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| Hitler was elected to power and began to lead Germany out of its great depression. He soon wanted to annex the Czech republic and was able to do so because the British and French were unable to help the Czech at the time. After occupying all of the Czech republic, he set his sights on Poland, and that's when the British and French intervened and declared war. |
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| American neutrality in WWII |
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| Different this time: Roosevelt made it clear that he sympathized with France and Britain and would do any legal action to support them |
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| the US would allow the British and French to buy whatever they wanted from the US as long as they paid cash and carried it on their own boats. Was designed to avoid attacks on American ships like during the last war. |
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amendment to the Cash/Carry Law
US basically gives Great Britain whatever it needs to defend itself. Lent war goods/materials for free or rented it to them. |
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| Why/How was the Axis Alliance formed? |
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| Japan allied with Germany and Italy to frighten the Americans to stay out of the war. And it worked. |
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| Why were the Japanese pissed at the Americans? |
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| Japan invaded Indochina, and Roosevelt was afraid they'd go after the Philippines next, so he cut off trade of scrap metal, fuel and oil to Japan until they stop the invasion. Japan relied on America for their oil, but had been fighting for these lands for 10 years. |
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Purpose was to get Americans off their back.
This attack ended neutrality. The US declares war. |
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United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
Germany had turned on the Soviet Union, awkwardly placing them in league with their enemies against Germany. |
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| the Soviet army. Not the best, but it was the biggest on the allied side. |
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First operation against the Germans
British and Americans fought the Germans in North Africa, Germany's weakest area. |
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| General for American army; secures the allied victory in Operation Torch |
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| German soldiers besieged the city. The Red Army broke the siege and pushed the German army into retreat |
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Although the Americans suffered heavier losses, the Japanese withdrew.
Fought solely with airplanes and aircraft carriers. |
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