Churchill Was Roosevelt: US Enters The War Flashcards
(12 cards)
When does the US enter the war ?
After Pearl Harbour December 1941
American declared war on Germany and Japan 4 days later
Proved Churchill right after he said ‘ the tide is turning our way’
How did Churchill show his remarkable status as a statesman after the US declaration of war ?
WSC travelled straight to Washington and made an overwhelming positive impression
This inclined the US to see him as a heroic figure during a highly tense time and WSC oratory skills being a major factor in this
Was the war then fought on US terms ?
How did this show Britians position
No, US General Marshall had to wait to invade Northern France until 1944
The US supported the strategy to fight in the Mediterranean and supported ‘Europe First’ defeating Germany before Japan
Demonstrated Britian as a member of the Grand Alliance
What happened at the June 1942 meeting in New York ?
- WSC persuaded FDR agaisnt an invasion of France to a campaign in North Africa
- Next meeting at Casablanca FDR was persuaded to invade Sicily then Italy
How did Roosevelt see WSC relationship with De Gaulle ?
Disliked his backing of De Gaulle and preferred to work with the French General Giraud
What were some splits ?
Roosevelt moved towards the logical position that given Russias immense war effort the key element was to negotiate with Stalin
What did the Quebec 1943 meeting show ?
The breakdown in relations
- USA didn’t favour a Balkan attack instead wanting an attack on southern France but Britian did
When and what happened at Tehran ?
1943
- Roosevelt refused to meet WSC privately before the conference
- met Chinese leader Jiang Jeshi without WSC knowing
- made it clear he wanted British attacks in Burma
- USA abandoned ‘Europe First’
- bitter exchanges over the invasion of France
- Roosevelt clearly favoured Stalin to WSC
- Churchills plan to involve Turkey and start a Balkan front were rejected
- USA to be supreme commander of Operation Overlord the allied invasion of France in 1944
What happened at Quebec in 1944?
- Churchill got no commitment for post war financial assistance for Britian
- America not concerned with post war soviet expansion in comparison to Britians
- USA not prepared to adopt the Anglo American race to occupy Berlin before the Russians
When was Yalta and happened at Yalta ?
February 1945
- FDR and WSC agreeed on policy of fee election and democracy in post war Europe and FDR wanted this to apply to the empire
How did Churchill react to Roosevelt’s death ?
FDF died in April 1945
WSC paid a fulsome tribute to him in the House of Commons
Did Churchill attend Roosevelt’s funeral ?
No
Roosevelt had never once visited WSC in Britian
