Road to WW2

Washington Naval Conference of 1921–1922

which reduced the size of the navies of the nine signatory nations

Four Power Treaty

signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, and Japan in 1921, committed the signatories to avoid action in any territorial expansion in Asia

Fascism

called for a totalitarian form of government and a heightened focus on national unity, militarism, social Darwinism, and loyalty to the state

Enabling Act:

gave Hitler the power to make all laws for the next four years.

Anti-Comintern Pact 1936:

pledging mutual assistance in defending themselves against the Comintern, the international agency created by the Soviet Union to promote worldwide Communist revolution.

Why did the United States join the war prior to Pear Harbor Attack?

Nazi Germany and Japan were making huge issues and in order for the country to continue pursuing collective security and peace they had to join the war.

What happened to other countries after the stock market crash?

Since many countries had loans from the United States for World War One when the stock market crashed it caused a financial chain to fail.

How was many countries’s economy after WW1?

Many economies faltered and were on a breaking point

Why did the Axis Powers turn dictorial?

After World War One countries, Italy and Nazi Germany faced a communist fear from Russia and soon after out of this fear a dictatorial country was formed.

How was Hitler able to turn the country into a dictorial one?

Due to the fear of communism Hitler was able to transform the country to become a dictatorial one and create hatred for the allies and the rise of Hitler and Nazi-Germany through the National Socialist Party.

Munich Pact Issue:

In order to satisfy Hitler and avoid war the League of Nations without Germany decided that German expansion a little was okay. This was a big mistake as soon Hitler had occupied Austria, Czechoslovakia later on.

What pact soon caused the stage for the Axis powers?

Once the Anti-Comintern Pact was made with Japan and Nazi Germany Italy soon joined this duo in the fight for greater imperialism and anti-communism, setting the basis for the Axis powers.

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident:

led to a full-scale invasion of China by the Japanese. Throughout the year of deaths and public outcry, Japanese sentiment was at all time levels especially in the United States causing discrimination to reach new heights.

Neutrality Act of 1935:

banned the sale of armaments to warring nations

Neutrality Act of 1936

prohibited loaning money to aggressive countries

Neutrality Act of 1937:

forbade the transportation of weapons or passengers to aggressive nations on board American ships and also prohibited American citizens from traveling on board the ships of nations at war

Did FDR want to do something against Nazi Germany?

Franklin Roosevelt wanted to take action against Nazi Germany because of Nazi Germany aiming on certain people but Congress wanted to remain neutral and isolated because of the mistakes made in WW1.

Why couldn’t FDR do something for the targeted Jews trying to escape?

Franklin Roosevelt was unable to do anything because he feared the nativist would taint him as being friends with Jews making his power weaker and unable to do anything.

“Cash and Carry”:

permitted belligerents to purchase war materiel if they could pay cash for it and arrange for its transportation on board their own ships. (This was meant for France and Britain)

Export Control Act in July 1940:

the United States began to embargo the shipment of various materials to Japan, starting first with aviation gasoline and machine tools, and proceeding to scrap iron and steel.

Lend Lease:

a practice by which the United States could sell, lease, or transfer armaments to any nation deemed important to the defense of the United States.

Why did Hitler declare war on Poland?

Hitler declared war on Poland after refusal with France and Britain to give up more land to let Nazi-Germany take over Poland

Once Hitler wanted Poland and declared war what did this cause?

this caused France and Britain to declare war on Germany causing FDR to help the allies with the cash and carry.

What let other countries know that Hitler and Germany was a huge threat soon after WW2 started?

Nazi-Germany had seized France after 6 weeks and this led to a huge fear for Britain and now the stakes were even higher. Japan on the other side took over French Indochina thanks to the defeat of France.

What did Hitler break and which important pact was broken?

Hitler had broken all the pacts and decent war laws made especially the non aggression pact which caused Nazi-Germany to kill thousands of people in the Soviet Union causing immense hate.

What did the Lend Lease destroy?

The lend lease destroyed non-intervention in fear of the entirety of Europe becoming into Nazi-Germany’s hands

What caused the Pear Harbor attack?

Due to the fact of Japan not being able to take any longer of the embargo by the United States they decided if no peaceful method to get weapons were made then they would go to war.

Which event was attacked for revenge by the Japanese?

Pearl Harbor was the attack of the Japanese on the United States to teach them a lesson and this caused the United States to gear up into war and fight for these lives lost making it a day in infancy.

Summarize the way the United States was able to gear up for war?

The United States had geared up for war and wartime production soared and big businesses soared and jobs availability rose helping the country get out of the great depression slowly. 10M men were needed to fight the war and groups like African Americans, White Americans and Native Americans who helped communicate in ways the Japanese were unable to crack which caused numerous victories for the Allies.

Why was the United States in a position to go to war?

• Jobs

• Passion

• Nationalism

• Purpose

• Resources

Did everyone support the draft?

Many people avoided the draft and they refused to come for several reasons but in the end they had to go but they served in different positions than killing.

Office of Price Administration:

ultimately had the power to set ceiling prices for all goods, except agricultural commodities, and to ration a long list of items. During the war, major labor unions pledged not to strike in order to prevent disruptions in production; in return, the government encouraged businesses to recognize unions and promised to help workers bargain for better wages.

What was the same tool used to get people to sign up to participate in war?

War Propaganda was also used in WW2 war production in order for a prosperous win.

Community Facilities Act of 1942:

To try to address the dual role of women as workers and mothers, Eleanor Roosevelt urged her husband to approve the first U.S. government childcare facilities.

What was a major similarity in WW1 and WW2 in terms of women?

Women like before took over male dominated industries and jobs once they left to war and they essentially had double lives and they still faced discrimination but they preserved to earn money better than before the war.

Major diff between WW1 and WW2

Unlike WW1 Women played more direct roles and took more action. “Tens of thousands of women served in the war effort more directly. Approximately 350,000 joined the military. They worked as nurses, drove trucks, repaired airplanes, and performed clerical work to free up men for combat. Those who joined the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) flew planes from the factories to military bases.”

Name a job women were in?

Women served in jobs like making weapons and bombs and even though the money was good danger was high