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london economic conference 1993

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Conference set about the help curb international economic woes by maintaining currency values at a fixed rate, abandoned by Roosevelt who wanted to inflate the dollar

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good neighbor policy

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Roosevelt ended the use of the Monroe doctrine and instead lowered his influence in the Western hemisphere (removed troops from Haiti, allowed Mexico to seize oil properties)

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reciprocal trade agreements 1934

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Lowered tariffs when another country also did the same to encourage international trade

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tydings mcduffie act

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1934; stated that the Philippines would become independent after 12 years

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rome berlin axis

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Pact between Italy and Germany

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neutrality acts of 1935,1936,1937

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The Neutrality Acts were laws that were passed by the United States Congress in the 1930s, in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II. They were spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism in the US following its costly involvement in World War I, and sought to ensure that the US would not become entangled again in foreign conflicts.

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spanish civil war

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Francisco Franco sought to overthrow the Loyalist regime in Spain, and was aided by the United States decision to not allow the Loyalist Regime (or the rebels for that matter) to purchase arms from the United States

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abraham lincoln brigade

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Idealistic American volunteers who served in the Spanish Civil War, defending Spanish republican forces from the fascist General Francisco Franco's nationalist coup. Some 3,000 Americans served alongside volunteers from other countries. (858)

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quarantine speech

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FDR's call for economic aggression to fight the Axis powers, which resulted in a surge of isolationist response

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appeasement

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practice of giving in to an aggressor nation's demands in order to keep peace

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hitler stalin pact

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Agreement between Hitler and Stalin not to go to war with one another if a third party attacked one another, and also included allowing the Soviets to be divided a portion of the land Hitler from countries Hitler was planning to overthrow

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neutrality act of 1939

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Act that allowed nations at war to buy goods and arms in the United States if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on their own ships

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nuremberg laws

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The Nuremberg Laws were anti-Jewish statutes enacted by Germany on September 15, 1935, marking a major step in clarifying racial policy and removing Jewish influences from Aryan society.

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kristallnacht

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On this night, November 9, 1938, almost 200 synagogues were destroyed, over 8,000 Jewish shops were sacked and looted, and tens of thousands of Jews were removed to concentration camps.

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munich conference

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Adolf Hitler had demanded the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia; British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain tried to talk him out of it.

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war refugee board

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Saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Auschwitz, but ti did not do nearly enough.

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lend lease bill

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Loans of material by the United States

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atlantic charter

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The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement first issued in August 1941 that early in World War II defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies. The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war: no territorial aggrandizement; no territorial changes made against the wishes of the people; restoration of self-government to those deprived of it; free access to raw materials; reduction of trade restrictions; global cooperation to secure better economic and social conditions for all; freedom from fear and want; freedom of the seas; and abandonment of the use of force, as well as disarmament of aggressor nations. In the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1 January 1942, the Allies of World War II pledged adherence to the charter's principles.

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pearl harbor

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United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.

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benito mussolini

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Fascist leader of Italy

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adolf hitler

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natzi leader that dislikes jews

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cordell hull

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Roosevelt's delegate to the London Economic Conference before bailing;Architect of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act

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francisco franco

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leader of the Nationalist military rebellion in the Spanish Civil War

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panay incident

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when Japan bombed a American gunboat that was trying to help Americans overseas. This greatly strained U.S-Japanese relations and pushed the U.S further away from isolationism even though Japan apologized.

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battle of britain

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was a combat of the Second World War, when the Royal Air Force (RAF) defended the United Kingdom (UK) against the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) attacks from the end of June 1940.