https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw Make a copy of this timeline and Using your annotations from yesterday, create a timeline of events w. explanations that show the progression of the US's gradual movement from Neutrality to Involvement in WWII. Be prepared to discuss with your class. en-us 2022-02-24 19:25:38 UTC 2022-03-04 16:38:38 UTC hello@padlet.com vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065200816 Japan looking to expand and increase it's supply of natural resources invades Manchuria and establishes a puppet government (in violation of the League of Nations)]]> 2022-02-24 19:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065200816 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065200817 Stimson Doctrine
This Doctrine stated that the United States would not recognize any treaty or agreement between Japan and China that violated U.S. rights or agreements to which the United States subscribed]]> 2022-02-24 19:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065200817 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065200818 Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor]]> 2022-02-24 19:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065200818 tyljan22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065220152 Atlantic Charter - Roosevelt with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill created a document called the Atlantic Charter that stated that peace after the war would be self-determination of all people, no territory expansion, and free trade.]]> 2022-02-24 19:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065220152 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065221449 Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota concludes that the main reason for U.S. participation in the world war was to serve the greed of bankers and manufacturers, strengthening the idea that the U.S. should never participate in a European war again.]]> 2022-02-24 19:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065221449 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065224336 The first Neutrality Act is passed, authorizing the president to prohibit all arms shipments and stop U.S. citizens from traveling on the ships of war participants in Europe or Asia.]]> 2022-02-24 19:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065224336 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065225686 The second Neutrality Act is passed, forbidding the extension or creation of new loans/credits to nations participating in the war.]]> 2022-02-24 19:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065225686 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065227510 The third Neutrality Act is passed, forbidding the shipment of arms to opposing sides in the Spanish Civil war, despite Americans sympathizing with the Loyalist group.]]> 2022-02-24 19:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065227510 jaclew22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065227620 Amidst the war breaking out in Europe, controversy sparks in America. Franklin Roosevelt states that if the Democratic nomination were offered to him, he wouldn’t turn it down, meaning he’d be seeking a third term as president. In the end, Roosevelt wins the election with 54 percent of the popular vote.]]> 2022-02-24 19:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065227620 edwlle22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065228721 Roosevelt persuaded Congress to adopt a less restrictive Neutrality Act, "Cash and Carry", which provided that a belligerent could buy U.S arms if it used its own ships and paid cash. So technically, the act favored more at Britain(since the British Navy controlled the seas) ]]> 2022-02-24 19:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065228721 tyljan22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065229030 Shoot-on-Sight - The Navy were responsible for escorting British ships carrying lead-lease materials from the US to as far as Iceland. On September 4, a German submarine attack the US destroyer Greer. Roosevelt ordered for all German ships to be shot on sight. ]]> 2022-02-24 19:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065229030 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065229764 A Civil War in Spain breaks out: (Loyalists vs Facists)]]> 2022-02-24 19:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065229764 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065231780 General Francisco Franco’s Facist Group wins the Spanish Civil War and successfully establishes a military dictatorship.]]> 2022-02-24 19:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065231780 edwlle22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065232074 Roosevelt pushed Congress to enact a law for compulsory military service. The Selective Training and Service Act of September 1940 provided registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 35 and for training of 1.2 million troops in just one year]]> 2022-02-24 19:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065232074 tyljan22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065233589 US and Japan - US relations with Japan grew strained as Japan invaded China and planned to continue. Since 1940, Japan was allied with Germany and Italy.]]> 2022-02-24 19:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065233589 vintan221 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065234124 The America First Committee is formed to warn citizens of the US about reengaging in European Wars. (Led by Charles Lindbergh).]]> 2022-02-24 19:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065234124 edwlle22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065236361 As Britain was being under constant assault by German bombing raids and also threatened British control of the Atlantic, Roosevelt want to help the British by selling them US destroyers. However, he knew that doing this will outrage the isolationists. So he decided to sell Britain 50 older but serviceable US destroyers and the US was given the right to build military bases on British islands in the Caribbean]]> 2022-02-24 19:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065236361 tyljan22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065236964 US Economic Action - After Japan joined the Axis, Roosevelt prohibited the export of steel and scrap iron to all countries except the nations in the Western Hemisphere and Britain. Roosevelt also froze Japanese credits in the US and also stopped Japanese access to vital materials such as oil in 1941.]]> 2022-02-24 19:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065236964 tyljan22 https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065242986 Negotiations - Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull demanded Japan to leave China, but they did not. The Japanese ambassador tried to negotiate with US policy for oil. However the negotiations were not effective. The US avoided conflicts with Japan. But, Japan believed that quick actions were necessary because of its limited oil.]]> 2022-02-24 19:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vintan221/bkh605wbw23r2tzw/wish/2065242986