America Moves Toward War

Chapter 16.4

Cash & Carry

The US Musters its Forces

“Cash and carry”- warring nations could buy arms as long as they paid cash

Axis Powers -Japan, Germany, and Italy

US passes the draft and military spending 1940

Roosevelt elected for a third term

Lend-Lease

“The Great Arsenal of Democracy”

• FDR- “No man can tame a tiger by stroking it”• Referring to Hitler• Lend Lease Plan- the US can lend or

lease arms and other supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the US

• US uses Lend Lease Act to help USSR(Stalin)• “The enemy of my enemy is my

friend”• Germany sends U-Boats to stop

supplies by using the “Wolf Packs”

• Germany sinks 350, 000 tons of supplies in one month• FDR allows self defense• Radar and sonar help

Axis Powers

Axis Powers

Atlantic Charter

United Nations

Selective Service (draft)

FDR Plans For War

• Atlantic Charter - US and Britain(FDR and Churchill)• Agree to • Collective security, disarmament, self

determination, economic cooperation and freedom of the seas

• United Nations established with 26 countries known as the Allies to fight against the Axis Powers• 34 ships are sunk by the Germans

Pink Star, Kearny and Ruben James• FDR allows shoot on sight

Japan Attack the US

• Japan expands into Asia• Hideki Tojo –Japanese general• US embargos(refuses to sell) goods

to Japan (oil) • Peace Talks(US and Japan) didn’t

work

“December 7, 1941 a date that will live in infamy”

Attack on Pearl Harbor

• December 7, 1941 Japan sneak attacks Pearl Harbor Hawaii• FDR “A date which will remain in

infamy”• US declares war on Japan• Three days later Germany and Italy

declare war on US