“America Moves Toward War” Note Questions Ch. 24, Sec. 4, p. 756-­763 I. The United States Musters Its Forces A. Moving Cautiously Away from Neutrality *What was the “cash-­‐and-­‐carry” provision that FDR pushed for Congress to pass? *What was FDR’s argument for the provision? B. The Axis Threat *Who made up the Axis powers? *What was the name of the defense treaty they signed? *How did the Tripartite Pact try to keep the U.S. out of the war? *What did FDR do to avoid the situation of fighting a two-­‐ocean war? C. Building U.S. Defenses *What was the Selective Training and Service Act? D. Roosevelt Runs for a Third Term *Why did the majority of voters chose FDR as president? II. “The Great Arsenal of Democracy” A. The Lend-­‐Lease Plan *What was the Lend-­Lease Act? B. Supporting Stalin *What did Hitler do in June 1941? *Under what principle did FDR justify sending lend-­‐lease supplies to the Soviet Union? C. German Wolf Packs *What did Hitler do to prevent delivery of lend-­‐lease shipments? *What was a wolf pack attack? *What did FDR do in June 1941 to counter the wolf pack attacks? *How was the submarine menace finally contained? III. FDR Plans for War A. The Atlantic Charter *What was the Atlantic Charter? *Specifically, what 5 things did each country pledge? *What did the Atlantic Charter become the basis of? *Who were the Allies? B. Shoot on Sight *Why did Roosevelt order the navy to shoot the German submarines on sight? *What happened to the Pink Star, Kearny, and Reuben James? *What Senate action did this lead to? IV. Japan Attacks the United States A. Japan’s Ambitions in the Pacific *Who was Hideki Tojo? *Where did he launch an invasion? *What did the U.S. do to protest Japan’s new acts of aggression? *What U.S. good could Japan not live without? B. Peace Talks are Questioned *Who was emperor of Japan? *What did Tojo promise the emperor? *What did Tojo do on Nov. 5, 1941? *What happened on Dec. 6, 1941? C. The Attack on Pearl Harbor *What day the attack on Pearl Harbor occur? *How long did the attack last? *How many were killed? Wounded? *How many ships were sunk or damaged? Aircraft? *How did these losses compare to WWI? *How many aircraft carriers escaped? Why? D. Reaction to Pearl Harbor *What did FDR call the attack on Pearl Harbor during his address to Congress? *Congress approved what? *What happened 3 days later?