Section 6 Flashcards
Who declared war in gremany
France and Britain
When did hitler invad Poland
1939
What did hitter fail to defeat. What did he invade instead
Failed to defeat Britain and invaded Soviet Union
What tactic did hitler use
Blitzkrieg “lightning war”
What did the lighting war help capture (6)
- Denmark
- Norway
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- France
- Balkans
What did the isolationist sentiment limit
Limited FDRs ability to help Britain and its allies
What restricted U.S aid to Jewish refugees?
Anti-semitism and isolationism
What did FDR establish
National Defense advisory committee and the council of national defense
Why did FDR establish those two things?
To plan the war preparedness
What scared Americans?
Collapse of France
What did congress pass
A 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 met, where, why?
- Churchill
- secretly off Newfoundland
- to plan
What did FDR and Churchill sign?
The Atlantic charter
