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Axis Powers
- germany, italy and japan became the axis powers -tripartite pact kept U.S out of the war and signed by axis powers
- under tripartite pact, axis powers agreed to defend ech other
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1940 FDR's unpresidented for 3rd term
- Wendell Willkie, supported Roosevelt’s policy of aiding Britain. (republican who ran against FDR) -they both promised to keep the nation out of war. -Roosevelt was reelected with 55 percent of the votes for 3rd term(elected b/c his leadership that could be seen as a positive during war) -lend lease policy -
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Lend Lease Act
-congress pass the lend lease act
-the president would lend/lease arms and supplies to any country that was vital to the United States.” -
hitler breaks his agreement
-Hitler broke the agreement he had made in with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union.
-Roosevelt began sending lend-lease supplies to the Soviet Union. -
ATLANTIC CHARTER
-Roosevelt and Churchill met at the battleship USS Augusta to discuss outcomes of the war.
-they both signed the atlantic charter which were gjoint of declaration of war claims including disarment, and freedom of seas
-we are supporting allies over axis powers -
german u-boats strike
- a German submarine fired on the U.S. destroyer Greer, roosevelt ordered navy to fight back. -germans kept sinking our ships -declaration of a full-scale war seemed inevitable -german wolf pack
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pearl harbor attack
-the Japanese launched an unprovoked and dastardly attack on pearl harbor
-congress approved declaration of war against japan -Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S
