Chapter 25

Question 1

1. Isolationism

Answer 1

the ideology by the United States that by staying away from European problems we would remain safe

Question 2

2. Internationalism

Answer 2

the ideology that nations should cooperate with each other

Question 3

3. Washington Naval Conference

Answer 3

a conference that stated that no country should be able to add to their naval power

Question 4

4. Kellog-Briand Pact

Answer 4

a confrerence that stated that none of the nations would declare war on each other

Question 5

5. Dawes Plan

Answer 5

an attempt to solve the reparation problem create by World War One

Question 6

6. Benito Mussolini

Answer 6

an Italian fascist dictator who teamed up with Hitler in World War Two

Question 7

7. Fascism

Answer 7

a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

Question 8

8. Adolf Hitler

Answer 8

leader of the National socialist party and was angered by the downtrodden economy in world war two

Question 9

9. Nazis

Answer 9

members of Hitler’s party who were angered by the reparations

Question 10

10. Manchuria

Answer 10

part of China that the Japanese conquered after World War ONe

Question 11

11. Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act 1934

Answer 11

reduced tariff level and trade cooperation with foreign powers

Question 12

12. Good Neighbor Policy

Answer 12

United States attempt to try and right some of the wrongs created in Latin America because of them

Question 13

13. Neutrality Act of 1935 -1937

Answer 13

prevent the United States to become involved in Foreign affairs

Question 14

14. Sino-Japanese War

Answer 14

the War between Japan and China over control of Korea

Question 15

15. Chiang Kai- Shek

Answer 15

president of China who refused to use his troops to try and help allied forces besides Japan

Question 16

16. Mao Zedong

Answer 16

Chinese Communist leader: chairman of the People’s Republic of China 1949–59; chairman of the Chinese Communist Party 1943–76.

Question 17

17. Quarantine Speech

Answer 17

Speech by FDR that stated that the United States needed to Quaratine any nations who were seen as dangerous to the U.S.

Question 18

18. Munich Conference 1938

Answer 18

the Allied attempt to appease Hitler to try and stop a war from happening

Question 19

19. Appeasement

Answer 19

Hitler received parts of Czechoslovakia and part of the Rhine land in exchange for not conquering any more European territories

Question 20

20. War of the Worlds

Answer 20

a story on the radio about an alien invasion taking over the United States

Question 21

21. Cash and Carry

Answer 21

the US Policy that goods from the US could be sold for cash payment and no delivery service.

Question 22

22. America First Committee

Answer 22

a political pressure group that during 1940–41 urged the U.S. not to oppose fascism in Europe or enter World War II

Question 23

23. Wendell Wilkie

Answer 23

the republican nominee for the 1940 election

Question 24

24. Lend-Lease

Answer 24

the US Policy that goods as well as firearms from the US could be sold for cash payment and no delivery service.

Question 25

25. Atlantic Charter

Answer 25

a joint declaration By Churchill and Roosevelt provided US and British War Aims

Question 26

26. Tripartite Pact

Answer 26

the pact between Germany, Italy and Japan in World War two to attack anyone that attack the others

Question 27

27. Henry Stimson

Answer 27

secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45 secretary of state 1929–33.

Question 28

28. Pearl Harbor

Answer 28

December 7 ,1941 Japanese attacked the US naval base and killed over 1000 destroyed 6 boat but miraculously didn’t destroy aircraft carriers