HIST 2057 Lecture : TEST 2 World War II LectureS
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Where we left off : fdr elected to unprecedented 3rd term in 1940, fdr sees a switch in focus from new deal to international issues, fascist aggression in europe and africa, fascist combined a centralized, authoritarian state, a doctrine of. Sudetenland: munich and appeasement, finally france and england call for a meeting with. Neutrality act, can now lend in credit arms to allied powers. Japan and the pacific theater: 1931 japan invaded manchuria, and then later in 1937 invaded. Japan desperately needed: december 7, 1941 pearl harbor, japanese bombers attacked pearl harbor in hawaii, killing more than 2,400 americans, they destroyed or heavily damaged 8 battleships, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers and almost 200 airplanes: lesser known attack was a few hours after pearl harbor they attacked another us pacific island, manila, war is declared on japan which then led germany to declare war on. America, us is officially in the middle of this conflict.
