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The United States shifted its foreign policy drastically in the years that led up to WWII.
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Imposed an embargo on selling arms to warring countries and declared a "cash and carry" policy. -
The legislation authorized President Roosevelt to lend or lease war supplies to any country deemed vital to the defense and security of the United States. -
Tensions were climbing between the United States and Japan, resulting in the U.S. imposing economic restrictions on Japan. Afterward, Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, a U.S. naval base, compelling the U.S.'s entry into WWII. -
The United States entered the WWII conflict and quickly shifted the focus to military production, which was essential for the war effort.
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After mobilization, the United States was prepared to fight and win WWII.
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Authorized the War Department to force Japanese Americans from their homes and hold them in relocated camps. -
Expanded the total number of people paying income tax, specifically personal incomes and business profits. -
An icon used to encourage women to take on jobs in factories and support the war effort. -
A program that provided education, job training, medical care, pensions, and mortgage loans for men and women who had served in the armed forces. -
An invasion of France started on this day where American, British, and Canadian soldiers hit the beaches of Normandy and suffered terrible casualties. -
The president and scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer directed the creation and testing of this atomic bomb that would be used to nuke Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing thousands of civilians. -
The U.S. employed a military strategy where they would target more minor, less defended islands, supporting their next advance and cutting off supply lanes for the stronger and more fortified islands.