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U.S. Isolationism: The Great Debate
Americans debated the role the United States should play in World War II, which was then ravaging Europe. -
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WWII
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Interwar Foreign Policy
(International Investment, Military Intervention, War with Japan) The beginning of the war, as well as before it, the United States created a variety of policies and actions that would limit the effect of foreign powers. This would include active isolationism and interference with other international militaries. -
Government Programs: Selective Training and Service Act
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. This was the first peacetime draft in American history. -
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Mobilization
(Government Programs, Propaganda, Opportunities/Economy, Executive Order 9066) Entering the war meant that the United States would have to increase production of vehicles, weapons, and materials as quickly as possible. This also meant the creation of an army draft, as well as opportunities for women and Americans looking for jobs. -
International Investment
As the United States joined WWII, consumerism and production began in the production of military supplies, which opened up many new jobs for Americans. International investment would fund these productions. -
Peace Treaties: Lend-Lease Act
United States government could lend or lease (rather than sell) war supplies to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the United States. -
Military Intervention: Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor took place when Japanese forces created a purpose for the United States to join the war via a strategized intervention. -
War with Japan: Pearl Harbor
A day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. president Roosevelt declares war with Japan. -
United States Joins WWII
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Propaganda: Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter represented the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, and encouraged women across America to join the war effort. -
Executive Order 9066
President Franklin Roosevelt authorized the evacuation of all Japanese-American civilians deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocate in centers and camps further inland. -
Manhattan Project
The central purpose of the Manhattan Project was to produce the first nuclear weapons. Led by the United States, alongside intense federal funding, it would become an "unlikely scientific success" in producing nuclear bombs for future war efforts. -
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Military
(American Motivations, D-Day, Manhattan Project, Island Hopping) Military efforts during WWII would encompass war strategies, battle progressions, methods of weaponry, and war propaganda. -
Island Hopping: Battle of Tarawa
The Battle of Tarawa was fought for the Pacific Coast Gilbert Islands, which was known as a strategic location that was centrally located in the Pacific for the Philippine islands. Although American forces won, it would prove to be an extremely bloody battle and a high casualty rate due to poor military planning. -
Opportunities/Economy: Automobile Industry
By 1944, the automobile industry had been increased in production and workers due to the war effort and change in the American economy. Factories adopted new forms of production lines. -
D-Day
Allied Forces attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France as one of the largest coast invasions known in war history. This battle marked a turning point in WWII for Europe against the control of German forces.