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World War II and the U.S

World War II and the U.S. Treaty of Versailles and WWII . Background: Signed at end of WWI created by France, Britain, U.S, and Italy Forced Germany so sign a war guilt clause and pay reparations and permanently reduce the military Payment of reparations put Germany in Economic Chaos.

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World War II and the U.S

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  1. World War II and the U.S

  2. Treaty of Versailles and WWII • Background: • Signed at end of WWI created by France, Britain, U.S, and Italy • Forced Germany so sign a war guilt clause and pay reparations and permanently reduce the military • Payment of reparations put Germany in Economic Chaos

  3. Treaty Cont… • Germany’s economic crisis was an opening for Hitler to unite the German people • Hitler did this through speeches, and Nazi propaganda

  4. Europe Prior to WWII • 1934 – Hitler plans to Re-arm Germany • What is wrong with this? • Violates the Treaty of Versailles. • Italy, Benito Mussulini was building a large Military Force • March 1938: Hitler takes the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia and later the entire country

  5. Sudetenland

  6. Start of the War • August 1939: Germany and Russia sign non-aggression pact • September 1939: Germany attacks Poland, making the official beginning of World War II • Why does this signify the beginning of WWII? • France and Britain were treaty-bound to come to the aid of Poland

  7. Cash and Carry • Cash and Carry was established by Roosevelt as a revision to the Neutrality Acts • Allowed sale of material to other countries as long as the other country took care of transportation and paid immediately in cash • Cash and Carry left many European counties bankrupt so it had to be revised called the Lend-Lease Act

  8. The U.S • President Roosevelt wanted to keep the U.S out of a European War • Roosevelt constructed a plan to send material aid to Britain without payment • This is called the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 • This ended U.S neutrality and German Submarines began sinking U.S Merchant Ships

  9. Pearl Harbor • Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was home to the American Pacific Fleet in 1941 • December 7, 1941: Japan retaliated to U.S material trade with the allies by launching a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor • The surprise attack threw the U.S into the War

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