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France surenders
By the summer of 1940 France had surrenderd and Brittan was on the ropes -
Tripartite pact
Germany, Italy and Japan came togather to try to keep the U.S out of war and said if we were to attack they would counter attack -
Roosevelts third term
The first to run for a third term and he won by 55% of the vote his competion had the same beleifs -
Lend lease act
Britain ran out of money but still needed help so the U.S lent fire arms and was to let Britain pay later -
Hitler double crosses Stalin
HItler went back on his agrement and attacked the Soviet Union. When that happend Roosevelt lent weopns and supplies to the Soviests to fend off HItler -
Atlamtic Charter
Roosevelt and Churchill agrre to watch eachothers backs. Roosevelt tells Churchill that he cant declare war but he can trick the Germans into making a war act so that we can join the war. -
Germany fires on the U.S Greer
Germany Fires on the U.S Greer witch was a open act of war. Then Roosevelt told Navy comanders to open fire on German submarines. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan made a clear act of war when they attacked the navy base of Pearl harbor and it allowed the U.S to go to war with them. The attack was made because of a oil embargo. ( a dae that will live in infamy.
