By Vladimir & Gladis

World war 11

1930s: American isolationismIsolationists advocated non-involvement in

European and Asian conflicts and non-entanglement in international politics.

Although the United States took measures to avoid political and military conflicts across the oceans, it continued to expand economically and protect its interests in Latin America.

The leaders of the isolationist movement drew upon history to bolster their position.

Roosevelt's State Department had lobbied for embargo provisions that would allow the President to impose sanctions selectively. This was rejected by Congress. The 1935 act, signed on August 31, 1935, imposed a general embargo on trading in arms and war materials with all parties in a war. It also declared that American citizens travelling on warring ships travelled at their own risk

Neutrality act of 1935

The Quarantine Speech was given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The speech intensified America's isolationist mood, causing protest by non-interventionists and foes to intervene. No countries were directly mentioned in the speech, although it was interpreted as referring to Japan, Italy, and Germany

1937 FDR’s quarantine speech

When Germans fore encoded Poland his change his decision about the notions neutrality laws

The change established a new policy called cash and carry

Under this policy concentrates were allowed to buy American goods as long as they paid in coach.

1939 Cash-and carry policy

In the December 1940 president Roosevelt declared his goal to be United states a arsenal of democracy.

A arsenal was a place where weapons were stared.

After that the congress posed a lend lease act. This act allowed the nation to send weapons to great Britain.

January 1941: lend –lease act

Lies between United states and the British leader Winton Churchill met secretly in a ship in the coast of Canada

There the leader agreed to the Atlantic charter. This agreement shared goals against hitter and his allies.

August 1941: Atlantic charter

By the late folly of 1941 American leader were convince that war between Japan and united states was likely

American officials were correct Japan had decided on war.

For months Japanese military leaders were preparing for a surprise attack on pearl harbor Americans weren't react to defend it. They destroyed American pacific battleship fleet .

December 7 1941: Pearl harbor attacked

Period 5Gladis CalderonVladimir World war 2