The US Enters WWII

The US Enters WWII

• Read “The Great Arsenal of Democracy,” and “FDR Plans for War” on pages 758-760 and add what you consider to be important events to your WWII timeline

Timeline

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• The Lend-Lease Plan (March, 1941)• The Atlantic Charter (August, 1941)• Shoot on Sight (September, 1941)

• The Road to Pearl Harbor– In the 1850’s, the US forced Japan to end its

isolationist policies and enter international trade• Commodore Perry brought gunships into Tokyo harbor and

threatened to fire in the city if Japan refused to negotiate

• The Road to Pearl Harbor– In the 1850’s, the US forced Japan to end its isolationist policies and enter international trade

– From 1870-1910, Japan industrialized with the help of many western powers, including the US

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Merchant Ships in Japan

• The Road to Pearl Harbor– In the 1850’s, the US forced Japan to end its

isolationist policies and enter international trade– From 1870-1910, Japan industrialized with the help

of many western powers, including the US

– In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, the US encouraged Japanese imperialism• Imperialism was seen as a

positive and inevitable force in the world

• Japan was seen as a reliable country to maintain stability and trade in East Asia

• Theodore Roosevelt: “I should like to see Japan have Korea

Timeline

• Read “Japan attacks the United States” on pages 760-763 and add what you consider important events to your timeline

• The Road to Pearl Harbor– In the 1930’s, Japan invaded Manchuria and Southeast Asia, as

well as a number of islands in the Pacific• Japan felt that its population needed room to expand• Needed raw materials for its industry (rubber, coal, oil, etc.)

• The Road to Pearl Harbor– In the 1930’s, Japan invaded Manchuria and Southeast Asia, as well as a number of island sin the Pacific

– The Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia threatened US and British territories• The US embargoed Japan in 1941, preventing them from

buying scrap metal, oil, or rubber• The US also

banned Japanese ships from the Panama Canal

• The Road to Pearl Harbor– In the 1930’s, Japan invaded Manchuria and Southeast Asia, as well as a number of island sin the Pacific– The Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia threatened US and British territories

– The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December, 7, 1941• Hoped to damage the US navy enough that they would be

able to establish control over the Western Pacific before the

US could rebuild