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Reasons for U.S. Involvement in World War II
Student Expectation (SE)
US 7A: Identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World
War II, including Italian, German and Japanese
dictatorships and their aggression, especially the attack
on Pearl Harbor.
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1. Rise of Dictators: Mussolini
Benito Mussolini – Italy= Fascist
leader in Italy and started the
Fascist Party. began using the title II
Duce by 1925.
Italy also was involved in
imperialism. Italy invaded Ethiopia
and established Italian East Africa.
This was part of Italy’s plan for
expansion. Ethiopia, British
Somaland, Eritrea, Amara, Gallasid
amo, Scioa and Somalia.
(Imperialism)
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Fascism = A system of
government marked by
centralization of authority
under a dictator, stringent
socioeconomic controls,
suppression of the
opposition through terror
and censorship, and
typically a policy of
belligerent nationalism and
racism.
Italian Fascism
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
2. Rise of Dictators : Hitler
Hitler came to power by being a great speaker. He
was upset that Germany had been defeated during
WWI.
He promised to bring Germany back to greatness.
He also had to blame something and someone so
he blamed the Treaty of Versailles and the Jews.
Germany invaded Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland,
Hungary, Romania, Denmark, Norway, Holland,
Luxemburg, and France.
He had ideas for world domination as well. (more
than just imperialism)
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Nazism = is the totalitarian
ideology and practices of the Nazi
Party ( National Socialist German
Workers’ Party) under Adolf Hitler,
and the policies adopted by the
dictatorial government of Nazi
Germany from 1933 to 1945.
The Rise of Dictators - Germany
Name of German Dictator: _______________
Directions: Color
the Countries that
Germany took
over in their quest
for World
Domination.
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
3. Rise of Dictators: Emperor Hirohito :
Emperor Hirohito was angered
when the U.S froze Japanese assets.
(Money in US banks).
The U.S. did this because of
Japanese aggression when they took
over Manchuria and took over
Chinese lands and French possession
in SE Asia made up of Vietnam, Laos,
Cambodia. (Japanese imperialism).
This was to retake Vietnam and
expand.
The Rise of Dictators - Japan
Name of Japanese Dictator: ______________________
Directions: Color the countries that Japan
took over in its quest for expansion.
Manchuria
Japanese Flag
Name: ________________________
U.S. History
Date: _______________
Period: ______________
Western Europe’s Policy of Appeasement
Policy of Appeasement =
is an approach to foreign
relations which tries to
maintain peace by making
concessions to the aggressor
to prevent war.
It was practiced by many
Western nations facing Hitler,
but the two main appeasing
countries were Britain and
France.
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Neville Chamberlain:
Prime Minister of
England who
developed this failed
policy for England.
U.S. Foreign Policy:
Isolationism
Policy of isolating one's
country from the affairs of
other nations by declining to
enter into alliances, foreign
economic commitments,
foreign trade, international
agreements, etc.,
seeking to devote the entire
efforts of one's country to its
own advancement and remain
at peace by avoiding foreign
entanglements and
responsibilities.
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese Dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor! Dec. 7, 1941. “A date which will
live in infamy”… President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese Dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor = December 7, 1941 – “a date which will live in infamy”.
Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii. This event
brought the United States into WWII. Over 200 Japanese airplanes
attack and bomb Pearl Harbor on the Island of Hawaii.
SE : US.7A: identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War
II, including Italian, German and Japanese Dictatorships and
their aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Result U.S. Declared
War on Japan!
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
To the Congress of the United States
“Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States
of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of
the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of
Japan, was still in conversation with the government and its emperor looking
toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
……
The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American
naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost.
With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounding determination of our people we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God.
I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan
on Sunday, Dec. 7, a state of war has existed between the United States and the
Japanese empire.”