How Did Churchill Manage His Relations With Other Wartime Leaders Flashcards
What act did US reapply in November 1939 to help the British?
The Neutrality Act, allowing Britain to purchase American arms
What exchange was made between Britain and the US in September 1940?
50 old US destroyers exchanged for leases to 8 British naval bases from Newfoundland to British Guiana
What phrases did Roosevelt use in December 1940 to defend the sales of arms to Britain?
‘Arsenal of democracy’
Which act, in March 1941, was passed which led to $31,6 billion of assistance going to Britain by 1945?
Lend-Lease Act
Where did the US occupy in April 1941 to stop Germany using as a military base?
Greenland and Iceland
Where did the first meeting between Churchill and FDR take place in August 1941?
Placentia Bay in Canada
What concerns did the USA have about Britain in WW2?
Concerned Britain was too focused on North Africa than getting ready for an invasion of France
Britain might want to regain territories
The Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, was concerned that the British Empire stood in the way of world free trade
FDR thought the British Empire was morally wrong
Why did the deals between Britain and USA less than generous for Britain?
Because the destroyers provided by the US were obsolete, the US took Britain’s gold reserves in South Africa as security for Lend-Lease payments, and the USA made large profits supplying arms
What did Churchill convince the US of when he met FDR in New York in June 1942 and a month later in Washington?
Against the idea of ‘Operation Sledgehammer’ for an invasion of France
What did FDR not like about British-French relations?
They were working with De Gaulle, due to not seeing De Gaulle as representing French opinion, and preferred to work with French General Giraud, a higher ranking officer
What was the difference between FDR and Churchill in 1943?
FDR met Chinese leader Jiang Jieshi without Churchill’s knowledge
FDR wanted British attacks in Burma at the expense of more attacks in the Mediterranean
The USA had bonded its ‘Europe FIrst’ policy and were working towards the defeat of Japan
Thee were very bitter exchanges about the invasion of Northern France
What was the difference between FDR and Churchill in 1943?
FDR met Chinese leader Jiang Jieshi without Churchill’s knowledge
FDR wanted British attacks in Burma at the expense of more attacks in the Mediterranean
The USA had bonded its ‘Europe FIrst’ policy and were working towards the defeat of Japan
Thee were very bitter exchanges about the invasion of Northern France
At Tehran FDR clearly favoured Stalin over Churchill
Churchill’s plan of bringing Turkey into the war and setting up a Balkan front was rejected
The USA would supply the supreme commander of ‘Operation Overlord’ the D-Day Allied invasion of France in 1944
What did Russian resistance in WW2 show?
That state planning and socialism could produce national unity and success
What did Churchill fid himself being when working with De Gaulle?
Annoyed and Frustrated
How many meetings did Churchill attend with other wartime leaders as prime minister?
16, FDR 12 and Stalin 7
