4/1 Flashcards
After Hitler failed to defeat Britain where did he invade?
The Soviet Union
Poland 1939 who declares war on Germany?
PFrance & Britain
What tactic did Hitler use after failing to defeat Britain?
Blitzkrieg “Lightning War”
What did the tactic help capture?
Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, France, & the Balkans
What limited President Roosevelt’s ability to help Britain and its allies?
Isolationists sentiment
What restricted U.S. aid to Jewish refugees?
Anti-semitism & isolationism
In 1940 what did FDR establish to plan the war preparedness strategy? (2)
National Defense Advisory Committee
Council of National Defense
What scared France?
Collapse of France
What did Congress pass to expand the army?
Laws
In 1940 who was elected?
FDR
What allowed Britain to borrow military equipment?
Lend-Lease Act
Where do FDR and Churchill meet secretly to plan?
Newfoundland
What did FDR & Churchill sign?
Atlantic Charter
What did the U.S. Do that angers Japan?
Public two-ocean navy
What imports does the U.S. Restrict to Japan?
Steel, iron, or, & aluminum