World War II: America Prepares for War

Following the re-election of President Roosevelt, America begins building its Navy fleet as the debate whether to enter the war or not continues.

President Roosevelt arrange the trade in Great Britain 50 over 80 destroyers in return for 99 years of visa and the number of naval bases in the Atlantic. Where in England in danger, Congress voted in men’s some to build the fleet for the Atlantic Ocean. Design to give the United States the first two Ocean Navy in its history. Orders were place for tens of thousand of planes another war equipment. New factories were built to make this equipment. In September 1940, Congress pass the first Peace time graphs in the American History. The division of opinion in the United States was still fast-up. It was approved by only one vote in the House Representative. Within the year, this program of preparedness and cost $37 billion more than a entire cost of the First World War and Roosevelt was able to say “Our most useful and immediate role is to act as an arsenal for them as well as for ourselves.” The most Americans this arsenal was the answer to Churchill challenge, “Give us the tools and we will finish the job.” They hope that our industrial might will through the balance on the side of the Western ally and that American boys would not have to fight the axis forces. The great debate in the United States rage with growing intensity. Roosevelt re-election to a non-president third term in 1940, serve to indicate that the majority favor the route charter. A route was offered aid to the allies but which also promise to most American the avoidance of war. In February and March of 1941, Hitler move to the southeast through political pressure and by military force, the German occupied the Vulcan counties Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, then Greece , the Island of Crete, Libya, perilously close to Britain life line, the Swiss Canal. In the United States Congress implemented the arsenal of Democracy concept. With the Lend lease bill, past is March 1941 after better debate. It give the President authority to: “Sale, transfer, exchange, lease land. Defense materials and ship yard facilities to the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.” That same month, the United State steamed all access shipping in American ports and in June 1941, close access conflict. Roosevelt work in harmony with Prime Minister Churchill. IN August 1941, the two leaders meet in Mid Atlantic where they do up a joint declaration of wherein the people lives is Spirit of resistance in the conquered nation. “Suburb rights and self government restored. Access and equal terms to trade and to raw materials. Improved labor standard, the economic advancement and social security. The final destruction of the Nazi tyranny.” Therefore, the Atlantic Charter a statement of Wherein around which the conquered nation of Europe and Asia could rally.