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33 Cards in this Set
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What was the goal of the London Conference?
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to set up an international fix to the Great Depression
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What was the United States initial standpoint in the global events?
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Isolationism all the way
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What was the purpose of the Tydings-McDuffie Act?
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it said that the Philippines would become independent after 12 years (1946)
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What was the name of the foreign policy with Latin America that FDR adapted?
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"Good Neighbor"
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Who was Cordell Hull?
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FDR's Secretary of State who believed that lower tariffs would mean higher trade.
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What was the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act?
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set up low tariff policies, as long as other nations reciprocated
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What are totalitarian regimes?
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dictatorships with TOTAL power; rights of the people meant nothing
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What are 3 examples of post WWI totalitarian regimes?
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Joseph Stalin of USSR
Benito Mussolini of Italy Adolf Hitler of Germany |
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What was the "big lie" that Hitler often told?
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Jews were the cause of all German problems, and that he could lead the German race back to greatness (which ran in their blood).
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What was the Rome-Berlin Axis?
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the agreement between Hitler and Mussolini that would join Italy and Germany together
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What was the Tripartite Pact?
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the agreement that joined forces among Italy, Germany, and Japan
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What country did Italy attack just to show off?
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Ethiopia
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What was the Johnson Debt Default Act?
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an act that forbade countries that owed the U.S. money from getting any more loans
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Why was the Nye Committee set up?
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to study the idea that munitions producers only helped start wars, thus earning profits
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What did the Neutrality Acts state?
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When the president declared a foreign war existed, these restrictions would take place: Americans could not sail on a ship belonging to a country-at-war, they could not sell ammunition to a belligerent country, they could not make loans to a belligerent country.
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What two groups were fighting in the Spanish Civil War?
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a fascist government led by Francisco Franco vs. a republican democratic government
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What did FDR ask of Americans in his Quarantine Speech?
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He asked for America to "quarantine" the aggressors (Italy and Japan) and to morally side against them.
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What American boat did the Japanese attack, but apologize and pay for?
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Panay
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What region of Czechoslovakia did British PM Neville Chamberlain agree to let Hitler have?
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Sudetenland
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At what conference did Chamberlain "fall victim to Hitler's lies"?
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Munich Conference
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What was the Russo-German Nonaggression Pact?
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Stalin and Hitler agreed not to fight one another. (yeah OKAY.)
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After Hitler invaded what country did Britain and France (finally) man up and declare war?
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Poland
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What is "cash and carry"?
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The U.S. could sell war materials, but not involving credit and hauled by no US ships.
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What does "blitzkrieg" mean?
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lightning warfare
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What happened at the Havana Conference?
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It was agreed that the Europe-stay-away policy of the Monroe Doctrine would be shared by 21 countries.
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What was the world's first all-air war?
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Battle of Britain
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What was the America First Committee?
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a committee set up by American isolationists to voice their opinions on the US's future involvement in the war
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What was the Committee to Defend the Allies?
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a committee set up by interventionists
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What was the Destroyer Deal?
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America transferred 50 old destroyers from WWI to Britain
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Who was Wendell L. Willkie?
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Republican who ran against FDR; criticized his decision to run for a 3rd term
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What was the Lend-Lease Bill?
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FDR would lend weapons and ships to Britain to avoid ending up in a huge debt like WWI.
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Who met at the Atlantic Conference, and where?
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Winston Churchill and FDR at Newfoundland
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What were the main points of the Atlantic Charter?
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-There would be no territorial changes without the people's vote.
- Disarmament would be sought. - A new peace-keeping organization (UN) would be set up. |
