world war ii and the usa
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World war II and the USA. Chapter 29. Good neighbour policy Germany Italy japan. Appeasement Neutrality Isolationism “it’s a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you’re trying to lead – and find no one there.” FDR. Sec1– world affairs (1933-1939). Triple axis. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
World war IIand the USA
Chapter 29
Sec1– world affairs (1933-1939)
• Good neighbour policy
• Germany
• Italy
• japan
• Appeasement
• Neutrality
• Isolationism• “it’s a terrible thing to look
over your shoulder when you’re trying to lead – and find no one there.” FDR
Triple axis
Section 2 – moving closer to war
• G invasion of p
• Us’ reaction
• P, D, PW, D+N, B+N, F, R , north africa etc
• Elect of 1940- FDR re-elected
• Lendlease policy – US would “lend” good to britain, they could return or replace them after the war
• USA would defend its supply ships against nazi u-boats
Section 2 – moving closer to war
• Agression in the pacific• Japan had taken over
manchuria, china, se asia,
• Sept, 1940 – us embargo on scrap metal and other possible military uses to japan
• All trade is halted with japan when they refused to stop their policy of conquest.
• Tojo – new japanese pm • FDR thought that war
was inevitable• Nov 26th, 1941 – armada
of ships sets sail for pearl harbor, hawaii
Section 3 – the usa at war
• Pearl harbor• 5 battleships• 3 destroyers• 250 airplanes• 4500 killed or
wounded• War on japan,
germany and italy is declared
• 2 theatres of war
• War in europe
• War in pacific
War in pacific
• Japan’s early victories ( guam, wake island, hong kong, singapore, thailand, bataan, burma, east indies)
• Usa’s key victories( coral sea, midway,
guadalcanal, iwo jima, okinawa )
• Island hopping
• Page 822
• Hiroshima and nagasaki
War in europe
• German victories north africa, russia etc
Turning point – stalingrad
Allied victories – north africa, sicily, italy, normandy, rhine, berlin
• Italy surrenders
• Germany surrenders
• Nazi holocaust
Wartime diplomacy
• The big three
• Casablanca, morroco
• Cairo, egypt
• Yalta conference
• Roosevelt’s death
• United nations
Section 4 - homefront
• Wartime production
• Rosie the riveter and women
• Financing the war – war bonds, income tax, etc
• Rationing
• Social changes
• Treatment of Japanese americans
Word jumble
• ssmoolatiin• Isolationism• ntmppseeaa• Appeasement• Riplet sixa• Triple axis• tihrel• Hitler• yitlnuenar• Neutrality• kirgbltzie• Blitzkreig
• eelaseldn• Lend lease• andynorm• Normandy• shamorishi• Hiroshima• toolsveer• Roosevelt• manrut• truman