#6 Flashcards
Who declares war on Germany?
France and Britain
What year did Hitler invade Poland?
1939
What did Hitler fail to defeat? What did he invade instead?
Failed at Britain, and invaded Soviet Union
What tactic did Hitler use?
Tactic of Blitzkrieg: “Lightning War”
What did the Lightening war help capture?
Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, France, + the Balkans
What did the isolationist sentiment limit?
Roosevelt ability to help Britain and it’s allies
What restricted aid to Jewish refuges?
Anti-semitism + isolationism
What did FDR establish?
He established the National Defense Advisory Committee + Council National defense
Why did FDR establish this?
To plan the war preparedness strategy
What scared Americans?
Collapse of France
What did congress pass?
Law to expand army
When was FDR elected for the 3rd term?
1940
What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
Allowed Britain to borrow military equipment
Who did FDR meet, where, and why?
Churchill in New Finland to secretly plan
What did FDR + Churchhill sign?
Atlantic Charter
