HIST 2057 Chapter : From Isolation To Global War
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Norway: by may 21 germans had reached the english channel, by june 14 hitler had taken paris and june 22nd french officials had submitted terms of surrender, britan under churchill said they would never surrender- resistance. At this point they expected the usa to step up and fight against the nazis. Preparing defense: americans began to feel threatened by nazi- 50,000 combat planes a year were to be made. 1 response to churchill, the navy and army began relaeasing ammo, planes etc and began releasing it to the brits: fdr set up the june 15 1940- national defense. Internationalists vs. isolationists: significant number of americans didn"t want to start war, significant number wanted to enter the war, internationalist- wanted to help britain. Committee to defend america by defending the allies (east and west coast and the. South: isolationist- didn"t need to help america.
