section 23.2 explain the difference between isolationists and interventionists identify the...
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From Isolation to Involvement
Section 23.2
Objectives Explain the difference between
isolationists and interventionists Identify the problems facing
Roosevelt in the late 1930s Evaluate the actions of Germany in
1939 and 1940
Germany Invades Poland Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
• Agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union to split Poland
Sept. 1st 1939 Germany invades Poland• Blitzkrieg- Lightning warfare
Sept. 17th – Soviet Union invades Poland
German Army Advances April 1940
Denmark and Norway falls
May 1940 • Belgium• Netherlands• Luxembourg
French Defense Maginot Line-
French line of defense along German border
Defense along Belgium Border
Ardennes Forest• Natural defense
France Falls to Germany May 1940 – France is overtaken by
Nazi Forces• France is Divided in half• Occupied territory• Vichy France
Vichy France was ran as a puppet government under Nazi rule
Soldiers Escape German Invasion
Escape to Dunkirk : May 26-June 4, 1940• 338,000 English and French troops
evacuate the European Mainland• If these soldiers had not escaped, it is
doubtful that Britain could have stayed in the war
Supplies left behind• 475 tanks, 38,000 vehicles, 12,000
motorcycles, 8,000 artillery guns, 7,000 tons of ammunition
Winston Churchill English Prime Minister
• “We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”-June 4, 1940
The Winter War Soviet Union
invades Finland• Soviets
underestimate Finnish resistance
• Hitler sees this as a weakness on the part of the Soviet Union
America Debates Involvement
Roosevelt favors intervention• But…Election
coming in November 1940
Majority of Americans favor isolation
America First!
Reasons for Isolation Did not want to
repeat WWI
Avoid alliances with other countries
Focus on issues at Home like the Depression
Americas Initial Response Neutrality Acts of 1935,36 and 37
• Imposed restrictions on Americans during times of war
• Prohibited Americans from sailing on ships owned by belligerents or nations at war
• Prevented Americans from giving money or weapons to nations at war
Leaning Towards Intervention
Neutrality Act of 1939• Cash and Carry
Allowed nations at war to buy weapons with CASH and transport items themselves
Tripartite Pact• September 1940• Alliance between
Japan, Italy and Germany
Selective Service• September 1940• First peacetime draft
Lend-Lease• March 1941• Allowed US to give
military aid • Mostly sent items to
UK and USSR
The Atlantic Charter Meeting between
Roosevelt and Churchill• August 1941• Signed the Charter
together• Reinforced US
support of Great Britain
Germany attacks US Ships Hitler saw the US helping UK and USSR
through Lend-Lease
Fall 1941-Hitler ordered U-Boats to attack American ships on sight• Shocked and angered Americans
Without consent of Congress, Roosevelt allowed US Navy to destroy German U-Boats
Objectives Explain the difference between
isolationists and interventionists Identify the problems facing
Roosevelt in the late 1930s Evaluate the actions of Germany in
1939 and 1940