Apush Chapter 34

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America First Committee

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committee organized by isolationists before WW2, wished to spare american lives, wanted to protect America before we went to war with another country, effective speaker Charles Limbergh

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Lend-Lease

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passed March 1941, sweeping majorities in both houses of congress, US lend/lease weapons overseas who would finish fighting with them and return them

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Atlantic Charter

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created by Churchill and FDR, secret conference, outlined postwar improvements

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Nye Committee

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investigated arms manufacturers and bankers of WWI, claimed caused US entry into WWI, pushed congress to pass neutrality acts

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Neutrality Acts

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congress made effort to keep nation out of war 1935, 1936, and 1937 president proclaimed existence of a foreign war, certain restrictions automatically to into effect, no American could legally ail on belligerent ship, sell munitions or make loans to belligerent

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Hitler-Stalin Non Aggression Pact

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August 23, 1939 allowed Hitler to attack Poland without fear of an attack from Russia, helped spur start of WW2

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Cash and Carry

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only way Europe could buy American war materials in WW2, have to transport munitions in own ships and could only purchase with cash

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Phony War

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during WW2 Hitler removed forces from Poland to focus efforts in France and Britain, all of europe fell silent , silence and period of inactivity, came to end when Hitler moved fores and attacked Norway and Denmark

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Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act

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1934 raise American exports and aimed at relief and recovery, led by Cordell Hull, reverse High tariff policy

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Nazi Party

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established in Germany, similar beliefs as fascists, state more important than individual, should be strong central government with absolute power, Hitler leading Nazis, adding racism

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Rome Berlin Axis

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1936 Hitler and Mussolini allied together, allied with Japan

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Isolationism

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opposition of involvement of country in international affairs, US remained isolated 1920s, prevalent during WW2

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Good Neighbor Policy

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established by Hoover to create good relations with Lain America, took military out, nullified Roosevelt Corollary

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Winston Churchill

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British prime minister during WW2, bull dog jawed orator, gave people verve to fight off air bombing occurring in cities, favor of Atlantic Charter, one of Big 3

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Charles Limbergh

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after being first person to fly solo across Atlantic, became ambassador of goodwill

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Wendle Willkie

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Republican presidential candidate vs Roosevelt in the election of 1940, lost

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Totalitarianism

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government has complete control, people are powerless

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nuremburg Trials

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after WW2 allied forces agreed get Nazism out of Germany, tried 22 Nazi War criminals in Nuremburg, Germany, 12 hung, 7 sent to jail

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Cordell Hull

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Secretary of State during FDR, believed in reciprocal trade, low tariffs

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Joseph Stalin

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harsh and strict communist dictator of Russia, one of Big 3, asked for western front to relive USSR during WW2

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Benito Mussolini

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Fascist dictator of Italy, sought to create new empire, became ally with Adolf Hitler in Rome Berlin Axis, led forces agains the Allied powers WW2, overthrown and beheaded 1943 after fall of Sicily

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Francisco Franco

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overthrow Loyalist regime, became dictator of spain in spanish civil war 1936-1939

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Adolf Hitler

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lead Germany into WW2 under big lie, took advantage of disillusioned and depressed nation, attacked Jews

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London Conference

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66 nations, develop worldwide solution to Great Depressoin

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Tydings-McDuffie Act

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Philippines receive independence after 12 years of economic and political tutelage 1946

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Seventh Pan-American conference

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Montevideo, Uruguay, FDR renounced armed intervention in Latin America

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Johnson Debt Default Act

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forbade any countries that still owed US money from borrowing anymore cash

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"Quarantine Speech"

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FDER called for a quarantine of Japan (embargo)

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Munich Conference

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allies agreed to let Hitler have Sudentenland of Czechoslovakia

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Havana conference

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US warned Germany couldnt take over orphan colonies in Americas

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Pearl Harbor

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December 7, 1941 Japanese air bombers attacked naval base located in Hawaii, wiping out many ships