1920’s FOREIGN POLICY

Read pp.594– 595 and answer the following questions in your notebook.   What steps did the United States take after World War I to isolate itself from The dangerous politics of Europe?   What was the Dawes Plan? Draw a diagram of how this plan was supposed to work.

Read pp.594– 595 and answer the following questions in your notebook.   Explain the purpose of the following: – –The Washington Conference – –The Four-Power Treaty – –The Five-Power Treaty – –The Nine-Power Treaty

Isolationism   The United States did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles   The U.S. did not join the League of Nations   The U.S. refused to join the World Court

Dawes Plan  High American tariffs made it difficult for European Nations to sell their products to the United States.  It was important that European economies be healthy to buy American exports and repay their debt.  1924 Charles G. Dawes negotiated and agreement with France Britain and Germany.

The Washington Conference Conference on Limitation of Armaments 8 nation conference in Washington D.C. that led to the:   Four-Powers Treaty   The Five-Powers Treaty   The Nine-Powers Treaty

Four-Powers Treaty Agreement signed by the U.S., Great Britain, France, and Japan. It sought to eliminate the development of rival blocs in East Asia, as well as to preserve the territorial sovereignty of the signatories' holdings in the Pacific.

The Five-Powers Treaty U.S., Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy:   Agree to freeze their navies at 1921 levels.   Agree to cease battleship production for 10 years   Reduce fleet of capital ships to a fixed ratio (5:5:3:1.75:1.75)   Expected to produce a balance of power in the Pacific

The Nine-Powers Treaty France, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Belgium, China, the Netherlands, Portugal and the U.S. agree to preserve equal commercial rights in China The United States was especially leery of Japanese designs on China after the Russo- Japanese War ( ) and repeatedly signed agreements with the Japanese government pledging to maintain a policy of equality in Manchuria and China

HOMEWORK DUE 11/18   Describe the Kellogg-Briand Pact?   What were its strengths and weaknesses?

Kellogg-Briand Pact   U.S. Sec. of State Frank Kellogg and French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand proposed a treaty to outlaw war.   1928 U.S. and 14 other nations signed the pact. – –It had no way of enforcing its goals – –Signing nations agreed to abandon war and settle disputes by peaceful means