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50. The Road to Pearl Harbor

The isolationism of the 1930s, the response to a darkening world, the outbreak of war, the arsenal of democracy, and December 1941.

50. The Road to Pearl Harbor

Storm clouds were darkening around the world. While Americans struggled to make ends meet during the Great Depression, fascism swept Italy and Germany. Elsewhe…

50a. 1930s Isolationism

Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor Policy" was instituted to foster good relations from other countries within the same hemisphere. As a result, Marines st…

50b. Reactions to a Troubled World

Volunteers from around the globe converged on Spain in the 1930s to help fend off a fascist uprising led by Francisco Franco. This poster, printed in Spanish…

50c. War Breaks Out

German troops parade through Warsaw in September 1939 following their invasion of Poland. Britain and France responded to this action with declarations of war…

50d. The Arsenal of Democracy

War had finally come. Two days after Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany, President Roosevelt issued a proclamation of neutrality and ordered the s…

50e. Pearl Harbor

The USS Shaw was damaged, but not destroyed, at Pearl Harbor. After repairs, it participated in convoy missions throughout the war and was decommissioned in 19…