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US Neutrality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Word that can describe the period between 1919-1931? | isolation |
| What happened in 1919 ? | US Rejects TOV |
| What happened in 1921? | Immigration Restriction Law |
| What happened in 1928? | Kellogg-Briand Pact |
| Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928) | Agreement to outlaw war signed by 15 nations which included US, France, GB, and Germany |
| What happened in 1932? | Good Neighbor Policy |
| Good Neighbor Policy (1932) | 1) FDR promised the US would interfere less in Latin American affairs 2) He withdrew troops from DR and Haiti 3) He gave Haiti control over their national bank again 4) He reduced US’s influence in Panama |
| What word can describe the period between 1931- 1937/1938 | isolation x 100 |
| What happened in 1934? | General Billy Mitchell warned Japan is the US’s greatest enemy due to their aggressive expansion threatening trade w China |
| What happened in 1935? | Merchants of Death written |
| Merchants of Death (1935) | 1) Book that exposed the international arms traffic specifically the involvement of US banks and corporations in financing WW1 2) Made people wanted to stay out of future wars |
| What happened between 1934-1936 | Nye Committee hearings |
| Nye Committee hearings (1934-1936) | 1) Congressional committee that investigated the involvement of US banks and corporations in financing WW1 & supplying weapons to allies 2) Made people more suspicious of big business |
| What happened between 1935 - 1937? | Neutrality Acts |
| Neutrality Acts | 1) Prevent circumstances that led to US joining WW1 2) outlawed arms sales or loans to nations at war 3) Americans can't ride on hostile ships |
| Did FDR support the neutrality acts | not really bc it didn't distinguish victims from aggressors |
| What word describes the period of 1937/1938-1939 for the US | fear: war is coming |
| When was the quarantine speech | 1937 |
| quarantine speech | 1) FDR gives speech suggesting peaceful nations should quarantine/isolate aggressive nations 2) Gets backlash because public doesn’t think US should get involved in world affairs. |
| what happened in 1938? | Ludlow amendment |
| Ludlow Amendment (1938) | 1) Louis Ludlow, congressman, proposed a constitutional amendment that required a national referendum on any US declaration of war unless the US was attacked 2) Had a lot of support but wasn’t passed |
| When was the War of the World's Broadcast? | 1938 |
| War of the World's Broadcast (1938) | 1) Broadcast that reported an alien invasion in Princeton, NJ 2) Caused widespread panic bc people thought it was real 3) Some thought the Germans had attacked the US |
| What did the US do between 1938-1939? | prepare for war |
| War preparation (1938-1939) | 1) FDR asks congress for $300 million for military 2) Instructed army air crops to build 20,000 planes annually 3) Submitting to congress a $1.3 billion defense budget |
| What describes the period between 1939-1941 for the US? | help GB fight so the U.S doesn't have to |
| What happened in 1939? | Cash and Carry |
| Cash and Carry (1939) | 1) FDR revises neutrality acts so belligerent nations can purchase weapons in the US if they pay cash & carry the weapons away in their own ships. 2) Still want to stay out of the war, but also want to help allies |
| Destroyer Deal (1940) | US gives 50 destroyers to GB in exchange for leases on British air and naval bases in the west |
| what happened in 1940 | Destroyer Deal |
| What else happened in 1940? | Selective Service Act |
| Selective Service Act (1940) | 1) All men 21 to 45 must register for draft 2) First peacetime draft |
| What happened in 1941? | Lend-Lease |
| Lend-Lease (1941) | Bill passed that allows FDR to lend or lease war supplies to any nation vital to defense of US |
| What was the Atlantic charter (1941) | Mutual ideal of a postwar world between FDR and Churchill that was similar to Wilson’s 14 points |
| What else happened in 1941 | sinking of the Reuben James |
| Sinking of the Reuben James (1941) | 1) German u-boat sinks US destroyer killing 115 of 160 men onboard 2) FDR convinces congress to allow merchants ships to be armed |
| What else happened in 1941? | US occupies Greenland |
| Greenland occupation (1941) | US occupies Greenland to prevent Nazis who invaded Denmark from gaining control |
| What happened between 1940-1941? | economic warfare on Japan |
| economic warfare on Japan (1940-1941) | 1) To stop japanese expansion, US initatied an oil embargo against Japan to hurt them economically. 2) FDR froze all Japansase assets |
| what happened in January of 1941 | FDR’s Four Freedom Speech |
| FDR’s Four Freedom Speech (1/6/41) | FDR delivers speech giving reasons why the US should abandon isolationist approach in order to create a world where everyone is free |
| What happened at the end of 1941? | Peace talks with Japan |
| Peace talks with Japan (11/5/41) | 1) Japan and US want to avoid war but refuse to compromise 2) Japan continues to occupy Indochina and China 3) the US keeps trade restrictions |
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