Interwar Foreign Policy (College Board AP® US History): Flashcards
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Define isolationism.
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Define isolationism.
Isolationism is a policy of avoiding involvement in the political, economic, or military affairs of other nations.
Why did many Americans favor isolationism after World War I?
They wanted to focus on domestic issues and avoid being drawn into another foreign war.
Define unilateral foreign policy.
Unilateral foreign policy is action taken independently by a nation, without formal agreements or collaboration with other countries.
Define Dawes Plan (1924).
The Dawes Plan lowered Germany's reparation payments and gave Germany a $200 million loan to stabilize its economy and keep up its payments.
What was the effect of the Dawes Plan?
It temporarily reduced tensions in Europe by stabilizing Germany's economy.
Define Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928).
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an international agreement, signed by the United States and many other nations, not to use war to solve disputes.
Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact largely ineffective?
There were no economic or military means to enforce it.
What were the main characteristics of fascism?
Fascism was marked by militarism, suppression of dissent, nationalism, and social hierarchy.
Define militarism.
Militarism is the aggressive use of military force to achieve national goals.
Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in .
Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933.
What did the Nazi Party believe in?
The Nazis believed in rejecting the Treaty of Versailles, the racial superiority of Aryans, and expanding German territory.
What were Mussolini's goals for Italy?
He aimed to control the media to spread propaganda and suppress dissent, strengthen the economy through public works, and build an empire.
True or False?
Italy formed an alliance with Nazi Germany through the Rome-Berlin Axis in 1936.
True.
Mussolini allied Italy with Nazi Germany through the Rome-Berlin Axis (1936) and later the Pact of Steel (1939).
Who drove Japan's expansion policies?
Military leaders such as General Hideki Tojo drove Japan's expansion.
Why did Japan invade Manchuria in 1931?
Japan sought raw materials for its factories, expansion, and industrial growth; the invasion began its aggressive expansion in Asia.
True or False?
Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.
False.
Mussolini was appointed prime minister of Italy in 1922, more than a decade before Hitler became chancellor in 1933.
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