World War II. The Neutrality Acts Banned Sale of war supplies to the belligerentsSale of war supplies to the belligerents Loans to the belligerentsLoans.
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World War II
The Neutrality Acts
Banned• Sale of war supplies to the belligerents• Loans to the belligerents• U.S. citizens traveling on vessels
belonging to the belligerents
Meanwhile in Europe…
Germany introduced the Blitzkrieg
To Poland
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
the Netherlands
and France
Britain stood alone.
Britain stood alone.
Britain stood alone.
Britain stood alone.
Cash and Carry Policy
• Belligerents (Britain) could purchase war supplies and equipment in the United States provided they– Paid cash (no loans from Americans)– Carried the supplies and equipment in their
own ships (no transportation on American cargo vessels)
The Bases-for-Destroyers Deal, September 1940
Fifty older U.S. Navy destroyers in exchange for 99-year leases on nine British bases around the world
Lend-Lease, March 1941
U.S. Marines stationed in Iceland, July 1941
Atlantic Conference, August 1941
Growing tensions in the Atlantic• September 4, 1941--USS Greer fights with
a German submarine; FDR issues “shoot on sight” order
Growing tensions in the Atlantic
• Destroyer USS Kearny torpedoed by German submarine; 11 US navy sailors killed
Growing tensions in the Atlantic
• October 31, 1941—USS Reuben James torpedoed and sunk by German submarine; 115 American lives lost.
Growing tensions in the Atlantic
Meanwhile, in the Pacific…
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Japanese Conquests
General Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Death March
photo courtesy of www.fourthmarinesband.com
Weak American Response
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid
A footnote to the Doolittle Raid
A footnote to the Doolittle Raid
A footnote to the Doolittle Raid
Midway
Midway
Midway
Midway
Midway
Midway
Midway
Midway
Midway
Midway
Guadalcanal
Naval Battles for Guadalcanal
Naval Battles for Guadalcanal
Naval Battles for Guadalcanal
Admiral Chester Nimitz
General Douglas MacArthur
Battle of Tarawa, 20-23 November 1943
Tarawa
• 35,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines vs. 4,700 Japanese