interwar FP Flashcards
(46 cards)
US foreign policy aims 1920s
Avoid being entangled in European wars
Fear of spread of Communism
Committed to status quo of naval power in the Far East
Maintain ‘Open Door’ policy in the Far East
Maintain Monroe Doctrine
When was the Washington Disarmament conference and what happened
1921
Attempt to reduce tonnage of battleships
5:5:3 ratio (US, Britain, Japan)
Four Power Treaty (US, GB, Japan, Fr) to respect Open Door policy
But - toothless treaty.
Tonnage limits only on battleships and aircraft carriers
how did the US show isolationsim after WW1
failed to ratify the ToV
Did not join LoN
Loans given to stop spread of communism ($10bn total)
when was the Dawes plan and what did it do
1924
800m mark loan, reduction in reparation payments to $250m a year
when was the young plan and what did it do
reduced reparation payments to $26bn, to be paid over 59 years
when was the Kellog-Briand pact and what did it do
1928
Pact signed by 15 countries agreeing not to wage war except in self defence and seek peaceful means to resolve disputes.
Toothless
US investment in Latin America 1924-29
doubled from $1.5bn to $3bn
how many Latin American countries did General Electric control the provision of electricity in
8
what did the Kemmerer plans do
series of plans throughout the 1920s and into the 1930s
stabilise and develop economies, offering advice on currency and central banks
when did Wilson win the nobel peace prize and what for
1919
for his efforts with the 14 points
why did France want a harsh WW1 settlemtent on Germany
war largely fought on French soil- lots of damage
who protested against joining the LoN
37 Republican senators signed a document condemning it
why did Wilson fail to get the US to join the LoN
37 speeches in 2 days- exhausted and sick
refused to comprimise
what was Congress’ opinions on FP under FDR
very isolationist
what were US aims at the Washington Naval Conference
- stop Britain from renewing their alliance with Japan
- maintain the open-door policy in China
why did Japan seem more threatening in the 1920s
had acquired some German colonies in the Pacific
limitations of Washington Naval Conference
placed no limits on air forces or armies
no methods of enforcing limitations
where did General Motors manufacture
Argentina, Brazil, Uruaguay
where did the US have disputes with about loans
Mexico
agreed to pay $0.5m in 1922
when were US troops withdrawn from Nicaragua
1925
When were US troops sent back to Nicaragua and why
1926
5,000 troops
due to the outbreak of Civil War
where did the US retain a naval base in the 1930s
Guantanamo
where did the US withdraw from in the 1930s and when
Haiti 1934
Nicaragua 1933
when was the first neutrality act and what did it say
1935
banned US ships from carrying US munitions to countries at war
