From Isolationism to War

CHAPTER 24 SECTION 4

Prevented international involvement

Banned the U.S. from providing weapons to nations

at war

Banned loans to nations at war

A third one permitted trade with fighting nations in non

military goods as long as those nations paid in cash and transported the Cargo

themselves

NEUTRALITY ACTS

Permitted trade with fighting nations in non

military goods as long as those nations paid in cash and transported the Cargo

themselves

CASH AND CARRY

A group of isolationists

Wanted to block further aid to Britain

At one point had more than 800,000 members

AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE

Authorized the President to aid any nation whose

defense he believed was vital to American security

FDR immediately began sending aid to Britain

Eventually, aid was sent to the Soviets as well

LEND-LEASE ACT

The nations which needed American military

equipment were running out of money to pay for weapons

Lend-Lease allowed nations to pursue their war efforts

with the idea that they would pay back their debts

to the U.S. later

WHY DID ROOSEVELT ASK CONGRESS TO PASS THE LEND-LEASE ACT?

The protesters sued their roles as mothers to attack the aid bill as a threat to

their sons’ lives.

By praying, they hoped to appeal to the lawmakers

religious beliefs by equating religion with pacifism

LOOK AT THE PICTURE ON PAGE 819. AFTER READING THE CAPTION, HOW DO YOU THINK THESE PROTESTERS HOPE TO SWAY VOTES?

Not Great

The U.S. was unhappy with Japan’s expansionist policies

U.S. cut off oil and steel shipment to Japan

Peace negotiations were underway

These were a Japanese distraction

DESCRIBE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE JAPANESE AD THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR.

 

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

December 7, 1941

WHERE AND ON WHAT DATE DID THE JAPANESE ATTACK THE UNITED STATES?

Pearl Harbor was the home of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

An attack here would cripple the American Pacific

Fleet

WHY DID THE JAPANESE ATTACK THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION?

2,400 Americans killed

1,200 wounded

200 American war planes damaged or destroyed

18 warships sunk or damaged (including 8 of the

9 battleships)

The Japanese only lost 29 planes

WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE DID THE JAPANESE DO DURING THIS ATTACK?

East of Ford Island, where most of the battleships were

located

WHERE DID THE JAPANESE INFLICT THE MOST DAMAGE?