U.S. History



Name: ______________________________________ Level 2 NotesDue Date___________________Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the notes as you go through the PowerPoint.World War II- The U.S. Enters the WarUS attempts to remain NEUTRALWhy would the U.S. not want to get involved in war in Europe? Most Americans wanted to stay out of ____________ affairsUS fought in WWI for democracy, yet ______________________________ still existedUS had its own problems at home-the ___________________________________ Europe begins to fall to Germany…British stand alone…Germany invades Britain in 1940- Battle of BritainChurchill pleads for help from __________________ Cash & Carry 1939:Give _____________ to warring countries “If you want it you have to come pick it up on your ships” Final attempt to stay _______________Destroyer Loan- 1940 ___________ destroyers leased to __________Lend-Lease Act – Allows the sale or loans to any country the ________________ deems “appropriate” (Allied Powers) Japan and the USThe U.S. placed an oil embargo on Japan to stop Japanese _____________________…. December 7, 1941-Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.“-FDR December 7, 1941-Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, HawaiiDecember 8, 1941-FDR asked Congress to ________________ _________ on JapanDecember 11, 1941-Italy and Germany declare war on the U.S. Back on the Homefront…Enlistment and PatriotismThe American military was not prepared for an all out war. The U.S. calls on American men to _______________. (join the army)In fact, the Government is overwhelmed by the number that decide to join How Many Men Joined? ___________________________Shift in ProductionAmerican Industry had to go from peace time production to _________ time production GM, Ford, and Chrysler went from creating cars to _________________.Boeing from regular airplanes to bombers and fighter ______________.Gun makers like ______________, from hunting rifles to machine guns, flamethrowers, war rifles. War ProductionIn full war mode, the U.S. was producing weapons ____________________ than anybody around thought that it would or could. In one __________________, the U.S. was able to produce up to ____________________ tanks and _______________________ planes. CONTRIBUTIONS OF LABORBy 1944, nearly 18 million workers were laboring in war industries (3x the # in 1941) More than 6 million were _____________________ and nearly 2 million were minority.5483860-8490585-495305080Just like in WWI…RationingVictory gardensWar ____________4636770571500Executive Order 9066February 19th 1942: Executive Order 9066 moved 120,000 ___________________ Americans from their homes into __________________________camps. The US justified their action by claiming there was a ____________ of Japanese Americans spying for JapanMore than 2/3 of those interned were American citizens and 1/2 of them were children. ................
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