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World War II Review Munich Conference (1938) 1.) Germany, France and Britain 2.) Hitler said he didn’t want any more territory, that was enough. France and Britain said okay = appeasement 1939 – Hitler invades the rest of Czechoslovakia! Axis Powers Germany Adolf Hitler Italy Benito Mussolini Japan Military leaders (Emperor) Allied Powers Soviet Union Joseph Stalin France Charles De Gaulle Britain Winston Churchill United States Franklin D. Roosevelt United States helps in the war The Neutrality Act banned the U.S. from selling goods to warring nations Changed to “Cash and Carry” plan – U.S. could sell arms to allies if they paid cash and carried them in their own ships What’s the point of that? Gave Britain 50 old destroyers in exchange for 99 year leases on military bases in Newfoundland and the Caribbean. So what did the U.S. get in return for the destroyers? The U.S. built up its armed forces FDR was elected to a 3rd term – broke the 2 term precedent set by George Washington – in 1953 an amendment was made to the Constitution that made serving more than 2 consecutive terms illegal! Lend-Lease Act Allowed loans or sales of arms to countries vital for the defense of the United States FDR urged Americans to support the “Four Freedoms” 1. freedom of speech 2. freedom of worship 3. freedom from want 4. freedom from fear December 7, 1941“A day which will live in infamy.”-Franklin D. Roosevelt The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was a turning point for the United States. Congress declared war on Japan the following day, and joined the Allied forces against the Axis forces. Japanese-Americans WWII -Discriminated against after the attacks on Pearl Harbor -Relocated from the West Coast into internment camps Why? It was an issue of national security! /ww2/PearlHarborPhoto02.jpg Japanese-American Camps The Japanese were easy to identify because of the