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American History

Unit 5: From Isolation to World War

AH.HI.F21 Guided Notes

Content Statement 21: During the 1930s, the U.S. government attempted to distance the country from earlier interventionist policies in the Western Hemisphere as well as retain an isolationist approach to events in Europe and Asia until the beginning of WWII.

INTERVENTION IN LATIN AMERICA

• ____________ _____________ – stated any colonization in North America would be viewed as a threat requiring U.S. intervention

• Roosevelt Corollary – reserved the right of the U.S. to interfere in _________ ____________

• Both passed by Theodore Roosevelt challenging American isolationist practices

• Attempted to keep Latin America free of _________________ influences

• ____________ ____________ _____________ – passed by Franklin Roosevelt forbidding intervention in Latin American affairs forcing a return to isolationism in 1930

NEUTRALITY ACTS

• Attempts to isolate the U.S. from the problems erupting in ___________ and _____________

o Created weapons ______________ with other countries

o Limited ___________

FAILURES OF WWI PEACE SETTLEMENT

• Germany saw nothing fair in accepting all ___________ for WWI, losing all overseas colonies, and border territories

• _______________ lost territory as well

• Worldwide _______________ and economic struggle

• Countries began to turn to ________________ leaders to solve economic and social problems

JOSEPH STALIN “MAN OF STEEL”

• Made ______________ and ________________ growth primary goals

• Abolished all privately owned farms and replaced them with _______________ (govt. owned farms worked by __________________)

• All economic activity was placed under ________________ control

• Eliminated anyone who was a ________________ to his power

• Historians estimate he was responsible for the deaths of ____ to ____ million people

• Many people died from _____________ as well

• ________________ government – individuals have no rights and all opposition is suppressed

BENITO MUSSOLINI “IL DUCE”

• Established totalitarian regime in ______________

• Was a powerful ____________ ________________

• Mussolini and followers (____________ ___________) marched to Rome demanding power

FASCISM

• Stressed extreme _________________

• Placed the interest of the ____________ above those of _________________

• Power should rest with one strong leader and a small group of devoted party members

• Favored ________________ expansion

• Extreme ________________ throughout country

ADOLPH HITLER “DER FUHER”

• A former _______________ of __________

• Joined the National Socialist German Worker’s Party (Nazis) and quickly became leader

• Powerful public speaker who promised to bring Germany out of ______________

• Appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and established ___________ _____________

MEIN KAMPF “MY STRUGGLE”

• Book written by Hitler which became the plan of action for ___________ ____________

• Displayed extreme ________-____________ (hatred of Jews)

• Spoke of racial purification – ___________ (blonde hair/blue eyes) was _____________ race

• Jews, Slavs and other non-white races were ______________

APPEASEMENT

• Hitler believed Germany needed more _______________ space

• Many countries viewed this as a serious threat but wanted to remain _________________

• Appeasement – giving in to demands to ____________ an _______________

AID TO ALLIES

• _______________ and ____________ policy – replaced neutrality acts allowing the sale of war goods providing other countries organized transportation

• Destroyer-for Bases Agreement – provided ___________ ____________ with destroyers

• Lend-Lease Policy – U.S. shipped $_______________ in supplies to Allied countries

• ____________ _______________ – stated the overall goals of the war for the Allies

PEARL HARBOR

• ______ planes launched from six aircraft carriers.

• By 9:30 the last Japanese planes soared off after continuously attacking Pearl Harbor for an hour and a half.

• ___________ wounded

• ___________ Americans were killed

• ______ ships sank or damaged

• Survival of three aircraft carriers prove _______________ to the war’s out

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