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Objective 6.4- American Neutrality

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after Poland fell to Hitler and Stalin in 1939 just cut to pieces Stalin in the Soviet Red Army invaded the Eastern European Democracies of Estonia Lithuania Latvia infant meanwhile Hitler and the Nazis took over the Western European countries of Denmark and Norway to according to Hitler the freedom and Independence what do you really want it was Naval bases to attack Great Britain in the North Sea the Nazis then marched on the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg put them over quickly Hitler's plan was now to invade France from the North and the East and bring the full brunt of the war to the Allied Powers by 1940 Europe was divided installment in the East and Hitler in the west with the actions of Hitler and Stalin Americans were divided on how to respond to the war Americans who favored isolation didn't want to Aid allies or send American boys to fight and die in a European conflict Americans who favored intervention wanted to send a to the allies and sleep the aggressors he had to listen to who strongly supported isolationism we'll keep out of this wall I believe that it will and I give you a rush or on some reassurance whatever what time will be directed comparing them to a disease on the mark this well where am I not pathetic of physical disease starts to spread the community approves and joins in a quarantine of the patients in order to approach the health of the community at game the spread of the disease eager to Ada allies FDR had to appease the ice Patience by signing the Neutrality Acts the Neutrality Acts outlawed arms sales and Loans to Nations at War play off Oakland Park of America standing it is to European field at this moment there is being prepared proclamation of American neutrality  but by June of 1940 British and French troops were being routed on the Western Front why is were in trouble in 1940 the Germans trap the Allied troops at the notorious beaches of Dunkirk then they marched on Paris and they forced the French to surrender the Nazis were occupied northern France where the French would be allowed to keep a Nazi controlled puppet government in the South Vici France eager to bring about a swift end to the war turn the Western Front his attention now to Great Britain Hitler had plans to invade England but first he had to move taking Air Supremacy against the Royal Air Force this brings about the Battle of Britain for 2 months 24 hours a day the German luftwaffe bomb British cities and War facilities they went to go against the Royal Air Force for the RAF above the Skies of a major symbol of British resistance and hope was prime minister Winston Churchill Churchill famous League what are the radio and speak to the British people inspiring them to hold fast Defender nation and stand up to the German onslaught  we shall defend our Island whenever they cost maybe we should fight on the beaches or fight on the landing grounds which to fight in the Hills Winston Churchill would become a pivotal figure in the war Great Britain our closest Ally and the only remaining democracy in Western Europe stood at the edge of defeat the enormous pressure to Aid Great Britain and its fight against Germany could be aided by us supplies and win the war on its own the United States will not be forced to send American boys to die in Europe after you're persuaded Congress to amend the Neutrality Acts in is it a Great Britain the first action that Congress took was the Cash and Carry provision in September of 1939 Congress allowed the Allies to buy us arms if they could pay cash and ship them on their own ships the reason for this was to avoid us ships from being sunk forcing the United States into the war This Promise all age short of War FDR me to plan to give us naval ships in return for British Naval bases where the United States was Germany and Italy responded by a line with Japan to form the Axis powers This was meant to threaten the United States with the two front War how do you say such a divider truce between the Atlantic and the Pacific this would deplete their forces making it more difficult to win  in 1940 Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to a who presidented third term as president of the United States and he immediately begins to prepare the United States for potential entry in the war hoonah Alaska fighting which will enable them to fight democracy Roosevelt convinced Congress to dramatically increase the defense budget and gear up for war you also instituted the first peacetime draft in American between 1940 and 1941 1 million men wear enlisted in the armed services Roosevelt also convinced Congress to further amend the Neutrality Acts The Next Step taken lend lease plan with Great Britain out of cash the Lend-Lease Act allowed the Allies to borrow Arms and Supplies it was impossible for us to allow them to continue to buy armsby play Radha cash we simply let them borrow them on the premise that the return them when the war's done FDR was doing anything he could to keep Great Britain in the fight however what takes a dramatic turn in June 1941 when Hitler violates his non-aggression pact with Stalin and invade the Soviet Union in the East this opens up a new front and also the composition of the war despite opposition from some Arms and Supplies to the Soviet Union because now it has become an ally of Great Britain as Lend-Lease is extended to stall one leader in 1941 FDR secretly prepares the United States by meeting with British prime minister Winston Churchill they met secretly on a British Destroyer off the coast of Nova eager to get FDR to declare war and send troops Churchill had to settle for less together they sign the Atlantic Charter which was the Declaration of aims and goals for the war in Atlanta are they pledged to correct the wrongs of World War One they want a collective security for the war a disarmament of world powers self-determination for small Nations and turn on the cooperation and Freedom of the Seas through trade although after refuse to declare war he did promise Churchill you try to provoke Hitler into an act of War in January 1941 in a speech that would become known as the Ford freedom speech Franklin Roosevelt outlined the hopes and Visions he had for the world the Axis powers had been defeated in the war they were the principles that he believed America would stand in fight for if call to make the cure for essential is freedom of speech and expression the second is freedom of every person to worship when is always the third Freedom from Want Freedom From Fear by the end of that year America would be thrust into a colossal global conflict to defend those principles from Annihilation to see America vision of a world free from tyranny come true

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