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The Stages of US Intervention in World War II

This lesson examines the outbreak of World War II and the events that led to America's involvement. Students will analyze the actions of dictators and the US response. Topics covered include isolationism, internationalism, and interventionism. The lesson culminates with the impact of the Pearl Harbor attack on public opinion. Essential question: How did WWII impact America's role in foreign and domestic affairs?

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The Stages of US Intervention in World War II

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  1. The Stages of US Intervention in World War II From Isolation to World War

  2. Topic: War Breaks Out • Objective: Students will be able to examine the outbreak of WWII and the events leading up to America’s involvement • Do Now: Look at the graphic organizer you completed for homework. Which of these dictators do you think posed the biggest threat to the United States? Why? How do you think that the United States responded to the actions of these dictators? • HW: (1) Read and outline Chapter 17, Section 1

  3. Britain, France will go to war with Ger. If they attack Poland • SU signed nonaggression pact w/ Germ.

  4. Contributed by Sandra Derstine Desai, TechBoston Academy, AY 2012-2013

  5. Stages of US Intervention in WWIICopy into your Notebook/Binder

  6. “The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is […] to have with them as little political connection as possible. […] Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns.” – George Washington

  7. Stage 1: Isolationism • In the wake of World War I: • US refused to join the League of Nations • Other effects of WWI? • In the 1930s, Congress passed the Neutrality Acts • Treated all nations engaged in war as “belligerents” • Set up embargos on warring nations

  8. Stage 2: Internationalism • England came under attack from the Germans • Roosevelt convinced the American people to extend a helping hand to their friends • Cash and Carry – 1939 • Allowed nations at war to buy US arms as long as they paid cash and transported them in their own ships • Lend-Lease Act - 1941 • Gave Allies much needed war materials

  9. “The United States must be the great arsenal of democracy.”- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

  10. Stage 3: Interventionism “A date that will live in infamy” Contributed by Sandra Derstine Desai, TechBoston Academy, AY 2012-2013

  11. Stage 3: Interventionism • Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941 • Surprise Japanese attack on the US Pacific Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii • Meant to prevent the US from interfering in the war Japan was about to start in the Pacific with Britain

  12. Contributed by Sandra Derstine Desai, TechBoston Academy, AY 2012-2013

  13. Pearl Harbor helped to sway public opinion away from isolationist tendencies Allies Axis Powers U.S. Britain France USSR China Germany Italy Japan

  14. Wrap Up If you were alive in 1941, would you vote to send Americans to war? Essential Question How did conflict of WWII impact America’s role in foreign and domestic affairs? Provide specific examples.

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