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Bell Work: 2/23/16
1. Why did Japan seek expansion during World
War II?
2. Use your textbook (p. 346) to answer the
following question: Why does the United
States wait so long to enter the war?
Jeannette Rankin
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B. What was the United States’ stance on the
war during the early years?
• Although President Roosevelt denounced the
Axis Powers, the U.S. followed a strict policy of
isolationism: abstention from alliances and
international politics.
• During the 1930’s, the U.S. implements
neutrality acts, refusing to take sides in
European conflicts.
B. What was the United States’ stance on the
war during the early years?
• However, FDR felt that the U.S. stance of
isolation actually encouraged Axis aggression.
• Why?
• As the war progressed, the Untied States
began supplying food, ships, planes, and
weapons to the British.
C. What brought the United States into
WWII?
• W.49 Utilize primary and secondary sources
to describe the contributions and roles of
leaders during the war, including Winston
Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Emperor
Hirohito, Hideki Tōjō, Adolf Hitler, Benito
Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman,
Douglas MacArthur, and Dwight Eisenhower.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
C. What brought the United States into
WWII?
• On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked
the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor.
• 350 – Damaged or destroyed aircraft
• 18 – damaged or sunk ships
• >3,500 Americans killed or wounded
USS Arizona
USS Arizona Memorial
C. What brought the United States into
WWII?
• On the same day, the Japanese attacked the
Philippines and later several other islands in
the Pacific.
• By spring 1942, almost all of the Pacific had
fallen to the Japanese.
C. What brought the United States into
WWII?
• Japan’s goal: to free the Pacific of Western
control, obtain resources, and destroy the
United State’s Pacific fleet of ships.
• Prime Minister Hideki Tojo: military dictator
who thought that “lightning” attack on U.S.
would force FDR to accept Japan’s control of
the Pacific.
• Read sources:
C. What brought the United States into
WWII?
• U.S. response: Pearl Harbor unified American
opinion of involvement in WWII. The U.S.
joined the allies and China against Japan.
• Hitler’s response: feeling that the U.S. could
not fight a war on two fronts, declared war
against the U.S. four days after Pearl Harbor.
Roosevelt Speech
Assessment (Daily Assignment)
1. Why did the U.S. stay out of WWII until the
Pearl Harbor attack?
2. Who was the Prime Minister of Japan during
the attack on Pearl Harbor?
3. What was Emperor Hirohito’s role in Pearl
Harbor?
4. Were Japanese leaders pleased with the
outcome in the Pacific? Elaborate.
5. How do you think the attack on Pearl Harbor
affected U.S. public opinion about
involvement in the war?