Download - Japan, Pearl Harbor and War
Japans ambitions in the Pacific• With the fall of France
and Britain under siege, colonies in Pacific are unprotected.
• July, 1941: Japan takes over French
bases in Indochina (today Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos)… threatens move on Dutch East Indies
• need oil, rubber, tin
U.S Reaction to Japanese Aggression
• FDR orders freeze of Japanese assets in the U.S.
• Places embargo on sales of scrap steel and aviation fuel to Japan
• Japan must have oil to fuel its war machine• Japan threatens to seize oil fields in Dutch
East Indies– This would mean war
U.S. breaks Japanese secret communications code
Learns that Japan is preparing for a strike- Did not know from where attack would occur
Peace talks fail- Dec. 6th: Japan rejects U.S Sec. Of State
Cordell Hull’s proposal to release Japanese assets in return for Japan’s withdrawal from China and French Indochina…
““A date that live in infamy…” A date that live in infamy…”
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US Enters the WarUS Enters the War
• December 8, 1941 US December 8, 1941 US declares war on Japandeclares war on Japan
• December 11, 1941 December 11, 1941 Germany declares war Germany declares war on the United States on the United States
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FDR
Americans join war effort
Demand for GI’s• 5 million volunteered• 10 million drafted• Labor shortage at home
6 million women join labor force
2 million minorities hired
Industrial response
• Automobile plants were converted to build tanks, armored vehicles, etc.
• Factories across nation convert to war production
• Shipbuilder Henry J Kaiser– Liberty ships, tankers, carriers
The American HomefrontThe American Homefront
• The United States The United States government stirs patriotic government stirs patriotic feelings feelings
• Movies are used to build Movies are used to build moralemorale
• Propaganda is used to keep Propaganda is used to keep war effort goingwar effort going
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Banned Cartoon - Donald Duck in (The Spirit Of "43) - USA, America, Germany, nazi, patriotic, war, hero, WW11, WW2, hitler, Video - Sushiamstart - MyVideo
• People rationed People rationed goods/supplies and started goods/supplies and started Victory GardensVictory Gardens
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Continued War EffortContinued War Effort
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Women Enter the WorkforceWomen Enter the Workforce
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Japanese Americans Interned Japanese Americans Interned
• Many Americans Many Americans distrusted Japanese –distrusted Japanese –Americans (Nisei)Americans (Nisei)
• Thousands of Thousands of Japanese -Americans Japanese -Americans were forced into were forced into Internment Camps in Internment Camps in the Midwest the Midwest throughout WWIIthroughout WWII
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