The US & Enter the War Aim: How did the stay out of WWII and still support ? Why did the & get involved in WWII? What were some key turning points of the war? The Double Cross - failure in Britain led him to look towards the USSR Hitler’s - December 29, 1940 Hitler signs the order for Operation Barbarossa to take place on June – 22, 1941 - Stalin knew that if Hitler would invade the USSR, the USSR be ready until 1943 wouldn’t - Stalin tried using diplomacy to force Hitler to hold off on the invasion - June 22, 1941 4:17AM Germany begins their invasion on the USSR – – - Stalin was in denial and shock that the USSR was invaded. He believed that Hitler did not order the invasion but it was ordered by high ranking Nazi officers - ego had shattered and believed that it was the end of the USSR Stalin’s - Stalin shut himself down only to pull himself together and figure out a way to win It left – the question he suffer a nervous breakdown or was it a “Did performance?” - The Nazi attack led Stalin to call for the scorched-earth policy- Soviets burning their own land in response to German advancement - November 1941- Hitler controls 40% of the Soviet population and is 600 miles to the outskirts of Moscow - December 2, 1941- Nazis come within sight of the the closest they will ever city’s center, get to Moscow - Soviets begin a counterattack and forcing a German retreat The Before 1941 - 1937- The Neutrality Acts - Prohibits arms shipments, loans and credit to belligerent nations - 1940- FDR convinces Congress to allow American aid to countries fighting Germany - The US becomes afraid of their growing expansion - Cash and Carry Policy - England trades cash with the US in exchange for supplies - Authorized FDR to lend war equipment to any country who is a threat to Nazi Lend-lease - expansion - Atlantic Charter - FDR and Churchill agree to uphold freedom of trade, the right for
The US & Enter the War Aim: How did the stay out of WWII and still support ? Why did the & get involved in WWII? What were some key turning points of the war? The Double Cross - Hitler’s failure in Britain led him to look towards the USSR - December 29, 1940 – Hitler signs the order for Operation Barbarossa to take place on June 22, 1941 - Stalin knew that if Hitler would invade the USSR, the USSR wouldn’t be ready until 1943 - Stalin tried using diplomacy to force Hitler to hold off on the invasion - June 22, 1941 – 4:17AM – Germany begins their invasion on the USSR - Stalin was in denial and shock that the USSR was invaded. He believed that Hitler did not order the invasion but it was ordered by high ranking Nazi officers - Stalin’s ego had shattered and believed that it was the end of the USSR - Stalin shut himself down only to pull himself together and figure out a way to win – It left the question “Did he suffer a nervous breakdown or was it a performance?” - The Nazi attack led Stalin to call for the scorched-earth policy- Soviets burning their own land in response to German advancement - November 1941- Hitler controls 40% of the Soviet population and is 600 miles to the outskirts of Moscow - December 2, 1941- Nazis come within sight of the city’s center, the closest they will ever get to Moscow - Soviets begin a counterattack and forcing a German retreat The Before 1941 - 1937- The Neutrality Acts - Prohibits arms shipments, loans and credit to belligerent nations - 1940- FDR convinces Congress to allow American aid to countries fighting Germany - The US becomes afraid of their growing expansion - Cash and Carry Policy - England trades cash with the US in exchange for supplies - Lend-lease - Authorized FDR to lend war equipment to any country who is a threat to Nazi expansion - Atlantic Charter - FDR and Churchill agree to uphold freedom of trade, the right for