After World War I Germany was forced to give up land and banned from having armed forces. Adolf Hitler was voted as the leader of Germany, once he was in charge he promised to make Germany a great country again and started to prepare his army to take land back. World War II was started by Germany unprovoked attacked on Poland. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler would not stop his invasion on Poland.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was President of the United States from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945. He was best known for leading the nation through the Great Depression and World War II. During his term on January 6, 1941 he recited the Four Freedoms speech to the 77th Congress. Also know as the State …show more content…
He said in this address that, “we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.” The four freedoms were freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The first freedom is freedom of speech which is the right to communicate and speak freely. Next is the freedom of worship this supports the freedom of any religion, worship, practice, or teachings. After that was the freedom from want which is a minimum entitlement to food, clothing and housing at an adequate level. Lastly is freedom from fear this means that no nation will be in a position to commit an act against any other nation. Roosevelt wanted theses four freedoms to be for the world and not just for the Untied …show more content…
The Axis Power were the nations that fought against the allied forces in World War II. The Axis Power consisted of Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. They had two goals which were to have territory expansion and the destruction of the Soviet Communism. The Allied also known as the United Nations consisted of United States, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, and Yugoslavia.
The historical significance of the Four Freedoms is big in World War II. With the ending of World War I the Untied States government establish the Neutrality Acts which restricted the sales of armaments and the travel to foreign nations that were in war. President Franklin Roosevelt’s goal in the speech was to get the Neutrality Acts dropped so the Untied States could become involved in the war. With the Untied States able to help the Allies in the war by bringing supplies. But overall the Four Freedoms speech was a key factor that got the United States involved in World War