Chapter 10, Section 2

how did Americans react to events in Europe and Asia in the early years of World War II

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The Tripartite Pact

After the fall of France, Germany, Italy and Japan became allies.

The allis

Britain, France and evenually many other nations including the soviet union the united states and china. after the polish campaing the war entered a n eight month period of relative quite known in britain as the phony war.

Which side had seemed to be winning the war at the end of 1940?

Germany. They had sent forces into the Netherlands, Belgium and luxembourg and the small nations fell like dominos.

What did FDR think of Japan's aggresion?

He had opposed it and criticized it. His solution for stopping aggression involved an informal alliance of the peace loving nations, but he did not suggest what steps the peacefl nations should take in quarantining the aggressive oneces. His speech was criticized and therefore the president backed away from his more interventionist stance.

The miracle of Dunkirk

Setting its eyes on France, Germany had tried to to take it. A few tactiacla German mistaeks gave Britain enough time to evacuate its froces from the frence port of Dunkirk. . if britain had not mistaked it's doubtful if Britain could have

What did America think of Roosevelt's openly pro allies position?

They argued that his policies violated American neutrality American neurtralitiey and threatened to push the United States into the war.

Atlantic Charter

a document that endorsed national self determination and an international systme of General Security. the signing of the Atlantic Charter signaled the deepening alliance between the two nations.

Blitzkrieg

germany hit poland from three directions . it had emphasized the use of speed and firepower to penetrate deep into the enemy's territroy. the newest military tecnologies made it decastatingly effective.

Axis powers

included Germany Italy Japan and several other nations.

Neutrality Act of 1939

included a cash and caryy provison. Which allowed belligerent nations to buy goods and arms in the Us if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on their own ships .

How did Hitler react to France and Britain promising aid to poland if he attacked?

since he was more concerned with the soviet union rather than Britain and France he signed the Nazi Soviet nonaggression Pact withe the soviets on which publcly promised not to attck one another. secretly they agreed to invade and divide poland and recognize each others territorail ambitions. the public agreement alone shoced the west and guaranteed a german offensive against poland.

According to interventionists, how would aiding the allies actually keep the United States out of the war?

that since Britain was standing for all peaceful countries funding them was the only way America could help and stay out of the war.

What was the new theory as to why the United States had been in volved in World War I?

the theory held that big businesses had conspried to endter the war in order to make huge fortunes sellign weapons.

How did French and British leaders react to hitlers violation of the Munich pact?

they vowed not to let Hitler take over another country without consequences when they realized that hitlers next move would be against poland they signed an alliance with them declaring if Hitler attacked they would give aid.