Reasons For Neutrality
Economic crisis that kept the U.S. out of the war early on
What is the great depression
This transferred ships to Britain in exchange for a lease on military bases
What is the Destroyers for bases deal of 1940
This held Germany responsible for WWI and created deep national anger and desire for revenge
What is the Treaty of Versailles
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on this date
What is December 7, 1941
the act of confining or imprisoning people by government order during a war or national emergency
What is internment
Reason related to WWI for the U.S. not entering WWII early on
What is disillusionment
This created the first peacetime military draft
What is the selective service act of 1940
This policy used by Britain and France was meant to avoid war but only allowed Hitler to be more aggressive
What is appeasement
The attack on Pearl Harbor ended this American policy
What is isolationism
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government forced around this many Japanese living in the U.S. into camps
What is 120,000
The public and government belief that the U.S. should avoid getting involved in foreign affairs
What is isolationism
In a speech FDR declared that the U.S. must supply democratic nations fighting Germany with this
What is weapons and equipment
This international peacekeeping group set up after WWI was too weak to stop military action from aggressive countries
What is the League of Nations
American casualties from the attack on Pearl Harbor exceeded this number
What is 2400
This amount of Japanese living in America sent to camps were U.S. citizens by birth
What is two-thirds
Congress passed this legislation between 1935 and 1939 to keep the U.S. out of the war
What is the Neutrality Acts
This act allowed the U.S. to give supplies to allies without joining the war
What is the Lend-Lease Act
This crisis caused desperate conditions worldwide
What is the Great Depression
The U.S. began its rise to this by entering WWII
What is a global superpower
These constitutional protections were denied to the people sent to the camps
What is due process and searches and seizures
This act was passed after the war started and lifted the arms ban
What is the Neutrality Act of 1939
The Shoot on Sight policy allowed the navy to fire on these targets
What are German submarines
These dictators rose to power by promising solutions to the problems in their countries
Who are Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini
This was attacked in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
What is the U.S. Pacific Fleet
Those sent to camps were given only days to do this
What is sell their homes and businesses