Chapter 24-4: America Moves Toward War
I.
Date
Sept 1939
Summer 1940
September
1940
Late 1940
March 1941
June 1941
July 1941
Sept 1941
Nov. 5, 1941
Dec. 6, 1941
Dec. 7,
1941**
Dec. 8, 1941*
Dec. 11,
1941*
(three days
later)
Fill in the timeline of events that lead to America’s entry into war
Event/ Significance
II.
Main Ideas: Answer the following questions
1. What impact did the outbreak of war have on U.S. foreign and defense policy?
2. Why did Roosevelt take one “unneutral” step after another to assist Britain and the Soviet Union in 1941?
3. Why was the Atlantic Charter important?
4. Why did the United States enter into an undeclared shooting war with Germany in fall 1941?
5. How was oil a source of conflict between Japan and the United States?
6. Which event, do you think, was most influential in bringing the United States into war? Why?
III.
Key Terms:
1. Axis Powers:
2. Lend-lease Act:
3. Atlantic Charter:
4. Allies:
5. Tripartite Pact: