Transcript WWII - Oregon City School District 62

WWII
America Emerges as a World Power
Leading up to WWII
Roosevelt’s good-neighbor policy
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U.S. pledge not to intervene in Latin America
Isolationism during the 1930s
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Looked to George Washington’s Farewell Address for
support
U.S. foreign policy changed from 1938 to 1941
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from neutrality to support for Britain
The foreign policies of Japan and the U.S. were chiefly in
conflict over Japanese invasion of China
Lend Lease Program
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the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and
the Soviet Union
The War
Swift ending of the Great Depression
Decline in unemployment between 1940 and 1941
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an
illustration of the impact a single event can have on public
opinion in a time of crisis
Main Allies
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Great Britain and the Soviet Union
Main Strategies
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unconditional surrender
an eventual second front by invading Europe
victory in the Europe first.
Island hopping in the Pacific Theater.
The Home Front
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Selling war bonds not only raised money for
World War II but also contributed to the
national debt
Increased employment for women
Women
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work in factories.
establish themselves as a vital part of the economy.
participate in the war effort.
define a new role in society.
The Home Front
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This African-American labor leader demanded
equal employment opportunities for blacks during
World War A. Phillip Randolph
Executive Order No. 8802 required defense
industries to make jobs available without
discrimination based on race, creed, color, or
national origin.
Korematsu v. U.S. the Supreme Court upheld the
government’s practice of placing Japanese
Americans in internment camps
The Atomic Bomb
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Consequences of Truman’s decision to
use the atomic bomb against Japan
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the surrender of Japan
the end of WWII
destruction of two Japanese cities
the deaths of thousands of civilians
WWII Meetings/Conferences
Atlantic Charter
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1941 statement that declared that both nations would
support self-determination, freedom of the seas, joint
disarmament, and territorial integrity for all after World
War II ended.
Yalta
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Hold free elections in the countries of Eastern Europe
The Soviet Union agreed to enter the war against Japan
once Germany was defeated.