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Quarantine Speech
Given by the former president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt mentioned his desire of changing America's traditional policies of non-interference in wars. President Roosevelt also mentioned the importance of international treaties in maintaining peace. -
Cash and Carry Act
Replacement of the Neutrality acts, also made after the war outbreak in Europe. The cash and carry act stated that fighting nations could trade non-military goods with the U.S as long as they paid cash and transported for themselves. -
Tripartite Pact
An agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan, also known as the Berlin Act. It was an agreement made as a defense military alliance that was eventually joined by other nations. -
Lend-Lease Act
Passed by congress, made President Franklin Roosevelt authorized to sell, send, tranfers, lend oe lease war supplies to other nations that were a part of America's allies in Worl War 2. -
Atlantic Charter
Policy drafted by the leaders of the U.K and the U.S. The policy defined and stated the post-war goals that they wanted to achieve with their allies. So of the goals were: self-determination, no territorial aggrandizement, and reduction of trade restrictions. -
Pearl Harbour
It was a devastating attack made by Japan early in the morning against America's naval base near Hawaii. Japan managed to destroy many naval vessels, battleships, airplanes, including many soldiers dead or wounded. -
Declaration of War (on Japan)
America Declared war on Japan a day after they were attacked in Pearl Harbour were many were dead, injured, including many destroyed materials. After declaring war on Japan, Germany and Italy declared war on America.
