Monday- Soviet Union Presentation
Tuesday- Gone for IJC
Joseph Stalin
Lenin died in 1922 and did not like Stalin by the time he dies
After Lenin died there was a power struggle but Stalin took over by the late 20’s
USSR prior to WWII
Russia drops out of WWI in 1917 to fight Bolshevik Revolution
Russia became communist and changed name to USSR in 1922
Purges and deportations to slave labor camps in Siberia
Strengthened the intelligence and secret service
Created a “Cult of Personality”
Nationalization and Collectivization of the Soviet economy
Five Year Plans
Industrialization of the Soviet economy
Policies led to famine in Ukraine(5-10 million died-considered a genocide by some)
Banned religion
USSR in WWII
Signed German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact in 1939 leading to the invasion of Poland
Also invaded Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland in 1939
Signed Neutrality Pact with Japan in 1941
Invaded by Germany in June 1941
Stalin instituted his retreat and “scorched earth” policies
Russian winter changed the war
Wednesday- Career Fair Day (Skipped)
Thursday- United States Presentation
Friday- United States Notes
- US after WWI
- Never signed the Treaty of Versailles
- Rep. Harding won the 1920 elections "Return to Normalcy"
- Washington Naval Conference
- 5,9 Power Pact
- Kellogg-Briand Pact
- Neutrality in General
- Isolationists following WWI
- Neutrality Acts to stay out of war
- Interventionists VS. Isolationists
- Isolationist- staying out of things such as war
- Interventionists- getting involved in war and trying to settle disputes
- America First Committee
- Make America First
- Job was to keep people's opinions neutral
- Dr. Sues
- Interventionists- not a supporter of Neutrality
- Drew a lot of political cartoons about getting involved and getting even for WWI
- Neutrality Acts in 1930's
- 1935- stop trading with countries at war
- 1936- stop loaning money to counties at war
- 1937- Cash and Carry System- weapons not included
- Help Great Britain and France
- 1938- Cash and Carry System- weapons included
- Started to show sides and get involved in some degree
- Quarantine Speech- 1937
- Roosevelt gave this speech (to close off-not to spread)
- They need to quarantine the countries who are trying to take over (stop them)
- More towards Japan and countries like that
- We were still neutral at this point but showed our side we were leaning towards
- Panay Incident- December 1937
- American gunboat attacked on river in China by Japan
- 3 US troops killed, 45 wounded
- Japan said it was an accident and said sorry and paid US $$
- Worsened US- Japan relationship
- Bases for Destroyers
- 1940 war broke out between the US and Great Britain
- 50 US destroyers were given to GB in exchanged for land rights for 99 years on British colonies for navel or air base
- End of US Neutrality- Lend Lease Act
- End the neutrality acts for the US
- Lend-Lease Act passed in 1941
- 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
- End the neutrality acts for the US
- Selective Training and service Act
- Passed in 1940 and ended in 1947
- Required that men between the ages of 21 to 35 register of the draft
- Extended to all men aged 18-45 once the US entered war
- First peacetime draft in US history
- Pearl Harbor- December 7, 1941
- Japan tried to scar the US out of war but it only "Awakened and Great Beast"
- Sunday morning (relaxed time for base)
- First wave at 7:00 am
- Second wave 8:50 am
Comments
Good job but you are missing the week of March 21-25.