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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: World War II Outline

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Jack Cleary
Mrs. Knoff
Honors American History
3 November 2014

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: World War II Outline
Through covert decision making and quiet preparation President Franklin Delano Roosevelt affected the United States Government by putting it in a better position to win World War II
Transition from an isolationist state:
The Lend-Lease act 2. “Four Freedoms” State of the Union address 3. Roosevelt met with British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, to draft Atlantic Charter 4. “Rainbow Five” is published by the Chicago Union Tribune 5. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor a. “Infamy Speech” results in United States declaring war on Japan
War is imminent: 1. The economic situation of …show more content…

Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 demanding the internment of all
Japanese-Americans in Hawaii and western states
2. Roosevelt is warned that the Guadalcanal will be overrun by the Japanese if not supported by the United States
3. A meeting involving Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek took place that resulted in the signing of the Cairo Declaration
The European Front: 1. Roosevelt met with Churchill and French resistance leaders, Charles de Gaulle, and
Henri Giraud to discuss the postponement of the cross channel invasion for a year
Allied powers declare they will only accept an unconditional surrender from Germany 2. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin (“The Big Three”) agree upon and plan “Operation
Overlord”, or the invasion of the cross channel
3. Stalin supports United Nations but insisted on the Soviet Union keeping the portion of Poland they occupied in 1939
Coming to an end: 1. Roosevelt’s health was a major concern, considering it was getting worse for some time now
2. Allied forces take France, Dwight D. Eisenhower was chosen to lead the invasion
3. With Harry Truman as his running mate, Roosevelt was nominated by the Democratic
National Convention for his fourth

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