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I. Causes of World War II.A. Rise of aggressive dictators throughout the world

1. Germany-Hitler2. Italy-Mussolini3. Japan-Tojo

B. American Neutrality1. Neutrality Acts of 1935-1937-Made it illegal to sell arms to nations at war.

2. Neutrality Act of 1937 made warring nations buy non-military supplies on a cash and carry basis. This meant warring nations sent their own ships to the U.S. and could use only cash.

II. War BeginsA. In 1939, Hitler invaded and defeated Poland.

Hitler then went to war with the French and the British.

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B. FDR inches the U.S. to war-Felt the U.S. should intervene on the side of the Allies, but had to deal with neutrality. His first step was to make the U.S. into an “arsenal of democracy.”

1. Neutrality Act of 1939-Kept U.S. neutral and sold arms to allies on Cash and Carry basis.

2. Destroyers-for-Bases Deal-In 1940, Roosevelt sent 50 American destroyers to Britain in exchange for American bases.

3. Lend Lease Act (1941)-Rented arms to allies for the duration of the war.

4. To hinder Japanese aggression, Roosevelt began to apply economic sanctions, specifically an oil embargo and lend-lease aid to the Chinese.

a) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Congress declared war on Japan and Germany declared war on the U.S.

III. WWIIA. Allies

1. Great Britain2. United States3. Soviet Union4. France5. China

B. Axis

1. Germany

2. Italy3. Japan

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C. Factories-Switched from producing consumer goods to war goods.

1. The American economy finally would get back on track from the Great Depression during WWII.

2. Rosie the Riveter-Many women worked in the factories while the men went off to war. When men returned women would be replaced.

C. Consumer Rations-Citizens were asked to ration goods to preserve for the war effortExamples: Meat, sugar, gasoline, rubber

Assessment-4/15/2013

1. What were three policies that led to American entry into WWII?

2. What were two ways the economy changed during WWII?

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D. Paying for the war-Many Americans bought war bonds. Taxes were also imposed on the middle class.

E. Conscription-The United States would hold its first peacetime draft in history in 1940. African Americans would serve in segregated units.

F. Japanese American Relocation-Many Americans (especially in the West) were angered at the Japanese due to Pearl Harbor.

1. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which gave the military the power to send the Japanese to internment camps.

2. Korematsu v. United States (1944)-Fred Korematsu took his case to the Supreme Court.

a) Ruling: In times of war the government has the authority to suspend citizens’ civil rights.

G. Turning Points in Europe

1. Stalingrad (Eastern Front)-Soviet Victory over Germans.

2. D-day (Western Front)-Opened up the Western front for the Allies.

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H. Turning points against Japan

1. The Americans implemented a campaign of island hopping against the Japanese. Examples: Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

I. Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam Conferences-Churchill, Stalin, and FDR (Truman would attend Potsdam) made major post-war and wartime decisions.

1. Decisions:

a) How Germany and Japan would be divided

b) When the Soviets would declare war on Japan

J. Manhattan Project-Program in which the Allies built the atomic bomb. One of the lead scientists were Robert Oppenheimer.

K. Hiroshima and Nagasaki-Harry Truman had to decide whether or not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Ultimately, it was decided that dropping the atomic bomb would save American lives.

2. The Germans committed one of the worst human rights violation in history (i.e., the Holocaust). This was committed against Jews, Gypsies, Russian P.O.W.s, mentally ill, etc. Part of Hitler’s “Final Solution.”

a) Resolution-Both the Japanese and Germans stood trial and were convicted for the crimes they committed

1) Japanese war trials-Tokyo

2) German war trials-Nuremberg

M. MacArthur Constitution for Japan-Rewrote Japanese Constitution to include democracy and to require they no longer have a military.

N. GI Bill-Provides medical, pension and educational benefits for veterans. Helped vets go to college.

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