Chapter 34 Study Guide Early attempts at US isolationism o London Conference Attention focused on ending the depression US doesnt go because

se FDR wanted to take US off gold standard Without US couldnt get anything done blamed them for unaccomplished goals o Recognition of Soviet Union Because: Want them as an ally o In between Germany and Japan o Keep an eye on them Wanted to trade with them o Tydings McDuffie Act Independence of Philippines o Good Neighbor Policy Cancelled out Roosevelt Corollary Why? Couldnt afford to maintain troops Werent invested in the countries Better relationships o Appeasement Belief that war could be prevented by meeting Hitler's demands Totalitarianism Word to describe oppressive authoritarian governments that emerged in the 1900's American Public Opinion before/after Pearl Harbor o Wanted to go to war after o Didnt before Leaders o USSR Joseph Stalin- Stalinism (dictator) o Italy Benito Mussolini- Fascism o Germany Adolf Hitler Capitalized on effects of Treaty of Versailles Tested how far he could bush the boundaries of the treaty Nazi Party o Took places of people in government o Worked for Hitler o United Kingdom Prime Minister Neville Chamberline

Closely associated with appeasement Helped make Munich Agreement Prime Minister Winston Churchill Helped keep UK from being taken over by Germany in beginning of the war

Legislation o Reciprocal Trade Agreement All nations agreed to lower trade tariffs Help economy o Neutrality Acts 1935, 36, and 37 Couldnt do these things to belligerent countries: o Trade o Sell o Loan 1939 (Cash and Carry) Countries had to: o Pay for the munitions o Take it after US brings it to Iceland Made so US could avoid: o Making loans o Accumulating war debts o Torpedoing of US ships 1940 (Conscription) Peace-time draft Trained 1.2 million troops 1941 (Lend-Lease) Gave arms to other countries Had to be given back after war Presidential Acts Atlantic Charter With Britain After war: o European countries could pick own leaders o New League of Nations Japanese Agression o US attempts to punish: Froze assets Wont sell them Arms Oil Said wouldnt give it back until Japan left China

Outbreak o Spanish Civil War The Soviet Union supported the Spanish Loyalists Fighting for Democracy Germany and Italy aided the rebel forces of Francisco Franco, which won the war Fighting for fascism o Soviet-German Non-Agression Pact Germany invades Soviet Union after pact is made Why? o Resources o Munich Agreement September 1938 The Allies agreed to let Hitler have the Sudentenland of neighboring Czechoslovakia Germany said they would take any more land in Czechoslovakia, but did later on Germany invades Poland