american involvement: the u.s. helps its allies. hitler was busy taking over europe
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American Involvement:
The U.S. Helps Its Allies
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Hitler was busy taking over Europe
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1939America declares its neutrality
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Although isolationist feelings were strong, many Americans sympathized with those who battled the Axis Powers
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President Roosevelt found ways to go around the Neutrality Acts
He wanted to find a ways to provide aid, including warships, to Britain as it stood alone against Hitler
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Lend-Lease Act• Passed in1941 by
Roosevelt/Congress• Sell or lend war
materials to “any country whose
defense the President deems vital to the
defense of the U.S.”: Countries of
democracy/freedom • Supplied arms to those
who were fighting for freedom
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Atlantic Charter
• Aug. 9, 1941: Roosevelt (U.S.) and Churchill (G.B.) met secretly on a battleship
• Set goals for the war: “the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny”
• Right for people to choose their government
• Free Trade• “Permanent system of
general security” • Becomes the Allies’
peace plan at the end of WWII
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• September 4, 1941, U.S. destroyer: Greer was heading back from Newfoundland to Iceland.•German U-boat fires on the U.S. destroyer: Greer•President Roosevelt issues orders to "shoot on sight" any warships within "our defensive waters." •U.S. & Germany involved in undeclared naval war