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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
Germany, Italy, and Japan signed an agreement more like a treay and became the Axis powers. -
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
proposal to extend the term of draftees passed in the House of Representatives by only one vote -
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
German U-boats sank the U.S. destroyer, Reuben James, killing more than 100 sailors -
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
