AP U.S. History Chapter 25 The Global Crisis 1921 -1941 Sept. - Nov. March June 1940 American Aug. Aug. - Dec – 1939 1940 Response Dec.1940 1941 Germany Germany Italy invades Public Presidential German forces invades invades southern France opinion election FDR invade Soviet Poland Denmark as Hitler attacks finally shifts; v. Wendell Union; & from the North. 66% of Willkie ‘Blitzkreig’ Norway France falls and Americans privileges France & GB followed Nazi troops believed FDR accepts extended to declare war by march into Germany for third USSR; ‘draft’ on Germany Belgium Paris; a direct threat term German & the Collaborationist to the United sink USS Neutrality Act regime States. U.S. moves Reuben James modified to assembled in from & with great loss ‘carry permit sale of then Vichy Sept. 1940, carry’ to of life goods, driving “Lend-Lease” including deep into British troops to keep Congress arms. to France stranded on the Act, first Britain’s war approves belligerents Allied France beaches peacetime effort afloat; arming on & efforts to of Dunkirk, military draft. U.S. begins merchant ‘cash carry’ basis stop the rescued by a shipping goods vessels Germans flotilla of Committee to across the August FDR – proved military and Defend Atlantic; & Churchill ‘blitzkrieg’ turns into futile civilian vessels America by convoy system meet in secret aka Aiding the off the coast of ‘sitzkreig’ War’ FDR asks Allies Sept. 1940 Newfoundland, ‘Phony Congress for (assistance, Japan releasing a Soviet Union additional $1B not Tripartite Pact, document, annexes for defense, intervention) a loose Atlantic “The Baltic most for defensive Charter” in republics of warplanes. Fight for alliance w/ which the two Latvia, Freedom Germany & nations set out Estonia, New British (intervention) Italy ‘certain Lithuania, and Prime Minister principles’ on Finland Winston America which to base Churchill asks (isolationists) better future ‘a FDR for help; Lindbergh, Gen. world Hugh Jones, Sen. FDR Gerald Nye, circumvents large #’s of Neutrality Act, Republicans, trading 50 old Nazi U.S. destroyers sympathizers & anti-Semites for land rights to build U.S. bases
AP U.S. History Chapter 25 The Global Crisis 1921 -1941 Sept. - Nov. 1939 March 1940 June 1940 American Response Aug. – Dec.1940 Aug. - Dec 1941 Germany invades Poland ‘Blitzkreig’ France & GB declare war on Germany Neutrality Act modified to permit sale of goods, including arms. to belligerents on ‘cash & carry’ basis ‘blitzkrieg’ turns into ‘sitzkreig’ aka ‘Phony War’ Soviet Union annexes Baltic republics of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Finland Germany invades Denmark & Norway followed by Belgium & the then driving deep into France Allied efforts to stop the Germans proved futile Italy invades southern France as Hitler attacks from the North. France falls and Nazi troops march into Paris; Collaborationist regime assembled in Vichy British troops stranded on the France beaches of Dunkirk, rescued by a flotilla of military and civilian vessels FDR asks Congress for additional $1B for defense, most for warplanes. New British Prime Minister Winston Churchill asks FDR for help; FDR circumvents Neutrality Act, trading 50 old U.S. destroyers for land rights to build U.S. bases Public opinion finally shifts; 66% of Americans believed Germany a direct threat to the United States. Sept. 1940, Act, first peacetime military draft. Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies (assistance, not intervention) Fight for Freedom (intervention) America (isolationists) Lindbergh, Gen. Hugh Jones, Sen. Gerald Nye, large #’s of Republicans, Nazi sympathizers & anti-Semites Presidential election FDR v. Wendell Willkie FDR accepts ‘draft’ for third term U.S. moves from ‘carry & carry’ to “Lend-Lease” to keep Britain’s war effort afloat; U.S. begins shipping goods across the Atlantic; convoy system Sept. 1940 Japan Tripartite Pact, a loose defensive alliance w/ Germany & Italy German forces invade Soviet Union; privileges extended to USSR; German sink USS Reuben James with great loss of life Congress approves arming merchant vessels August – FDR & Churchill meet in secret off the coast of Newfoundland, releasing a document, “The Atlantic Charter” in which the two nations set out ‘certain principles’ on which to base ‘a better future world