United States of America (U.S.

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Diplomacy and Alliances
The president was allowed to sell or lend any country weapons for war for freedom.
FDR persuaded Congress to pass the Lend-Lease Act, allowing him to sell or lend war materials to any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States. Atlantic Charter created by Churchill and Roosevelt to set goals for the war and postwar, pledging support for the freedom of people to choose their form of government and called for a permanent system of general security.
The big four Allied powers of World War II were England (Great Britain, the United Kingdom), the United States of America, the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R., Russia), and France. Other allied nations: Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia

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Military Strategy, Victories, and Defeats

A strategic bombing led by General Curtis Lemay destroyed much of japans major cities including as well as Okinawa which the U.S. captured.] Civilians on the home front provided courage for the military to push for victory. Pearl Harbor was attacked which caused the destruction of 20 Navy ships. Many U.S. Navy Ships sunk which were considered minor defeat.

Life on the Home Front

The main contributions of the U.S. to the Allied war effort comprised money, industrial output, food, petroleum, This was achieved by tens of millions of workers moving from low-productivity occupations to high efficiency jobs, improvements in productivity through better technology and management, and the move into the active labor force of students, retired people, housewives, and the unemployed, and an increase in hours worked. Federal tax policy was highly contentious during the war, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt battling a conservative Congress. 1942 a rationing system was begun to guarantee minimum amounts of necessities to everyone (especially poor people) and prevent inflation. Tires were the first item to be rationed in January 1942 because supplies of natural rubber were interrupted. Gasoline rationing proved an even better way to allocate scarce rubber. By 1943 one needed government issued ration coupons to purchase typewriters, coffee, sugar, gasoline, bicycles, clothing, fuel oil, silk, nylon, stoves, shoes, meat, cheese, butter, lard, margarine, canned foods, dried fruits, jam, and many other items. Some itemslike new automobiles and appliances were no longer made. The rationing system did not apply to used goods (like clothes or cars) The unemployment problem ended in the United States with the preparations leading up to World War II.So great was the demand for labor that millions of retired people, housewives, and students entered the labor force, lured by patriotism and wages.[9] The shortage of grocery clerks caused some stores to convert from service at the counter to self-service and to lower shelves to 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m), Women also joined the workforce to replace men who had joined the forces, though in fewer numbers. Roosevelt stated that the efforts of civilians at home to support the war through personal sacrifice was as critical to winning the war as the efforts of the soldiers themselves. Labor shortages were felt in agriculture, even though most farmers were given an occupational exemption and few were drafted. Large numbers volunteered or moved to cities for factory jobs. At the same time any agricultural commodities were in greater demand by the military and for the civilian populations of Allies. Production was encouraged and prices and markets were under tight federal control

Plans and Goals for the Future

United States goals for the future were to stop Germany taking over the world To stop from destroying shipping. Stop Japan from taking over all of the islands of the Pacific.

Questions for Review

1. How did U.S. Compare to other countries in World War II? 2. What caused the U.S. to join World War II? 3. How could the U.S. decrease expenses in the war?

Sources
WorldWar2History.info (2001). Allies. Retrieved April 25, 2013, from http://www.worldwar2history.info/war/Allies.html

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