empire too! The “Hitler of Asia” • Takes over FR & GB land 2. Tries to take Guam & Philippines…US Protests! 3. US Trade Embargo leaves them with no oil…oops! so they’re “running on empty” 4. Talks peace w/ US then plans attack shady