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What was the nickname of Churchill and Roosevelts relationship?
‘The partnership that saved the West’
When did Churchill and Roosevelt first meet?
1918
What was Churchill and Roosevelt’s relationship like in 1918?
Didn’t like each other
What did Churchill do in 1937?
Made unfavorable remarks against Roosevelt
What was the USA’s position in war?
Supported but didn’t intervene
What was signed November 1939?
Neutrality Act
What is the Neutrality Act?
Britain can purchase US arms
What was Churchills quotation stressing about US Isolation
‘Risk the ultimate destruction of the Western Democracies in order to secure re-election’
What happened in September 1940?
50 old, US, destroyers were exchanged with Britain for a lease of 8 naval bases
What was the fault of the 50 old US destroyers?
They were obsolete
What did Roosevelt say in December 1940?
They were using an ‘‘arsenal of democracy’’ to defend Britain by selling arms
What happened March 1941?
Lend-Lease Act
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
President could sell transfer, exchange, lease, lend or dipose of defense articles to countries in need of US defense
What did the USA take in terms of the Lend-Lease Act?
Britain’s gold reserves in South Africa as security payment
By 1945, how much worth of assistance had USA sent to Britain?
$31.6 million
What did USA do in April 1941?
Occupied Greenland
What did USA do on the 1st July 1941?
Occupied Iceland
Why did USA occupy troops in Greenland and Iceland 1941?
To prevent Germans using it as a base
What was created in August 1941?
Atlantic Charter
What was the Atlantic Charter?
Joint declaration plans for ‘‘after the destruction of Nazi tyranny’’
On the 12th September 1941, what message did Churchill send Roosevelt?
‘‘You know how I treasure the friendship which you have honoured me’’
What happened December 1941?
Attack on Pearl Harbour: USA enter the War
When they first joined the war, what policy did USA adopt?
‘Europe First’
What was ‘Europe First’ policy?
Defeating Germany before Japan
What did Churchill and Roosevelt argue about when they joined the war?
Whom the representative of France should be
-USA wanted General Giraud
-Churchill wanted De Gaulle
What happened January 1942?
Over 1 million USA troops were in Britain prior to shipment in North Africa or Italy
What happened June 1942?
Meeting in Washington
What happened in the June 1942 meeting in Washington?
Churchill convinced Roosevelt to follow a joint campaign in North Africa rather than ‘Operation Sledgehammer’ to take pressure of Russia
What is Operation Sledgehammer?
Invasion through France
What happened January 1943?
USA agreed with Churchills strategy at Casablanca to invade Sicily and Italy
What happened May 1943 Washington?
USA forced a date for the invasion of North France (decided May 1i44)
What happened in Quebec August 1943?
Disagreement on military
-USA wanted an attack on Southern France
-Churchill favoured an attack on a Balkan Front
What happened at the Tehran Conference?
-Roosevelt refused to meet with Churchill prior
-USA abonded ‘Europe First’ policies
-Roosevelt favoured Stalin
-Churchills idea of Turkey entering war; establishing a Balkan Front was rejected
What happened in Quebec September 1944?
-No post-war finance assistance for Britain
-USA had no concern for post-war Soviet expansion
What happened February 1945?
Yalta Conference
What was determined at the Yalta Conference?
Agreements for free elections and democracy in post war Europe
→Roosevelt was concerned this wouldn’t apply to the British Empire
