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US involvment in WWII

  • 1940 Presidential Election

    1940 Presidential Election
    Roosevelt won the presidential election of 1940. It is significant because it was the first time someone ever won the Presidential spot 3 consecutive times.
  • The Tripartite Pact

    The Tripartite Pact
    Germany, Italy, and Japan signed an agreement more like a treay and became the Axis powers.
  • Supporting Stalin

    Supporting Stalin
    Hitler broke the agreement he had made in 1939 with Stalin not togo to war and invaded the Soviet Union.
  • FDR plans for war

    FDR plans for war
    proposal to extend the term of draftees passed in the House of Representatives by only one vote
  • Lend-Lease Act

    Lend-Lease Act
    the president would lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country whose defense was vital to the United States.
  • Shoot on Sight

    Shoot on Sight
    German U-boats sank the U.S. destroyer, Reuben James, killing more than 100 sailors
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    a Japanese dive-bomber swooped low over Pearl Harbor the largest U.S. naval base in the Pacific. The bomber was followed by more than 180 Japanese warplanes launched from six aircraft carriers