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America's Path to War: Neutrality, Intervention, and the Impact of Pearl Harbor

This chapter reviews America's involvement in World War II, detailing the Neutrality Acts which prohibited arms sales to warring nations, and the shift to aiding Allies through initiatives like the Lend-Lease Act. Key events leading up to America's entry into the conflict are explored, including the embargo on Japan, the Tripartite Pact, and the pivotal attack on Pearl Harbor. The chapter also discusses military strategies in the Pacific, the Bataan Death March, and significant battles such as the Battle of Coral Sea, while posing critical questions about the impact of totalitarianism and neutral policies.

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America's Path to War: Neutrality, Intervention, and the Impact of Pearl Harbor

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  1. Chapter 10 Quick Review

  2. America’s Involvement • Neutrality Acts • Could not sell arms to nations at war • Neutrality Act of 1939 • Cash and carry • Aided Allies • Interventionists – US could avoid war if we aided Britain • Tripartite Pact – German, Italy and Japan become allies • “Four Freedoms” Speech • Lend-Lease Act – economic declaration of war • Atlantic Charter – General security and alliance with Britain

  3. America Enters the War • Japan depended on US resources • Why did FDR place an embargo on Japan? • To stop expansion? • To provoke into war? • Hideki Tojo • Pearl Harbor – 2500 die, 8 battleships damaged, 3 destroyers destroyed, and more • Office of War Mobilization – supervised use of industry resources

  4. Fighting in the Pacific • Douglas MacArthur – commander of US Army in Asia • Bataan Death March – 7000 American and Filipino troops die in 55 mile march to Bataan railway • Battle of Coral Sea – forced Japan to call of attack on New Guinea

  5. Test Review • Key Terms • Anschluss, appeasement, Stalin, Atlantic Charter, blitzkrieg, Winston Churchill, totalitarianism, Tripartite Pact, Hitler, Mac Arthur, Tojo, WAC, Neutrality Act of 1939 • Essay Questions • Do you think a totalitarian form of government would have formed in Germany if the Great Depression had not occurred? Explain. • How did the attack on Pearl Harbor cause the United States to abandon its neutral position on the war between the Allies and Axis Powers?

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