Monday, Jan. 26Objective:

Today we will explain the reasons the United States moved from a policy of “isolationism” to “involvement” with emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on Pearl Harbor

Agenda:• Warm Up• WWII Timeline• WWII starting for the

US• Pearl Harbor• What did you learn

in school

Warm UpPink Desk: Clean UpYellow Desk: Gather MaterialsGreen Desk: RecorderOrange Desk: Gather handouts

1. What three countries made up the Axis Powers?

2. What four countries made up the Allied Powers?

3. What was the official start of WWII? (Event and year)

4. Which three natural resources did the U.S. have the largest abundance of?

Japan and Germany RiseJapan and Germany started to have many similarities that drew them close together.

Japan:1904- Japan defeats Russia, takes control of Korea and other small areas, surprising the world with it’s military strength and skill.

1931 – 32 - Japan invades Manchuria, a northern region of China.

1937 – 38 - Japan invades China capturing major cities in the east and south.

Germany:1919- Germany looses and is blamed for WWI. Germany is governed by the weak, but democratic, Weimar Republic.1936- Hitler’s army occupies the demilitarized Rhineland in Germany in violation of Treaty ofVersailles.1938 - Hitler annexes Austria; Munich Pact cedes Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland to Germany.1939 - Germany occupies the remainder of Czechoslovakia; Germany invades Poland - World War II begins

How did we get to this point?• Two main factors contributed to the rise of both Japan

and Germany in a post-WWI world.

Appeasment:

1. To bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease,

calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe

2. To yield or concede to the belligerent demands

of (a nation, group, person, etc.).

Rise of Dictators:

Germany- Adolf HitlerItaly- Benito MussoliniJapan- Emperor Showa

HirohituUSSR- Joseph Stalin

These men ruled with absolute power meaning that they had

all the control within their country.

Isolationism to Involvement

Isolationism Involvement

League of Nations Refusal:After WWI, The U.S. does not join the League of Nations to stay out of international conflicts

First Neutrality Acts Passes:The U.S. made no distinction between aggressor and victim, treating both equally as "belligerents"; and they limited the US government's ability to aid Britain and France against Nazi Germany.

Lend Lease Act:The program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945

“A date which will live in infamy”…1. Describe the events or what is

happening in this speech.2. Why would this event be so

shocking to the United States?3. How would this event change

the public’s opinion of US involvement?

4. How could this change US government policy?

5. Why do you think the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor? What did that nation hope to gain? Hint: think about the world resources map.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VqQAf74fsE

“No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.”

How Do You Win?...

• What “strategies” can you use to win any sports game…lets use Basketball:– Pressure Defense– Set picks– Use decoy cutters– Run plays– Make your big men play

low post– Have your small/fast

guards shoot 3 pts.

Pacific Theatre

East Asian Theatre

North African Theater

Western European Theater

Soviet Theatre

Elsewhere in the World

The U.S Home front

Adolph Mortensen recalls Pearl Harbor

1. Describe the reaction of the American sailors to the attack.

2. Why does Adolph Mortensen believe that Mr. Austin was noble and heroic? How is this an example of the common good?

3. The description of Adolph Mortensen is similar to others who survived Pearl Harbor. How do you think these experiences changed how the American citizens felt about US involvement in the war?

What did you learn in school today?

1. How did the U.S. Government’s view of “Common Good” change after Pearl Harbor?

2. Which Theatre was the most important to the US?