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PEGS 1. Roosevelt Elected for third term in 1940...breaking two-term tradition 2. Roosevelt puts on farce in actions to fool isolationists in America into thinking US is remaining neutral 3. Election of 1940: Republicans nominated Wendell Wilkie, who criticized the new but agreed with Roosevelt on prepardness and giving aid to Britain short of actually entering the war...lost election 4. Hoping to avoid conflict with Germany, the democracies adopted a policy of appeasement toward Hitler/Germany 5.** was re-elected for a fourth term in 1944, new vice president- Harry S Truman 1.**Roosevelt recognized the Soviet Union in hopes to increase US trade therefore boost the economy. __**2.**__Roosevelt favored low tariffs as a means of increasing international trade. 4. Cash and Carry policy: ALL warring countries can buy ammo and such from Us if they pay in cash and bring it back on their own ships 5.** Finaced the war by war bonds and an increased income tax 1.**Cuba - only keeping naval base at Guantanamo Bay. 3. Hitler takes Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia) unopposed by the British and French leaders 4.** the war was fought on two fronts, or "theaters on operation" 1.**Hitler used scare tactics as well as Fascist ideology to increase his popularity with disgruntled, unemployed German workers.
 * Political:
 * Economic:
 * 3. Lend-Lease 1940: US lends money to Britain to buy war supplies (buy US arms on credit)
 * Geographic:
 * 2. Destroyer deal gives US ability to build base in British Virgin Islands...didn't really need
 * 5.** Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941
 * Social:
 * __2.__** Many Mexicans entered the US during harvesting seasons, lead to Zoot suit riots
 * __3.__**100,000 Japanese Americans were forced to move to internment camps
 * __4.__**200,000 women filled noncombat service duties, 5 million entered the workforce
 * __5.__**Double V slogan- victory over fascism and victory for equality

CHRONOLOGY 1941 United States declares war on Japan Germany delcares war on the United States 1942 United States begins sending Japanese Americans to internment camps Battle of Midway 1942 Zoot Suite Riots in Los Angeles Race Riots in Detroit 1945 Roosevelt dies, Truman takes office Germany surrenders

MNEMONIC O**ffice of War Information controlled the propoganda such as War news, and troop movement A ppeasement of Germany by democratic nations R**oosevelt had a good neighbor policy towards the nations of the Western Hemisphere W**omen entered the workforce and 200,000 took noncombat duties // **O**rganized unions protected under the new deal //
 * W**ar ** breaks out in Europe after Germany invades Poland
 * R**ecognition in the Soviet Union - Roosevelt granted recognition in 1933 hoping to increase US trade therefore boost the economy.
 * L**ondon Economic Conference- Roosevelt felt that the US in the League of Nations would hurt his recovery plans, so he withdrew.
 * D**ue to the isolationist majority in Congress, Congress adopted a series of neutrality acts, which Roosevelt signed with reluctance.
 * W endell Wilkie nominated by Repubublicans in 1940...lost to Roosevelt
 * T wo term tradition broken by Roosevelt in 1940 when he was elected for a third time as president