HIST 388 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Rennell Island, Atlantic Charter, Washington Agreement
Document Summary
What was fdr"s short of war" policy time: fall of france to dec 7th 1941; obstacles to the policy: public opinion, america first-ers, neutrality acts, election. 1940, resistance in congress and in govt departments (state department); purpose keep britain fighting in europe, near east, far east, atlantic, help defeat germany, gain time for us rearmament, restrain japan diplomatically (didn"t continue through. August 1941 ineffective; japan threatened the us, november ultimatum); measures. 1941 washington agreement beat hitler first, overt actions by military agents of the. Us began april 1941 with the niblack incident american destroyer noticed a (german) submarine advancing on it and water bombed it first military action between us and germany nothing followed till june/july. Victory program 9th july 1941 ordered by fdr 215 division army (9mn men) followed by commitments resulting in the atlantic charter august 1941; convoy protection from north america to britain; september onwards provoked naval incidents.
