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March 22, 2011U.S. History

Mr. Green

The deliberate and systematic killing of an entire people is known as this.

Kristallnacht is also known as this. Jews, gypsies and other unwanted people

were sent to these places to die. The systematic killing of Jews, gypsies, and

other people under Hitler’s orders is known as this.

Reading Quiz

The students will describe the response of the U.S. to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 by summarizing the events that brought the U.S. into conflict with Germany

Announcement: Chapter 16 Test Next TuesdayDrill: Read One American’s Story on page 559

and answer the following:1. What reasons did President Roosevelt offer

for wanting to remain neutral?2. Did he think it would be easy to maintain

that neutrality?

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered

Moving Cautiously away from NeutralityFDR proclaimed neutrality as Germany swept

across EuropeSept 8, 1939-FDR called special session of

Congress to revise Neutrality ActsFDR asked for a “cash and carry”

provisionbest way to keep U.S. out of warpassed revised version which put “cash

and carry” into effect

America Moves Toward War Ch. 16 Section 4 pgs. 559-565

The Axis ThreatJapan, Germany, and Italy signed the Tripartite

pact to form the Axis powers in 1940Purpose of pact to keep the U.S. out of warIf U.S. attacked one country, the other would

come to their defense-causing a 2 ocean warJune 1940, U.S. sent Britain 500,000 rifles, 80,000

machine guns, 50 old destroyers for leases on British military bases

Building America’s Defenses18 countries had bigger armies than the U.S.Defense spending increasedPeacetime military draft-Selective Training and

Service Act: 21-35 year oldsRoosevelt re-elected to a 3rd term

The Lend-Lease PlanBritain ran out of cashLend or lease arms to countries whose defense was vital

to the U.S.Passed in 1941Hitler attacked Russia on June 22, 1941Soviets used a scorched –earth approach and U.S. lend-

lease German Wolf PacksHitler sent U-boats to prevent lend-lease from operatingGermans sank 1.2 million tons of British shipping

between April and May 1941U.S. authorized in June 1941 to protect lend-lease

shipments and fire on German U-boats

The Great Arsenal of Democracy

Organize into a timeline the key actions by the President and Congress in support of Allied powers in 1939,1940, and 1941. Identify at least 5 actions and then describe the one action that had the most impact.

Independent Work

Evaluate the response of the U.S. to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 by describing the events that brought the U.S. into conflict with Germany

Exit Ticket/Homework

1. Read Chapter 16 Section 4.2. Chapter 16 Vocabulary due on Wednesday3. Prepare for a Chapter 16.4 quiz

Homework