Feb. 29- Mar. 4

Monday- Went over US-Mr. Bruns

Tuesday- Went over US- Students

Wednesday- Game

Thursday-Went over Great Britain-Students

Friday-Finished Great Britain- Students

United States 

-Major events that impacted their country between WWI and WWII.

  • US never signed Treaty of Versailles 
    • Went back to isolationism
    • Never joined the league of nations
  • Power Pacts
    • Look back to previous notes
  • The Kellogg Brand pact
    • Us signed
    • Pact to stop wars
  • Neutrality acts were passed by the US in the 1930's due to hostility that followed the great depression.
  • American First Committee
    • Focused on America first
  • Neutrality Acts
    • Neutrality Act of 1935
      • Stop trading with countries at war
    • Neutrality Act of 1936
      • Stop loading money to countries at war
    • Neutrality Act of 1937
      • Cash and Carry systems- weapons not included
        • Other countries use their boats for supplies and buy them
    • Neutrality Act of 1939
      • Cash and Carry systems weapons are included
  • Quarantine Speech-1937
    • Speech given by FDR to try to quarantine hostile countries
  • Panay Incident- December 1937
    • American gunboat attacked  by Japan
      • By "accident"
  • Bases for Destroyers 
    • We gave 50 US destroyers, and gave us rights for 99 years for land so the US could build bases
  • Lend Lease Act
    • Allowed the US to sell land or give war materials to nations the US supported
    • US expected to get paid back
  • Selective Training and Service Act
    • Passed in September, 1940 and ended in 1947
    • Men between 21 and 35 must register for the draft
    • Extended from 18 to 45 once war started
    • First peacetime draft in US history
  • Atlantic Charter
    • Signed 1941
    • Between Great Britain and the US
    • Started allies before US entered wars

-Discuss basic facts: alliance, total casualties, total cost, war goals, etc

-Tell us about their leader(s) during WWII

                -background

                -how they came to power

                -how they lost power

-Discuss the impact of their Home front and propaganda and what it was like in their country during the war

-Discuss major battle strategies

  • Island Hopping

-Discuss major battles that the country was involved in

  • Pearl Harbor December- 7, 1941
  • Battle of the Philippines- 1942 and 1944
  • Doolittle's Raid- April, 1942
  • Battle of Coral Sea May, 1942
  • Battle of Midway, June 1942(Turning point)
  • Battle of Guadalcanal...
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Pearl Harbor

  • December 7, 1941
  • Japan surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
  • Why?
    • US stopped trading with Japan after attack on French Indochina
    • Japan signed the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact in April, 1941 guaranteeing no war
    • Japan realized they could win  without US trade
    • Tried to destroy US before they entered the war
    • Japan knew it was a huge risk, but thought it was the only way to defeat the US
    • Plan backfired "awoke a sleeping giant"
  • USS Arizona Memorial
  • December 8, 1941 
    • FDR Declared war

  • FDR's War Message
    • Pearl harbor was not the only area attacked
    • Attacked
      • Hong Kong
      • Guam
      • Philippine Islands
      • Wake Island 
      • Midway Island
      • Malaya
  • FDR's backdoor conspiracy
    • Conspiracy
      • FDR pushed Japan to attack so that the US would enter the war.
  • Bataan Death March-Philippines-1942
    • March between Army camps
    • 10,000 Filipino and 650 American Soldiers died
  • Doolittle's raid
    • April, 1942
    • First Victory
    • Bombing of Tokyo
  • Battle of Coral Sea
    • Turning point of the war in the pacific
    • Stalemate between US and Japan
    • Victory for US because Japan did not take over the pacific and Australia
  • Battle of Midway
    • Island Uninhabited except for airstrips
    • US wanted if for the airstrip
    • Won because of magic
      • Code name for 
        • The interception of Japanese codes

 -Discuss other people/generals from their country in WWII that had a major impact on the war

-Discuss why they won or lost the war

-Discuss the impact WWII had on the country

Great Britain

-Major events that impacted their country between WWI and WWII.

  • Great Britain
    • In depression
    • High Unemployment

-Discuss basic facts: alliance, total casualties, total cost, war goals, etc

  • Lend Lease Act
    • US gave Britain things so that they could further their war cause
  • League of Nations 
    • Great Britain was a part of it
      • Failed 
  • Washington Naval Conference
    • 4 Power Pact
    • 5 Power Pact 
    • 9 Power Pact
  • Munich Pact
    • Allowed Hitler into Czechoslovakia
      • Hitler continued to push land until he over took the whole country
      • "Appeasement"
    • Chamberlain was seen as week and pushed out of office
  • Military Deaths
    • 382,700
  • Civilian deaths
    • 72,600

-Tell us about their leader(s) during WWII

  • Chamberlain 
    • Policy of Appeasement
  • Winston Churchill
    • Rose to power after Chamberlain 
    • Minister of Defense 
      • Self Made position
  • Clement Attlee
    • Took minister position from Winston Churchhill

-Discuss the impact of their Homefront and propaganda and what it was like in their country during the war

  • Keep Calm and Carry on 
    • Originated in Britain.

-Discuss major battle strategies

  • Heavy Force
    • Attack with big machinery
  • Scorched Earth
    • Burn anything useful to the enemy
      • A lot of food
  • First Rate Fighter Pilot
    • Air defense system

-Discuss major battles that the country was involved in

  • Phoney War
    • German invaded Poland
  • Second Battle of El Alamein
    • British Empire and Germany Italy
      • British troops force Germany to retreat
        • German didn't have enough troops
  • Battle of Britain
    • Mostly all air attack

-Discuss other people/generals from their country in WWII that had a major impact on the war

  • Bernard Montgomery
    • One victory against Germany made him a hero
    • Nicknamed Monty 

-Discuss why they won or lost the war

  • French Defeat
    • Signed and armistice 
      • Quit WWII
    • Forced Britain to stand alone in WWII

-Discuss the impact WWII had on the country

  • Great Britain had to replace a lot of public buildings and re build their infrastructure

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