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"The epidemic of world lawlessness is spreading. When an epidemic of physical disease starts to spread, the community approves and joins in a quarantine of the patients in order to protect the health of the community against the spread off the disease. There must be positive endeavors to preserve peace." And during what speech?
FDR, Quarantine Speech
What was a gathering of 66 nations to discuss the depression?
London Economic Conference
What was FDR most concerned of?
Speedy DOMESTIC recovery
Who was FDR's sec of state?
Hull
From where did FDR dash off a letter to the British saying how stupid the conference was?
while vacationing on a yacht
What act gave the Philippines independence?
Tydings-McDuffie Act
"I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the __________" in regard to South american nations. And who said when?
Good Neighbor
Inaugural Address FDR
What was endorsed at the Pan American conference of 1933?
nonintervention
Who was a "traveling salesman for peace"?
FDR
What was Hull's policy regarding trade?
Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Explain the Reciprocal Trade Agreement of 1934.
US would lower tariff rate if other country did too
Name the three main dictators in the East.
Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
Who did Germany ally with in 1936?
Russia
Where did Mussolini attack first?
Ethiopia
"To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants"
"We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty"
Mussolini
What act prevented foreign nations from borrowing from the US if they still had debt?
Johnson Debt Default Act
What did one poster in support of Germany read?
Our Last Hope: Hitler
What did the Neutrality Act of 1935.6.7 do?
Said that when president proclaimed the existence of a war, certain restrictions would go into effect. ic no loans or shipping to foreign nation
What did the Neutrality Acts abandon?
Traditional policy of freedom of the seas
What was the name of the volunteer army that went to Spain?
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
"Roosevelt behaved in the manner of a true gentleman"
Franco (Spain dictator)
In what speech did FDR call for positive endeavors keep aggressors at bay. ie embargos
Quarantine
Who said US foreign policy to spain had been a "grave mistake"
FDR
What did Hitler say was his last "territorial claim I have to make in Europe"
Sudetenland
What was the policy of European powers towards Hitler?
Appeasement
To the line "Mr. President several German divisions are deep in Polish territory.. there are reports of bombers in Warsaw" by Bullitt, FDR replied..
Well Bill it has come at last. God help us all.
What did the Neutrality Act of 1939 change?
Euro democracies could buy American war materials on a "cash and carry basis"
To whom did Congress grant 30M to fight off the Soviet Union?
Finland
Name the two founders of the modern polling system?
Gallup and Roper
What was special of the conscription law of 1940?
first peacetime draft
Who was the nazi propagandist?
Goebbels
When were over 91 Jews killed and 30000 taken to concentration camps?
Kristallnacht or "night of broken glass"
What happened to the St. Louis refugee ship?
Went to Cuba, Miami, and Canada looking for place to offload Jewish immigrants
What did FDR form to provide shelter to Jews?
War Refugee Board
Name the pro war and anti war group.
Committee to Defend American by Aiding the Allies
America Fist Committee against
Who was the republican nominee?
Willkie
who was known as "the rich man's Roosevelt" "the simple barfoot Wall Street Lawyer"
Willkie
"Your boys are not going to be sent to any foreign war"
FDR
What was "An act further to promote the defense of the US"
Lend Lease Bill
What was the Lend Lease Bill numbered/what did it do?
1776
send limitless weapons to victims of agression
what was named a "black check bill"
Lend lease bill
"Give us the tools, and we will finish the job"
Churchill
What came out of the Atlantic Conference?
Atlantic Charter, similar to Wilsons 14 points
"If we see that germany is winning we ought to help russia and if we see russia is winning we ought to help germany and that way let them kill as many as possible"
Truman
How far would navy ships escort land lease shipments/
Iceland
What was known as "black sunday" or
"the day which will live in infamy"
Pearl harbor december 7, 1941
What was saved out of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
3 air craft carriers
Who wanted to "lick hell out of them"
Wheeler