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United States pre-United States pre-W.W.II Foreign W.W.II Foreign
PolicyPolicy
1933-19411933-1941
Nye Committee report: “The Nye Committee report: “The Merchants of Death”Merchants of Death”
U.S. loans to U.S. loans to European Allies European Allies compelled U.S. to compelled U.S. to enter the war.enter the war.
Default of Allies on Default of Allies on the “war debt”the “war debt”
Prohibit U.S. banks Prohibit U.S. banks from making future from making future loansloans
Congress RespondsCongress RespondsNeutrality Law 1935Neutrality Law 1935
No loansNo loans No tradeNo trade No travelNo travel
Recognition of the Soviet UnionRecognition of the Soviet Union
Trade establishedTrade established Better to have as a Better to have as a
“friend” than a “friend” than a “foe”“foe”
It was long It was long overdue…overdue…
Philippine IndependencePhilippine Independence
Gradual withdrawal Gradual withdrawal from the island nation from the island nation by US interests - $$$by US interests - $$$
Maintain control over Maintain control over the military bases in the military bases in the Philippinesthe Philippines
Mutual respectMutual respect Independence delayed Independence delayed
and changedand changed
Reciprocal Trade AgreementsReciprocal Trade Agreements
US tariff reductions US tariff reductions helps boost trade helps boost trade with our Latin with our Latin neighborsneighbors
We all benefit We all benefit economically and economically and politically from this politically from this policy.policy.
Helps spur US Helps spur US overseas marketsoverseas markets
Good Neighbor PolicyGood Neighbor Policy
US belief that it’s US belief that it’s better to win better to win friends than beat friends than beat up enemiesup enemies
We can’t afford to We can’t afford to keep troops keep troops deployed overseasdeployed overseas
Helps cement Helps cement friendships at a friendships at a critical time in critical time in world historyworld history
American Isolationism and the American Isolationism and the Great DepressionGreat Depression
Due to our desire to remain “isolated” Due to our desire to remain “isolated” from the world around us, the world slips from the world around us, the world slips slowly into conflict.slowly into conflict.
Once again, Europe is engulfed by the Once again, Europe is engulfed by the specter of war.specter of war.
War erupts on many fronts- Africa and the War erupts on many fronts- Africa and the Far East.Far East.
Some use war as a means of economic Some use war as a means of economic recovery while others are victimized by it.recovery while others are victimized by it.
The Rise of TotalitarianismThe Rise of Totalitarianism
Benito MussoliniBenito Mussolini
Took power in Italy Took power in Italy in the 1920sin the 1920s
Promised a return Promised a return to greatness to greatness
Invoked the day’s Invoked the day’s of ancient Romeof ancient Rome
Early conquest was Early conquest was EthiopiaEthiopia
The weak link in The weak link in the Axis alliancethe Axis alliance
Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin
Came to power Came to power after the death of after the death of LeninLenin
Ruled with an “iron Ruled with an “iron fist” over the fist” over the Soviet peopleSoviet people
Purged his general Purged his general staff leaving his staff leaving his military weakmilitary weak
Very paranoidVery paranoid
Emperor HirohitoEmperor Hirohito
Considered a “god” Considered a “god” by his peopleby his people
Due to his youth, Due to his youth, he is easily swayed he is easily swayed by the military by the military leaders of Japanleaders of Japan
Leads his country Leads his country on an expansionist on an expansionist policypolicy
Francisco FrancoFrancisco Franco
Came to power Came to power after victory in the after victory in the Spanish Civil War Spanish Civil War (1936-39)(1936-39)
Aided by the Aided by the Nazi’s, Italian’sNazi’s, Italian’s
Opposed by the Opposed by the SovietsSoviets
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln BrigadeBrigade
Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler
Took power in Took power in 19331933
Opened the first Opened the first “concentration “concentration camp” Dachau in camp” Dachau in ‘33‘33
S.A. and S.S. and S.A. and S.S. and Gestapo help Gestapo help control the peoplecontrol the people
The Road to WWIIThe Road to WWII
Japanese Invasion Japanese Invasion of Manchuria-1931of Manchuria-1931
Italian invasion of Italian invasion of Ethiopia-1935Ethiopia-1935
German re-German re-militarization of the militarization of the Rhineland-1936Rhineland-1936
Japanese assault Japanese assault on China proper-on China proper-19371937
Spanish-Civil War-Spanish-Civil War-1936-39 (‘dress 1936-39 (‘dress rehearsal for WWII’)rehearsal for WWII’)
German annexation German annexation of Austria, invasion of Austria, invasion of Czechoslovakia- of Czechoslovakia- 1938-19391938-1939
German invasion of German invasion of Poland-9/1/39Poland-9/1/39