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Notes: Selective Training and Service Act (1940)
- Also known as Burke-Wadsworth Act
- September 16, 1940
- Men ages 21-35
- register with local draft boards
- WWII-18-64 required to register
- Like lottery system
- Served for 12 months
- WWII draft began October 1940
- Different categories
- Examples: I-C(Enl.)-enlisted in Armed Forces of the U.S who volunteered for service, I-C (Disc.)-released after completeing service.
- 1940-1947-categories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
Pearl Harbor- Story
- Doris Miller
- October 12, 1919-November 24, 1943
- Cook in the United States Navy
- First African-American to be awarded Navy Cross
- Wasnt familiar with a machine gun
- fired the gun until he ran out of ammo
- Has been credited from hitting 1-6 Japanese planes
- Moved injured soldiers to the quarterdeck
- Abandoned ship as it sank with crew
- reconized as on of the first WWII heroes
- Face was on U.S Navy recruiting posters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Miller#World_War_II
Neutrality in General:
- The Neutrality Acts were passed by the US in the 1930s in response to the issues in Europe and Asia That eventually led to WWII
- They were caused byt eh desire to be isolationist in the US following WWII
- Passed to ensure that the US would not become involved in world conflicts(war)
- US had very strong histroy of isolationism
Neutrality Acts:
1935- Banned the trade of arms and ammunition to any countries from the U.S, at war.
1936- renewed the provision of the 1945 act. forbade loans or credits to belligerents-any country that is aggressive. Did not include restrictions on oil or civil wars.
1937- Cash and carry system. a country can give for weapons, but could not go into the war. Countries could pay cash and carry back on their ships. Citizens couldnt sail to other countries that were at war. President had to okay trade. Was to help France and Great Britain.
1939- allowed armed troops on a cash and carry bases. American ships were banned from war zones. Passed inresponse of the outbreak of war in Europe.
Lend-Lease Act: US supplied UK, France, Republic of China and the USSR and other allied nations with materials. Made us not offically neutral. Replaced the cash and carry system. Passed in march 1941-1945.
Bases for Destroyers- greement betweent the US and the UK. moth ball destroyers-a battleship- to the UK and the US navy in exchange for land rights. UK gave us land rights. US gave UK destroyers.
Atlantic Charter- Allies goal after post war. Britain and the US met in New FInland. Drafted goals that they watned to see after war. Signed August 1941.
- No territoial gain-winners wont get anything fromt he losers
- No territorial changes without the peoples support from those countries
- Self-determination-country can run their own countries. No communist
- Free Trade
- Destruction of the Nazis and then setting up a peaceful government in Germany
- Freedom of the seas-go on without fear of being sunk.
- Abandon the use of force, disarmament and a stronger League of Nation.- given military force
Pearl Harbor-
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