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made it illegal for Americans to sell or transport arms, or other war materials to belligerent nation. -
Germany invaded Poland
War was declared on Germany by France and Great Britain -
Roosevelt approved the destroyer for bases deal with Great Britain. The US sent the destroyers to the British Navy in exchange for leases for British naval bases. The agreement put US bases on British territory. -
Hemispheric Defense Zone was when Roosevelt declared that the entire western half of the Atlantic was part of the Western
Hemisphere. Roosevelt then ordered the U.S Navy to patrol the western Atlantic so that they could tell Great Britain the location
of German submarines. This helped prevent German submarines from sinking cargo. -
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to lend or lease arms to any country that needed defense of the United Sates. The
US could share Great Britain weapons as long as Britain returned them or pay rent for them after the war. Lend-lease aid went to
the Soviet Union when Hitler invaded them. Roosevelt followed Britain's lead in supporting any state fighting the Nazis. -
publicly affirmed the sense of solidarity between the U.S. and Great Britain against Axis aggression -
they aimed to destroy the Pacific Fleet and destroy morale in the U.S. Navy
Eight battleships, three cruisers, three destroyers, and four other vessels were sunk or damaged.
The attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 Americans and injured 1,178. The aftack destroyed over 80 aircraft. -
Investigations were held to determine if manufacturers were being tricked into joint the war.