What were the Neutrality Acts?

banned selling arms or loaning money to nations at war

How did "merchants of death" contribute to increase American isolationism?

Ppl believed US was dragged into WWI by big business

Pol. system that puts interest of the state above all

How did "democratic" nations respond to the war in Spain?

They did nothing to stop Franco.

Which is true of the Third Reich?

Would be "A Thousand Year Reich (Empire", established by Nazi Party, Replace Weimar Republic

What is totalitarianism?

When the government exerts total control over its citizens

How did the League of Nations impact Germany and Italy early/mid 1930s?

Did little to nothing to stop their expansion

Racial Purification, German speaking nationalism/empire, Lebensraum "living space"

How did Japan respond to League of Nations?

Quit after being condemned for invading Manchuria in 1931

Why did FDR's foreign policy begin to change in the late 1930s?

Japan invaded Nanking (China) in 1937

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1
Which factors did not contribute to Hitler's popularity?
Demilitarization of Germany
6 million unemployed Germans
Great Depression
Hitler's demure demeaner
2
What were the Neutrality Acts?
Gave US territories abroad their independence
banned selling arms or loaning money to nations at war
expanded on the Washington's advice to stay neutral in F.A.
banned supporting military uprisings/overthrow of gov't
3
How did "merchants of death" contribute to increase American isolationism?
Girl Scouts changed their uniforms to look less militaristic
Ppl believed US was dragged into WWI by big business
FDR used the "Good Neighbor Policy"
FDR reduced tariffs to increase trade
4
What is fascism?
Pol. system that puts interest of the state above all
People can vote for representatives
total control of all issues are centralized in the state
gov tries to redistribute wealth by controlling industry
5
How did "democratic" nations respond to the war in Spain?
They did nothing to stop Franco.
They sent supplies and troops
They sent sharpshooters to assassinate Franco
They supported Franco because of their shared pol. beliefs.
6
Which is true of the Third Reich?
led by Benito Mussolini
Would be "A Thousand Year Reich (Empire"
established by Nazi Party
Replace Weimar Republic
7
Which of the following is not true about the National Socialist German Workers' Party?
Fascists
Socialists
Not socialists
Aka Nazi Party
8
What is totalitarianism?
When the citizens exert total control over the government
redistribution of wealth through government control
When the government exerts total control over its citizens
when a nation must rebuilt after war
9
How did the League of Nations impact Germany and Italy early/mid 1930s?
Did little to nothing to stop their expansion
Supported Ethiopian invasion
Spanish leaders condemned the Germans and Italians
Kicked them out of the League
10
How did Stalin transform the USSR?
provided food for all
became a fascist nation
massive industrialization
expansion of democratic processes
11
Goals of Nazi Party?
Racial Purification
German speaking nationalism/empire
Lebensraum "living space"
Create a League of Nations
12
How did Japan respond to League of Nations?
Quit after being condemned for invading Manchuria in 1931
Was crushed by LoN troops
Requested to be able to join
13
Why did FDR's foreign policy begin to change in the late 1930s?
FDR stayed isolationist in his sentiments
Franco won the Spanish Civil War
Germans invaded Poland
Japan invaded Nanking (China) in 1937
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Established the Fascist Party in 1921
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Woodrow Wilson
Adolf Hitler

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