1 / 14

U.S. Foreign Policy 1930s

U.S. Foreign Policy 1930s. From Neutral to non-belligerent to belligerent. Write your class period Write a question about the origins and beginning years of WWII in Europe and/or Asia. (This should be a question that is NOT answered in the book.)

arnold
Download Presentation

U.S. Foreign Policy 1930s

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. U.S. Foreign Policy 1930s From Neutral to non-belligerent to belligerent

  2. Write your class period • Write a question about the origins and beginning years of WWII in Europe and/or Asia. (This should be a question that is NOT answered in the book.) • Eg: (fr.Pg 539) Why was Germany so militarily strong despite the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles? On your post-it

  3. Read the description of U.S. sentiment in the beginning years of U.S. involvement in WWII. • Underline statements that reveal the “gray” of history. Eg: “most” rather than “all” people • When does American consensus build for inolvement? • Explain the significance of the last sentence. History is NOT black and white

  4. Sec’y of Navy under Wilson • 1928 blamed Rep. isolationism • 1930s-free trade & disarmament • Eg:Recogn. Russia FDR’s Foreign Policy Background

  5. Pan-Americanism • 1933-conference • Cordell Hull (Sec’y State) • No-intervention • Compromises • U.S. business w/dictators • Reciprocal trade agreements • US LA Trade Increase Trade is focus of Foreign Policy(1928-1935)

  6. Nye Committee- WWI for business interests • Neutrality Acts • No loans • No travel on ships of belligerent nations • No arms sales to belligerents • Cash & Carry • Permitted trade of non-military • US neutrality w/regard to Spa Civil War 1935-1937: Congress passed neutrality acts

  7. Nationalism v. Republicanism Spanish Civil War U.S. inaction despite challenge to values

  8. 1937-FDR speaks against inaction • Gov’t Focus on Japanese invasion of China • Supply China • Embargo against Japan by 1941 • Americans see events as too remote • Protestors • Media charges Pres w/ being internationalist • FDR estab. Committee to Defend America • FDR re-elected after reacting to accusation of warmonger 1939-1941: U.S. is non-belligerent

  9. America First is described as an anti-war group. How is this misleading? America First

  10. In groups of 4… • Examine sources and answer the questions Questions from docs should be in your notes. As a group, answer these to turn in… • Political Mobilization • What was FDR’s method of political mobilization? • Government Spending • What was the significance of the gov’t spending during WWII? • Manufacturing Shifts • How were shifts in manufacturing similar to WWI? • Demographic Shifts • How were demographic shifts similar to WWI? Mobilizing for War

  11. Read FDR’s speech “Great Arsenal of Democracy” • How have the events in Euro and Asia threatened American interests? • What actions does Roosevelt propose? Arsenal of Democracy

  12. Dec. 7th 1941

  13. 1941 • U.S. & Britain declared war on Japan • Germany declared war on U.S. • 1942 • Japanese Americans sent to relocation centers Immediate Consequences

  14. Watch “Civilians at War” • Link under “U.S. History Links” • View segments 1, 2 & 3 and answer the questions For Homework…

More Related