Army 1

Progression of US Involvement in WWII

By masontg
  • Hitler broke the 1939 agreement

    Hitler broke the 1939 agreement

    Hitler broke the Munich Agreement he made Stalin in 1939 and he attacked the Soviet Union
  • 1940 Presidential Election

    1940 Presidential Election

    FDR ran for president, was and is the only president to run and get elected for a 3rd time. He won 55% of the popular vote and 38 of the 48 states.
  • Axis Threat

    Axis Threat

    Germany, Italy
  • Lend-Lease Act

    Lend-Lease Act

    Roosevelt lend or lease arms or supplies to "any countries whose defense was vital to the United States.
  • Atlantic Charter

    Atlantic Charter

    Winston Churchill And Franklin D. Roosevelt met and agreed upon ideal goals of the war. This was the start of a post-war settlement.
  • "Shoot on Sight" Policy

    "Shoot on Sight" Policy

    FDR grants the navy permission for U.S Warships to attack German U-boats
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    occured in Hawaii (considered American soil), a Japanese dive-bomber, followed by 180 war planes from 6 aircraft carriers, over 2000 deaths and 1000 injured.