A Little History US and World War I
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A Little History
US and World War I US has about 117, 000 military killed US is owed billions from sales of military equipment US becomes more Isolationist as a result Does not want to get involved in European political affairs Great Depression begins in 1929
World War II -Europe August 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact September 1939 Germany invades Poland US passes Neutrality act of 1939 By mid 1940 Germany controls most of western Europe July 1940 Germany attacks Great Britain Germany, Italy and Japan form the Axis Alliance in September 1940 Germany and the Axis attacks the Soviet Union in June of 1941
World War II - Asia September 1930 Japan invades Manchuria n China 1938 Japan declares a “New Order for East Asia” July 1939 US stops supplying Japan with iron and steel 1939 Soviet Union and Japan fight over Mongolia 1940 Japan invades French Indochina August 1941 US stops supplying oil to Japan
World War II December 1941 US remained neutral and Isolationist Lend Lease Act December 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Germany and Italy declare war on the US The US enters World War II
What did the US know and When did it know it?