week 9

Monday- went over presentation of United states, and watched part of Mr. bruns presentation

Major events that impacted the U.S
1. League of Nations
2. Washington Naval Conference
3. Kellogg briand pact
4. 35, 36, 37, 39
5. Bases for destroyers pact
6. Lend lease Act
The United states in world war 2
1. Rosie the Riveter represented woman in the work place
After world war 1
1. Us never signed the Treaty of Versailles
  1. Wilson (democrat) vs Congress (republican controlled)
  2. Join the league of Nations or go back to isolationism
2. Republican warren Harding won the 1920 presidential election with a promise to return to normalcy
3. The US went back to focusing on America in the 1920's and 1930's
Neutrality in general
1. The neutrality acts were passed by the US in the 1930s in response to the issuers in Europe and Asia that eventually led to world war 2
2. THey were caused by the desire to be isolationist in the us following world war 1
3. passed to ensure that the US would not become involved in world conflicts(war)
4. US had very strong history of isolationism
America First Committee
1. Wanted to keep America first
US neutrality acts during the 1930's
1. Act of 35- stop trading with countries at war
2. Act of 36- Stop loaning money to countries at war
3. Act of 37- cash and carry systems-weapons not included
4. Act of 39- cash and carry-system-weapons included
Bases for Destroyers
1. Fifty US desroyers were given to Great Britian in exchange for land rights (for 99 years) on British colonies for naval or air base purposes

Pearl Harbor- Wednesday December 7

Why did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor

After Japan Invaded French Indochina in 1940, US stopped trading with japan
Japan signed the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact in April, 1941 guaranteeing that Japan and USSR would not go to war
Japan realized they needed US trade to be successful in war

Great Britain

Leaders
- Winston Churchill
  - Born November 30,1874
  - was sent to a boarding school
  - took place as a prime minister in 1940
- How he gained power
  - gained most members in his conservative party
- How he lost power
  - right after he lead the allies to victory
  - Attlee won all the vote in 1946 election
Attlee
- How he came to power
  - Won the 1946 election
Chamberlain
- How he came to power
  - Lead Britain in the first 8 months of WW2
Major battle strategies
- Wanted to outlast Germany
Major events
- London Naval Conference
  - 1930
  - Was the 3rd in a series of five meetings
  - Formed with the purpose of placing limits on the naval capacity
- League of Nations
  - 1920
  - Headquarterd in Geneva Switzerland
  - Created after the first world war to provide a forum
- Washington Naval Conference
  - Between 1921-1922
  - The world's largest naval powers gathered in Washington D.C. for a conference
- Munich Conference
  - September 28-29th 1938
  - Leaders of Great Britain, France, Italy, all agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas
- Kellogg Briand Pact
  - 1928
  - An agreement to outlaw war
  - Signed on August 27th 1928
  - "Pact of Paris"
Basic Facts
- Casualties
  - Military-326,000
  - Civilian- 62,000
- Deaths
  - Military- 452,000
  - Civilian- 60,000
  - Allies- 44 million total
Major Battles
- The Battle of North Africa
  - started June 10,1940 to May 13, 1943
  - Britain dependent on oil
- Battle of Britain
  - July 10, 1940
  - Germany and Hitler conqured Europe
  - Great Britain was left
  - Germany was bombing Great Britain
  - Allies won

World War 2

War declaration on Germany in 1939
Winston Churchill's appointment to prime minister
Evacuation of British soldiers

Tuesday- Talked about the United States

Wednesday- I wasn't here

Thursday- Took some notes and also watched Great Britain Presentation

Friday- Watched Great Britain's presentation and Then Mr. Bruns went over his presentation over Great Britain

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