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

Political 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?

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

The Nye Committee investigated

Businesses profiting off of WWI

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

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

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

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US History textbook The Americans, Chapter 16 section 1

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What were the Neutrality Acts?
Gave US territories abroad their independence
banned supporting military uprisings/overthrow of gov't
expanded on the Washington's advice to stay neutral in F.A.
banned selling arms or loaning money to nations at war
2
How did "merchants of death" contribute to increase American isolationism?
FDR used the "Good Neighbor Policy"
Girl Scouts changed their uniforms to look less militaristic
Ppl believed US was dragged into WWI by big business
FDR reduced tariffs to increase trade
3
What is fascism?
People can vote for representatives
Political system that puts interest of the state above all
Puts communist in high ranks in the government.
Gov tries to redistribute wealth by controlling industry
4
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade fought what fascist leader?
Franco
Mussolini
Hitler
Hirohito
5
How did "democratic" nations respond to the war in Spain?
They did nothing to stop Franco.
They sent sharpshooters to assassinate Franco
They supported Franco because of their shared pol. beliefs.
They sent supplies and troops
6
Which is true of the Third Reich?
Replace Weimar Republic
established by Nazi Party
led by Benito Mussolini
Would be "A Thousand Year Reich (Empire"
7
Throughout the 1930s, dictators seized control in many countries, but not in
France
Germany
Japan
Italy
8
The Nye Committee investigated
Communist in the government
Fascists in the government
Segregation in the Armed Forces
Businesses profiting off of WWI
9
What is totalitarianism?
When the government exerts total control over its citizens
When the citizens exert total control over the government
redistribution of wealth through government control
when a nation must rebuilt after war
10
Which factors did not contribute to Hitler's popularity?
6 million unemployed Germans
Hitler's demure demeaner
Great Depression
Demilitarization of Germany
11
America's Neutrality Acts outlawed arms sales to
Communist Countries
Fascist countries
all countries at war
all European Countries
12
How did the League of Nations impact Germany and Italy early/mid 1930s?
Kicked them out of the League
Did little to nothing to stop their expansion
Spanish leaders condemned the Germans and Italians
Supported Ethiopian invasion
13
How did Japan respond to League of Nations?
Requested to be able to join
Was crushed by LoN troops
Quit after being condemned for invading Manchuria in 1931
14
Why did FDR's foreign policy begin to change in the late 1930s?
Germans invaded Poland
Franco won the Spanish Civil War
FDR stayed isolationist in his sentiments
Japan invaded Nanking (China) in 1937
15
Established the Fascist Party in 1921
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Woodrow Wilson
16
Who is president of the United States during WWII?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
17
Nationalism is an intense loyalty to one's
Religion
Race
Family
Country
18
Goals of Nazi Party?
Create a League of Nations
German speaking nationalism/empire
Lebensraum "living space"
Racial Purification
19
Which of the following is not true about the National Socialist German Workers' Party?
Aka Nazi Party
Socialists
Fascists
Not socialists
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FDR spoke out against U.S isolation policy in the ______ speech.
Coward's
Quarantine
Neutrality
Yellow bellied
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How did Stalin transform the USSR?
provided food for all
massive industrialization
expansion of democratic processes
became a fascist nation

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