America reacts to World at War

FDR

Dec 13, 1912

Roosevelt was president during the Great Depression and World War II. He was re-elected during the presidental election of 1912. He made many of the decistions during the war, like in 1943 he insisted that Germany back down during the war.

U.S. declares Neutrality

Aug 17, 1914

The U.S. declared Neutrality in aug 1914. Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress and made public the U.S. policy of neutrality. During his address he warned U.S. citizens against taking sides in the war for fear of endangering the wider U.S. policy.

Winston Churchill

Dec 10, 1914

On the outbreak of war in 1914, Churchill joined the War Council. However, he was blamed for the failure at the Dardanelles Campaign in 1915 and was moved to the post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He then joined the Brithish Army.

Victory Gardens

Dec 17, 1914

As part of the war effort, the government rationed foods like sugar, butter, milk, cheese, eggs, coffee, meat and canned goods. Labor and transportation shortages made it hard to harvest and move fruits and vegetables to market. So, the government turned to its citizens and encouraged them to plant "Victory Gardens." They started doing these around 1914.

Benito Mussolini

Dec 10, 1915

In 1915 Mussolini resigned from the Socialist Party when it advocated support for the Allies in the First World War. He served in the Italian Army.

Adolf Hitler

Jan 10, 1925

Adolf Hitler was the founder of the Nazi Party and the most influencial voice in the orginization, and execution of the holocaust. In January 1925 the ban on the Nazi Party was removed and Hitler regained permission to speak in public.

Nazism

Dec 17, 1933

Nazism is the principles or methods of the Nazis. The nazi's had youth camps for the younger. They had alot of things to help the nazis become strong. 1933 is when Hitler came to power.

The Rape of Nanking

Dec 17, 1937

The rape of nanking was when the Japanese iinvaded China in 1937. The Japanese brutally attacked China. They just went through and killed everyone they could.

Propaganda

Dec 17, 1940

When it was suggested that World War II was approaching, Americans did not want to go to war. At this point, it was necessary for the American propagandists to continue to convince the public that war was close at hand. They made posters and things that reversed things for the war.

Japanese-American Interment Camps

Dec 17, 1940

During the war going on the US wanted t make sure they were safe. So they took all the Japanese-American's and put them into Internment Camps untl it was all over. All the camps started opening around 1940.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States, bombing warships and military targets in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 350 Japanese aircraft attacked the naval base

Vernon Baker

Dec 13, 1941

In 1941, Vernon Baker was assigned to the segregated 270th Regiment of the 92nd Infantry Division. Vernon Baker was the first black unit to go into combat in WWII.

The Lend Lease Act

Dec 17, 1941

The Lend-Lease Act of March 11, 1941, was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. The act authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials for which Congress appropriated money.

Audie Murphy

Dec 13, 1942

Murphy was the most decorated combat soldier during WWII. He served three years during the war, starting at 1942. During the time of the war, Murphy fought in 9 major campaigns across the European theater.

Office of War Information

Dec 17, 1942

The Office of War Information (OWI) was created in 1942 and served as an important U.S. government propaganda agency during World War II.

War Bonds and Rationing

Dec 17, 1942

In the spring of 1942, the Food Rationing Program was set into motion. The government found it necessary to ration food, gas, and even clothing during that time. Americans were asked to conserve on everything. War bonds and stamps were sold to provide war funds, and the American people also united through volunteerism.

Harry Truman

Dec 13, 1945

Harry Truman became the 33rd President of the United States upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945. He was the Commander in Chief of the United States military during the final months of World War II

Women’s Roles in WWII

Dec 17, 1945

During the war, the women were used to replace their husbands goin to war. They had to work in factories and all the mens jobs.

Dictator

Dec 17, 1953

Joseph Stalin was the very brutal Communist dictator of Russia. This was around the time of WWII. A dictator is a person exercising absolute power,

Fascism

Dec 17, 2012

Fascism is an authoritarian and nationalistic right wing system of government and social organization and often includes militarism