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: