Atlantic Charter- FDR and Churchill, 1941, no territory gain, no changes of borders, self determination, free trade, destruction of Nazis and setting up peaceful government in Germany, freedom of seas, abandon use of force disarmament and stronger League of Nations
German invasion of Soviet Union- big mistake, both did well at first Soviets were able to hold off, Operation Barbarossa 3 step plan, invade 3 cities and take them over, Leningrad Moscow Stalingrad, Soviet Union gave Germany a lot of resources, SU decided to destroy everything hitler could use while they were retreating, Scorched Earth Policy, worked, winter was the big turning point, russians were used to it, Germans werent, Germans had to supply troops far into russia, allowed Soviets to turn the war
Pearl Harbor- naval base in Hawaii, Japan invaded French Indochina, quit trading oil with Japan after that, they needed our oil, we wanted them to withdraw from China before we started trading oil again, decided to attack us, they thought if they destroyed out fleet we would start trading again, Admiral Yamamoto designed the plan, he didnt think it would work, Tojo decided to do it anyway, December 7, 1941, two waves of attack, cancelled 3rd wave because they felt they had achieved success, Japan attacked many other places too
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