America Moves Toward War

Title: America Moves Toward War Labels: FDR, Pearl_Harbor, WWII, Japan, Great_Britain, Axis_Powers,

1. What did the 1939 Neutrality Act allow?
It allowed nations in war to buy weapons from America only if they paid in cash and provided their own means of transportation for the weapons and war material.
2. Who were the Axis powers?
The Axis powers were Japan, Italy, and Germany.
3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
The Lend-Lease Act let American businesses loan weapons and supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union because they were necessary in the defense of America
4. What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter?
The pledges in the Atlantic Charter were that their would be freedom of the seas, collective security, economic links between nations, self-determination and disarmament.
5. Who were the Allies?
The U.S.A. in the end, France, England, and the U.S.S.R.
6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.s. Pacific fleet?
Most o the Pacific fleet was destroyed by the attack at Pearl Harbor.
7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?
Germany and Italy declared war on the United States because they were supplying war goods to the British and the U.S.S.R. and it made them an enemy of Italy and Germany.