Monday- US after WW1
- U.S. never signed the Treaty of Versailles
- Wilson (Dem) vs Congress (Republican controlled)
- Join the League of Nations or go back to isolationism?
- Republican Warren Harding won the 1920 Presidential election with a promise to "Return to Normalcy"
- The U.S. went back to focusing on America in the 1920's and 1930's
Neutrality in General
- The Neutrality Acts were passed in the 1930's in a response to the issues in Europe and Asia that lead to WW2
- Passed to ensure that the U.S. would not become involved in any world conflicts.
America First Committee- made the U.S. think about the U.S. first and no other countries besides the U.S.
Neutrality Acts
- Neutrality Act of 1935- stop trading with countries at war
- Neutrality Act of 1936- Stop loaning money to countries at war
- Neutrality Act of 1937- Cash and Carry System- weapons not included
- Neutrality Act of 1939- Cash and Carry System- weapons included
Bases for Destoyers
- U.S. gave Great Britain in exchange for land rights for naval or air base purposes
End of U.S. Neutrality-Lend Lease Act
- The end of the neutraltiy for the U.S.
- This act allowed the U.S. to sell, lend or give war materials to nations the U.S. wanted to support.
- $50 billion dollars
- Gave out weapons, materials, food, services tp Great Britian, Russia, China and central South America.
Selective Training and Service Act
- Passed in September, 1940 adn ended in 1947
- Required that men between the ages 21 and 35 register for the draft.
- Extended to all men afed 19-45 once U.S. entered war
- First peacetime draft in U.S. history
Tuesday- How did the U.S./Allies fight back against U-boat Warfare
- Hunter-killer groups would be formed around an escort aircraft carrier that would provide aerial reconnaissance and air cover for the convoy group
Enigma
- System in which German transferred their information through codes
D-day Facts
June 6th, 1944
The D stands for "Day" since the final invasion date was unknokn and weather dependent
156,000 allied troops for the united states, United kingdom, cnacda, free france and Norway
Yalta Conference
- Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt met at Yalta, USSR to plan what should happen when the war ended.
- Agreed on the following
- United Nationas
- Germany divided into four zones
- Free elections in Europe
- USSR promised to join the fight against Japan.
Women in WW2
- Rosie the Riveter- represented women worker in WW2
Wednesday- No school
Thursday-
OPA and Rationing
- Controlled prices of goods
- Food rationing on sugar and meat; clothing rationing restriced sik and nylon
- Gasoline rationing
Causes of WW2
- Treaty of Versailes
- Great depression
- Hitler's actions in the 1930's
- Mussolini's actions in the 1930's
- Failure
Friday-
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