From Neutrality to War: Part 1

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From Neutrality to War Part 1

• The U.S. and WWII

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I. Terms

• 1. Totalitarian
• -Full government control by one (or few)
  person(s).
• 2. Dictator
• -Powerful ruler of a Nation. Legitimate only
  by military force.
• 3. Fascist
• -Totalitarian political party

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4. Axis Powers

• Italy
  Germany
  Japan
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• Rome
  Berlin
  Tokyo
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• Mussolini
  Hitler
  Hirohito

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II. American Isolationism

• 1. Neutrality Acts
• a. No trade with warring Nations
• b. Reject aggressive Nations
• III. Americans Debate Isolationism
• 1. German Aggression
• a. Czechoslovakia, Poland
• b. Appeasementfailure
• c. Blitzkrieg
• -Lightening War
• Denmark, Norway,
• Holland Belgium
• d. German conquest of Europe
• -France
• -attacks on England

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Axis Strongholds in WWII
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2. American Reaction to Nazi Germany

• a. Selective Service Act reinstated
• -bulk up military
• -Americans enlist
• b. 50 Destroyers to Britain
• c. Restate Monroe Doctrine
• -protect Canada
• Latin America from
• Axis attack