s2 ww2 notebook notes Flashcards
neutrality act of 1935
prohibiting the export of “arms, ammunition, and implements of war” from the United States to foreign nations at war and requiring arms manufacturers in the United States to apply for an export license
neutrality act of 1936
sought to close loopholes in the 1935 Neutrality Act. The 1936 Act prohibited the trade of war materials and forbade loans or credits to belligerents
neutrality act of 1939
In 1939, after Germany invaded Poland, Roosevelt bypassed these restrictions by persuading Congress to permit the government to sell military supplies to France and Britain on a cash-and-carry basis—in other words, they could pay cash for American-made supplies and then transport them on their own ships
shows shift away from isolationism
belligerent definition
nations that are at war
what’s the destroyer base deal
The destroyers-for-bases deal was an agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom in 1940
we give them destroyers on loan in exchange for a lease on military bases
how does roosevelt reach the public
fireside chats
how are americans divided
pro-british - commitee to defend america by aiding the allies because the british is fighting our fight
america first - commite that america should concentrate on protecting their own
why was congress against sending stuff to britain
because they were broke and we wanted to be paid back
what’s the lend lease act
set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States.”
what did pearl harbor do
awake a sleeping giant
if us hadn’t entered the war britain would’ve fallen in weeks
1940 tripartite pact
alliance between italy (mussolini) japan (tojo) germany (hitler)
who was the emperor
emperor hirohito
what was vietnam called at the time
french-indo-china but it had just been overtaken by japan
the us responds to japan with the embargo act. why is that important
japan isnt a self sufficient country and majority of their supplies come from the us
how are economic sanctions relevant
its a way to avoid war but make our side/view very clear
when does hitler break the nonaggression pact
1941 so then soviet union joins the british
the us faced war on 2 fronts. how did they go about that
us focused on germany because we need our allies
we did have a pacific fleet to contain japanese expansion
what’s a command economy
an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
how did the labor pool expand because of the war
more jobs available so they opened it up to women and minorites
why were daycares formed
because more women working so lack of childcare
executive order 9066
all japanese people even babies are evil terrorists, lock em up
also happened to germany and italy but at a lesser extent
no apology until 1988
what was the civil rights movement fighting for
racial inequality
what are examples of civil liberties
free speech, free religion, right to protest, right to bear arms
what’s the definition of genocide
systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious or cultural group
who tipped us off that germany had resources for a bomb
a little guy who told albert einstein who then told us
we don’t want the soviets to win even though they’re on our side because
we don’t want communism to spread
how was germany split
east and west between communism and democracy all the way until the 1990s
casablanca conference
fdr and churchill but no stalin because he’s fighting and he’s upset he’s taking the brunt of the battle
the allies were conflicted on their next move. what did russia wants vs gb and us
us and gb wanted to go for italy but russia wanted to go into france to take pressure off russian soldiers
who were the tuskegee airmen and why were they important
first african american military aviators in the us armed forces and they proved that they were just as good as everyone else and paved the way for other african americans
mainly pilots
what did the tuskegee airmen initiate and why
the civil rights movement because of their mistreatment and they were like nu uh no more
why is fdr important to the big 3
he’s the glue
what happens to fdr in 1945
he has a sudden stroke and dies
who takes over after fdr and why is that an issue
truman takes over but fdr has left him in the dark and stalin doesn’t trust him
who was the supreme commander of dday
general dwight d eisenhower
what’s the elephant in the room at potsdam
the atomic bomb isn’t mentioned so stalin is like why are we keeping me out of the loop because stalin knows about the bomb from his spies so their relationship disintegrates
what happens to the big 3 at potsdam
it’s their last meeting
what’s the manhattan project
bomb bomb atomic bomb lalllalallala
when does ww2 end
sept 2, 1945
