US History › Section N · World War II and the early Cold War › Topic N.1
The origins of World War II
Between 1931 and 1941, dictatorships in Europe and Asia seized territory while most Americans hoped to stay out of another foreign war. This topic follows how aggression abroad and caution at home gave way, step by step, to aid for Britain and finally to war after Pearl Harbor.
In this topic
- A fragile peace after 1919
- Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany
- Japan's expansion in Asia
- Appeasement and war in Europe
- Americans who wanted no part of it
- Refugees at the closed door
- Cash-and-carry, bases and the draft
- Worked example: the Lend-Lease debate
- The Atlantic Charter and an undeclared war
- Worked example: the road to Pearl Harbor
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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