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Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act made by President Roosevelt, allowed for the U.S. to supply the Allies with resources and needed military power, without directly entering the war. -
Lend-Lease from students perspective
Texas Ranger
The majority of people agree that helping the British by leasing out arms is good for the war as we are helping defend democracy without getting directly involved. Some disagree thinking that by doing this we will be in debt by Britian not paying us back or worse, getting dragged into the war ourselves. -
Pearl Harbor
The invasion of Pearl Harbor marked the day where the U.S got involved in WW2 directly. The day after the attacks, US joins the war. -
Reactions to Pearl Harbor
Texas Ranger
After the events of Pearl Harbor, there were talks about required military training in case of another surprise attack, people were split on the decision. -
Battle of Midway
American victory against Japan after Japan invaded America's naval base on Misway -
D-Day
Served as a major turning point for the Allies after storming Normandy Beach and coming out victorious. -
Yalta Conference
Leaders of the U.S., Britain, and the U.S.S.R discuss how to divide up Germany along with the rest of Europe for after the war ends. -
US people reaction to Yalta Conference
Texas Ranger
People believed that we were too lenient on the USSR over the control of Eastern Europe as they were a government opposed to democracy. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
After the German surrender, Japan continues to fight in war, U.S decides to send the first atomic bomb (small boy) to force surrender from Japan. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The bombing of Nagasaki marked the last conflict in WW2 before Japan's surrender -
Split view on use of the A-Bomb
Texas Ranger
The use of the 2 atomic bombs on Japan were ultimately the deciding factor to end the war. Though people were split. Some believed it was not necessary to bomb Japan, and the US only did to show the USSR the power we had. Though some people believed it necessary as Japan wouldn't have given up otherwise. -
Japan Officially Surrenders
September 2, 1945 officially marked the end of the war with Japan signing their surrender.