US Involvement - from Isolation to Attack on Pearl Harbor

January 6, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: History, European History, World War II (1939-1945)
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U.S Involvement in WWII U.S 7A, 7D, 7G,17A,19B,7F We will understand how the U.S aided allied forces in Europe, how the U.S entered WWII as a result of Pearl Harbor, the sacrifices made by U.S citizens during WWII and the violation of the constitutional rights of Asian Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

What would you do if your home was bombed?

Allied vs. Axis Powers Allied Countries

Axis Countries

*formed by treaty of London 1914 and reinstated in 1939-1945

*formed by treaties by Germany, Japan , and Italy in 1936 and then a military alliance in 1939

France Poland Great Britain Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa United States Soviet Union China Belgium

Germany Japan Italy Austria Hungary Bulgaria The Ottoman Empire

Who were on the Allies side? These were countries that opposed the Axis Powers during WWII. These countries included: France Poland Great Britain Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa United States Soviet Union China Belgium and other small nations. Alliance formed by the Treaty of London in 1914 and reinstated in 1939-1945.

Who were on Axis Powers? side? These were countries that were against the Allied Powers during WWII. These countries included: Germany Japan Italy Austria Hungary Bulgaria The Ottoman Empire Axis Powers alliance formed by treaties by Germany, Japan , and Italy in 1936 and then a military alliance in 1939.

7E: analyze major military events of World War II, including the Battle of Midway, the U.S. Military advancement through the Pacific Island, the Bataan Death March, the invasion of Normandy, fighting the war on multiple fronts, and the liberation of concentration camps;

Multiple Front War: World War II was fought in three major areas. (Europe/North Africa and the Pacific.) Each of these fronts was important to the Allied efforts to win the war.

Italy = North Africa and Europe

In Europe the main targets were Germany and Italy. In the Pacific the main target was Japan.

Germany = Europe

In Africa, the main target was Italy. Japan = Pacific

Lend Lease Act 1941 After France fell Britain was the only country actively at war with the Nazis. We needed to take action or Hitler would take over the eastern hemisphere and possibly us next, but we still did not want to get fully involved. We provide loans, defense gear, supplies, and aide to China, England, & Russia

SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II, including Italian, German and Japanese Dictatorships and their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.

US gives up its policy of Isolationism whey it passes the Lend Lease Act in 1941. Lend Lease Act = provided foreign troops with defense gear and promised to lend or lease 7 billion dollars in supplies to any country the President designated. The US also built a military base in Greenland and established the Atlantic Charter with England. They committed to fight fascism.

How did the Lend Lease Act signal U.S abandonment of their policy of isolation? In what ways did the U.S still seem isolated?

Germany took over France by their Blitzkrieg tactic which means “lightning war”. The Germans would hit their target hard and move forward leaving populations in panic. After Germany took France Britain was next.

Blitzkrieg = German “lighting War” : The use of tanks, infantry, artillery, and air power. Using such force at high speed to break through enemy lines. This keeps the enemy offbalance, making it difficult to react as the front moves on. Used during 1939- 1941.

Starting In July 1940 Germany began its campaign bombing Britain. Listen to the following radio broadcast from U.S Journalist Ed Murrow during a bombing raid in Britain.

Ed Murrow CBS broadcast to the U.S from London

What year were bombing raids started on Britain by the Germans? How did the British try to protect themselves during bombings?

Japan formed a pact with Germany to attack American forces in Europe and Southeast Asia. The attack on Pearl Harbor was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia. Japan invaded parts of Southeast Asia for natural resources .

SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II, including Italian, German and Japanese Dictatorships and their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor = December 7, 1941 – “a day that will live in infamy”.

Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii. This event brought the United States into WWII. Over 200 Japanese airplanes attack and bomb Pearl Harbor on the Island of Hawaii.

Pearl Harbor Clip

The following day President Roosevelt asks congress for a declaration of war against Japan.

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”

In your groups continue your notes sheet and use the reading packets to analyze actions taken at home as the U.S mobilized into World War II.

How does FDR’s Executive Order 9066 violate the Constitution?

How is Japanese internment ironic when thinking about World War II?

While the Supreme Court never ruled that the removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans was unconstitutional, historians and political analysts have described the violations which they believe occurred. RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

• Freedom of religion • Freedom of speech • Freedom of press • Right to assemble

VIOLATIONS

• Japanese Americans’ religious freedoms were violated with respect to the practice of Eastern religious beliefs. The practice of the Shinto religion was prohibited in the camps. • Japanese Americans were denied the guarantee of freedom of speech and press with the prohibition of using the Japanese language in public meetings and the censorship of camp newspapers.

RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

• Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures VIOLATIONS

• The FBI searched homes of Japanese Americans often without search warrants, seeking any items identified as being Japanese. Items that appeared as contraband such as short-wave radios were confiscated.

Clip On Japanese Internment

The War Effort

In your groups use your study guide and the reading packets to detail the contributions of the battles, individuals, & military leaders.

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