HIST 10613 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Atlantic Charter, United States Marine Corps, Neutrality Acts Of The 1930S
1920's Totalitarian Regimes
Monday, February 26, 2018
11:03 AM
Germany
• Adolf Hitler
• National Socialism
• In German national was pronounced "naht-zee-on-al" therefore they got the name Nazi
• Axis powers
Soviet Union
• Josef Stalin
• Communism
o Stalin commonly presented as two radical opposites but they have far more in common than
that which separates them
o They are rivals fighting for the same radical chunk of the political spectrum
• Part of the allied powers
Italy
• Benito Mussolini
• Fascism
• Axis Powers
Japan
• Emperor Hirohito
• Militarism
• Axis powers
US Neutrality Acts
• Banned US sale of war supplies to belligerent nations
• Banned US loans to belligerents
• Declared US citizens sailed on belligerent vessels did so at their own risk
World War II Unfolds
• Nazi Germany and Soviet Union sign non-aggression pact
• Britain France and Germany also agreed to protect Poland's sovereignty
o Germany invades poland
o Britain and France declare war
o Blitzkreig = lighting war
• Soviet Union invades Poland
• France falls to Germany
• Battle of Britain
• Germany invades the Soviet union
US Aid to Britain and the Allies
• Cash-and-Carry Policy
• Bases-for-destroyers deal
• Lend-Lease program
o Us will lend war supplies to Britain and other Allied powers
Helping Britain in the Battle of the Atlantic
• US Navy Neutrality patrols
o Searches for U boats and then reports to britain where they are
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Document Summary
Germany: adolf hitler, national socialism, axis powers. In german national was pronounced naht-zee-on-al therefore they got the name nazi. Us neutrality acts: banned us sale of war supplies to belligerent nations, banned us loans to belligerents, declared us citizens sailed on belligerent vessels did so at their own risk. World war ii unfolds: nazi germany and soviet union sign non-aggression pact, britain france and germany also agreed to protect poland"s sovereignty, germany invades poland, britain and france declare war, blitzkreig = lighting war. France falls to germany: battle of britain, germany invades the soviet union. Us aid to britain and the allies: cash-and-carry policy, bases-for-destroyers deal. Lend-lease program: us will lend war supplies to britain and other allied powers. Helping britain in the battle of the atlantic: us navy neutrality patrols, searches for u boats and then reports to britain where they are, us marines occupy iceland, atlantic conference & charter.
