United States pre-United States pre-W.W.II Foreign W.W.II Foreign

PolicyPolicy

1933-19411933-1941

Nye Committee report: “The Nye Committee report: “The Merchants of Death”Merchants of Death”

U.S. loans to U.S. loans to European Allies European Allies compelled U.S. to compelled U.S. to enter the war.enter the war.

Default of Allies on Default of Allies on the “war debt”the “war debt”

Prohibit U.S. banks Prohibit U.S. banks from making future from making future loansloans

Congress RespondsCongress RespondsNeutrality Law 1935Neutrality Law 1935

No loansNo loans No tradeNo trade No travelNo travel

Recognition of the Soviet UnionRecognition of the Soviet Union

Trade establishedTrade established Better to have as a Better to have as a

“friend” than a “friend” than a “foe”“foe”

It was long It was long overdue…overdue…

Philippine IndependencePhilippine Independence

Gradual withdrawal Gradual withdrawal from the island nation from the island nation by US interests - $$$by US interests - $$$

Maintain control over Maintain control over the military bases in the military bases in the Philippinesthe Philippines

Mutual respectMutual respect Independence delayed Independence delayed

and changedand changed

Reciprocal Trade AgreementsReciprocal Trade Agreements

US tariff reductions US tariff reductions helps boost trade helps boost trade with our Latin with our Latin neighborsneighbors

We all benefit We all benefit economically and economically and politically from this politically from this policy.policy.

Helps spur US Helps spur US overseas marketsoverseas markets

Good Neighbor PolicyGood Neighbor Policy

US belief that it’s US belief that it’s better to win better to win friends than beat friends than beat up enemiesup enemies

We can’t afford to We can’t afford to keep troops keep troops deployed overseasdeployed overseas

Helps cement Helps cement friendships at a friendships at a critical time in critical time in world historyworld history

American Isolationism and the American Isolationism and the Great DepressionGreat Depression

Due to our desire to remain “isolated” Due to our desire to remain “isolated” from the world around us, the world slips from the world around us, the world slips slowly into conflict.slowly into conflict.

Once again, Europe is engulfed by the Once again, Europe is engulfed by the specter of war.specter of war.

War erupts on many fronts- Africa and the War erupts on many fronts- Africa and the Far East.Far East.

Some use war as a means of economic Some use war as a means of economic recovery while others are victimized by it.recovery while others are victimized by it.

The Rise of TotalitarianismThe Rise of Totalitarianism

Benito MussoliniBenito Mussolini

Took power in Italy Took power in Italy in the 1920sin the 1920s

Promised a return Promised a return to greatness to greatness

Invoked the day’s Invoked the day’s of ancient Romeof ancient Rome

Early conquest was Early conquest was EthiopiaEthiopia

The weak link in The weak link in the Axis alliancethe Axis alliance

Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin

Came to power Came to power after the death of after the death of LeninLenin

Ruled with an “iron Ruled with an “iron fist” over the fist” over the Soviet peopleSoviet people

Purged his general Purged his general staff leaving his staff leaving his military weakmilitary weak

Very paranoidVery paranoid

Emperor HirohitoEmperor Hirohito

Considered a “god” Considered a “god” by his peopleby his people

Due to his youth, Due to his youth, he is easily swayed he is easily swayed by the military by the military leaders of Japanleaders of Japan

Leads his country Leads his country on an expansionist on an expansionist policypolicy

Francisco FrancoFrancisco Franco

Came to power Came to power after victory in the after victory in the Spanish Civil War Spanish Civil War (1936-39)(1936-39)

Aided by the Aided by the Nazi’s, Italian’sNazi’s, Italian’s

Opposed by the Opposed by the SovietsSoviets

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln BrigadeBrigade

Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler

Took power in Took power in 19331933

Opened the first Opened the first “concentration “concentration camp” Dachau in camp” Dachau in ‘33‘33

S.A. and S.S. and S.A. and S.S. and Gestapo help Gestapo help control the peoplecontrol the people

The Road to WWIIThe Road to WWII

Japanese Invasion Japanese Invasion of Manchuria-1931of Manchuria-1931

Italian invasion of Italian invasion of Ethiopia-1935Ethiopia-1935

German re-German re-militarization of the militarization of the Rhineland-1936Rhineland-1936

Japanese assault Japanese assault on China proper-on China proper-19371937

Spanish-Civil War-Spanish-Civil War-1936-39 (‘dress 1936-39 (‘dress rehearsal for WWII’)rehearsal for WWII’)

German annexation German annexation of Austria, invasion of Austria, invasion of Czechoslovakia- of Czechoslovakia- 1938-19391938-1939

German invasion of German invasion of Poland-9/1/39Poland-9/1/39