WHAT EVENTS FROM 1940-1941 ENABLED US ENTRY INTO WWII? US Entry into WWII Timeline
WHAT EVENTS FROM 1940-1941 ENABLED US ENTRY INTO WWII?
US Entry into WWII Timeline
September 1940
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact- made the Axis Powers. Promise to come to each others defense Purpose: to keep the US out of WWII because the US
would not want to engage in a two-ocean war.
March, 1941
US changes contraband policy from cash-carry policy to a lend-lease policy: countries can receive contraband on credit and we will transport supplies
Use convoy system against German wolf-packs
Activity
With a partner, read FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech
Answer the Focusing Questions, and Individuals to Consider
Be ready to discuss as a class
August, 1941
Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of England, and FDR meet secretly on a warship off the coast of Newfoundland
US & GB sign the Atlantic Charter: Spells out causes for WWII, (even before the US enters war) & creates the foundation of the United Nations
Established deepening alliance between these two nations
November, 1941
Japanese continue to show aggression to nations in the Pacific. As a result, US passed an embargo against Japan in 1940.
Japan no longer received oil, rubber, steel, etc. from U.S. (important resource to fuel war machines)
1941-Hideki Tojo became Prime Minister of Japan
1941-Negotiations begin to end disagreement between Japan & US, however, US rejected Japan’s latest demands
December 7, 1941
Because of the embargo and unsuccessful diplomatic relations, Japan attacks America at Pearl Harbor (naval base) in Hawaii
The next day Congress declares war on Japan and her allies (Germany & Italy)