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The War Begins

The War Begins. Chapter 24, Section 4. How does America enter WWII? What led up to American’s involvement? How does a country prepare for war? What were America’s options after the attack on Pearl Harbor?. Essential Questions.

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The War Begins

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  1. The War Begins Chapter 24, Section 4

  2. How does America enter WWII? What led up to American’s involvement? • How does a country prepare for war? • What were America’s options after the attack on Pearl Harbor? Essential Questions

  3. “Cash and Carry”: When the war began in Europe, the US agreed to sell weapons and supplies to France and England if they paid for them up front and shipped them across the Atlantic • We hoped that this would keep us out of the war Preparing U.S. Forces

  4. Tripartite Pact: the formal alliance signed by Italy, Germany, and Japan • This made declaring war on Germany more risky because it would include war on Japan • These countries were known as the Axis Powers Preparing U.S. Forces

  5. Selective Service Act: 1 million men were drafted to prepare for our possible entrance into WWII • FDR: in 1940 he broke Washington’s 2 term precedent and ran for a third term. He won. Preparing U.S. Forces

  6. Lend-Lease Plan (Mar. 1941): When the Allies did not have the cash for supplies, this replaced “cash and carry” • June 1941: Hitler invaded the Soviet Union and we ally with Stalin because “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” • German Wolf Packs: In order to supply the allied powers, American ships had to get past German U-Boats Supporting the Allied Powers

  7. Atlantic Charter: agreement with England that we were on their side even though we had not declared war yet • “Shoot on Sight”: The declaration that American merchant ships had to fire at German U-Boats because they had sunk four American ships Atlantic Charter/”Shoot on Sight”

  8. December 7, 1941 • More than 180 Japanese bombers attacked the American naval base in Hawaii • Kamikaze pilots flew suicide missions • Ordered by Militarist leader Hideki Tojo • 2,403 Americans killed • 1,178 injured • 21 ships damaged (nearly the whole pacific fleet) • Almost 300 planes destroyed Attack on Pearl Harbor

  9. Led Congress, supported by FDR, to declare war on Japan (and consequently Germany and Italy because of the Tripartite Pact) • Most Americans supported going to war and many enlisted in the military Reaction to Pearl Harbor

  10. How does America enter WWII? What led up to American’s involvement? • How does a country prepare for war? • What were America’s options after the attack on Pearl Harbor? Essential Questions

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