Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War Outline

The London Conference

Organize global international

A-

Roosevelt felt that it would

A-

B-

Nationalism/Isolationism

A-

Formally recognized the Soviet Union in 1933

Bolshevik

Protest-

Hope for trade

Friendly counterweight against

Becoming a Good Neighbor

Latin America

Help defend

Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act-1934

Lift American export trade

Low-Tariff

Lowered by 50%-

Negotiated pacts with

Storm-Cellar Isolationism

Totalitarianism-

A-

B-

Soviet Union- Joseph Stalin-Dictator

A-

B-

C-

D- 8 million +

Italy- Benito Mussolini- 1922

Established the

Stressed

Placed interests of state above

Power is with

Small group of

Germany- Adolf Hitler Dictator 1933

Most

Secured control of

Withdrew from

Rome-Berlin Axis-

Asia-Africa Japan 1934-

Tokyo terminated 12 year

Quit

Joined arms with

1935-

Congress Legislates Neutrality

US-Isolationism

Wanted to add amendment to forbid a declaration

Neutrality 1935-1937-

Storm-Cellar Neutrality-

Statutory Neutrality-

Spain- 1936

Francisco Franco-

Civil War

Stalin, Hitler, and

1939-

Japan

Quarantine Speech- 1937

Japan 1937-

Hitler’s Belligerency and US Neutrality

Hitler-

a-

b-

c-

Austria-

November 4, 1937-

Majority of Austrians were German

March 12, 1938-

Czechoslovakia-

Charged Czechs with

Began moving troops on

Britain/France –

Hitler-

Promised that would be his

Signed the

Winston Churchill

Appeasement-

Hitler’s Belligerency

Hitler was not finished

Turned to

Sizeable German

Claimed the Germans were

Wanted the land

Stalin

Aug 23, 1939

Signed

Never to attack

Signed

Poland- Sept 1, 1939

German Air Force

Tanks raced

Blitzkrieg-

Fighting was over in

Sept 3, 1939-

Neutrality Act of 1939-

The War

Stalin-

Began annexing

1939-

Hitler- April 9, 1940

Turned to the

France Falls

Italy invades

Germans closed in on

June 22, 1940-

Roosevelt Reacts-

Conscription-

Havana Conference-

Refugees from the Holocaust

April 7, 1933-

Holocaust-

Center of Nazi Targets-

1935- Nuremberg Laws-

Kristallnacht- November 9-10, 1938

War Refugee Board- 1942

Roosevelt-

Bolstering Britain

August 1940-

Battle of Britain-

Radio broadcasts brought the drama to the US.

September 2, 1940-

Election of 1940-

Republicans-

Democrats-

Arsenal of Democracy

Impossible to negotiate a peace with Hitler

If Britain fell the Axis powers would be left unchallenged:

A Landmark Lend-Lease Law

March 1941- Lend Lease Bill

Stalin- June 1941

Winston Churchill-

Charting a New World

Atlantic Charter- August 1941

Joint Declaration of War Aims

A

B

C

D

E

Could not ask Congress for

U-Boats

Hitler deployed-U-boats

November 1941

Surprise Assault on Pearl Harbor

November 5, 1941- General Tojo

US broke secret communication codes

December 6, 1941

1

2

Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941-

Less than 2 hours-

Killed:

Wounded:

Ships damaged or sunk

Aircraft: