HIST 1311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Bracero Program, Axis Powers, Lend-Lease
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Prewar- the us is already involved in international affairs, imperialism and economic ties. People (cid:272)lai(cid:373) though that they do(cid:374)"t wa(cid:374)t to go to war. 1931-japan seized manchuria from china and invaded china. Intended to help japan battle its own economic depression. Mussolini seized power of italy in 1920"s: conquered ethiopia in 1935. 1933 hitler became chancellor of germany and claimed absolute power in 1934 and remade. Germany"s army in defiance of versailles treaty: annexed austria 1938 and took the sudeten land, 1939 invaded poland. These countries signed a pact to be the axis powers. While this was all going down us was watching europe. 94% of americans in 1934 were against the war. These a(cid:272)ts show that the us sort of pi(cid:272)ked a side (cid:271)ut was(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)itti(cid:374)g (i(cid:374) order to stay neutral) Response to what was happening in europe. France and britain declared war on germany after they invaded poland.
