Chapter 25 Flashcards
- Isolationism
the ideology by the United States that by staying away from European problems we would remain safe
- Internationalism
the ideology that nations should cooperate with each other
- Washington Naval Conference
a conference that stated that no country should be able to add to their naval power
- Kellog-Briand Pact
a confrerence that stated that none of the nations would declare war on each other
- Dawes Plan
an attempt to solve the reparation problem create by World War One
- Benito Mussolini
an Italian fascist dictator who teamed up with Hitler in World War Two
- Fascism
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.
- Adolf Hitler
leader of the National socialist party and was angered by the downtrodden economy in world war two
- Nazis
members of Hitler’s party who were angered by the reparations
- Manchuria
part of China that the Japanese conquered after World War ONe
- Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act 1934
reduced tariff level and trade cooperation with foreign powers
- Good Neighbor Policy
United States attempt to try and right some of the wrongs created in Latin America because of them
- Neutrality Act of 1935 -1937
prevent the United States to become involved in Foreign affairs
- Sino-Japanese War
the War between Japan and China over control of Korea
- Chiang Kai- Shek
president of China who refused to use his troops to try and help allied forces besides Japan
- Mao Zedong
Chinese Communist leader: chairman of the People’s Republic of China 1949–59; chairman of the Chinese Communist Party 1943–76.
- Quarantine Speech
Speech by FDR that stated that the United States needed to Quaratine any nations who were seen as dangerous to the U.S.
- Munich Conference 1938
the Allied attempt to appease Hitler to try and stop a war from happening
- Appeasement
Hitler received parts of Czechoslovakia and part of the Rhine land in exchange for not conquering any more European territories
- War of the Worlds
a story on the radio about an alien invasion taking over the United States
- Cash and Carry
the US Policy that goods from the US could be sold for cash payment and no delivery service.
- America First Committee
a political pressure group that during 1940–41 urged the U.S. not to oppose fascism in Europe or enter World War II
- Wendell Wilkie
the republican nominee for the 1940 election
- Lend-Lease
the US Policy that goods as well as firearms from the US could be sold for cash payment and no delivery service.
