Monday - Movie Reviews
Tuesday - WWII Movie
Wednesday - WWII Movie
Thursday - Notes
Potsdam Conference - July, 1945
- Dismantle the current government of Japan
- The Allies (US) will occupy Japan
- Japan will consist only of the major islands. It will lose all territory gained in WWII and years leading up to it
- Japanese military forces will be disarmed
- There will be war crime trials for the atrocities committed by Japan throughout WWII
- Japan will be allowed to have industry so they can pay back war reparations
- Allied occupation ended once all of the above points were completed
Neutrality Acts
- 1935 - Stop trading with countries at war
- 1936 - stop loaning money to countries at war
- 1937 - Cash and Carry System - weapons not included
- 1939 - Cash and Carry System - weapons now included
Bases for Destroyers
- Passed between US and GB
- Fifty US destroyers were given to GB in exchange for land rights (99 years) on British colonies for naval or air base purposes
Friday - Notes
End of US Neutrality - Lend Lease Act
- This act allowed the US to sell, lend or give war materials to nations the US wanted to support
- US gave $50 Billion ($650 billion today) to Allied nations throughout the war
Selective Training and Service Act
- Required the men between ages 21 and 35 register for the draft
- Extended to all men aged 18 to 45 once US entered war
- First peacetime draft in US history
How Did the Draft Work
- Every guy was given a number
- Your number put into capsule
- Capsule spins and then number picked
- If your number picked then you were drafted
Atlantic Charter
- Defined the Allies goals for the post-war world
- Similar to Wilson's 14 Points
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