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Axis powers
Americans were happy that Germany, Italy,and Japan had signed a mutual defense treaty, called the Tripartite Pact. The three nations became known as the Axis powers. -
Presidential election of 1940
roosevelt wanted to break the 2 year term presidenty begun by washington and run for reelected. with disappointment of isolationists, Roosevelt’s Republican opponent, anexecutive named Wendell Willkie, supported Roosevelt’s policy of helping Britain. Both Willkie and Roosevelt promised to keep the nation out of war. the voters knew roosevelt more so they reelcected him with 55 percent of votes. -
lendlease act
congress passed this ,empowered the president to sell, transfer, lend, or lease war supplies—such as equipment, food, and weapons—to American allies during World War II. Most of the items went to great britian -
Hitler broke his agreement
hitler broke the agreement he had made in 1939 with Stalin not to go to war and invade the Soviet Union. roosevelt orders U.S Navy to protect lend- lease shipments -
atlantic charter
roosevelt and churchill draw up atlantic charter. u.s and great britian talk about what they want out of the war. pledged selective security , disarmming, ecomonic corroperation and more -
permission for attack on U-boats
president roosevelt granted navy permission for U.S warships to attack German U-boats in self defense. -
pearl harbor
japan supprised attact on pearl harbor. the U.S declares war. germany and italy declared war on united states 3 days later.
is on the island in hawaii, over 2000 people died and over 1000 were injured. it lasted a hour and a half. they did this because we stopped trading oil to them and they wanted to doninate the eastren side. this brings the U.S into war
