1. 3/14 AIM: American foreign policy between the wars. Do Now:
Make a new unit in notebook
Things to Come:
Castle Learning 4/3
Quest 4/4

2. American Foreign Policy: 1920-1941

3. Treaty of Versailles
Treaty that ends WWI. Germany was to blame and had to admit guilt and pay reparations.

4. Failure of the League of Nations
The US did not join the league of nations and Europe was to busy rebuilding so no one stopped Germany from rearming.

5. European Debts to the US
Europe owed the United State debts from WWI that it did not pay us due to the cost of rebuilding and the world wide depression taking place.

6. Hyper-Inflation in Germany: 1923
The German economy was experiencing hyper – inflation meaning the cost of the money was going down faster than what they average person was making. It was cheaper to burn the paper money than it was to buy wood

7. Fascist Aggression
Italy – Mussolini
Germany – Hitler
Japan – Hirohito

8. FDR’s “Good Neighbor” Policy 1933
FDR  The good neighbor respects himself and the rights of others.
Trying to prevent?
To make sure Mexico does not try to attack the US again like in Wwi with the Zimmerman note FDR issues the Good Neighbor policy of respecting our neighboring countries.

9. Neutrality Acts: 1935, 1936, 1937
America wanted to stay isolated from all the world affairs so we pass a series of neutrality acts saying we will not get involved in the conflicts in Europe

10. 1939 Neutrality Act Germany’s invasion of Poland. Cash and Carry
America becomes the “Arsenal of Democracy.”
FDR was authorized to proclaim danger zones which US ships and citizens could not enter.
Cash and carry was the idea that if a country wanted to buy American weapons they had to pay in cash can come over to America to get it.
Arsenal of democracy :The "Arsenal of Democracy" was a slogan used by U.S. President FDR, in a radio broadcast delivered on December 29, Roosevelt promised to help the UK fight Nazi Germany by giving them military supplies while the United States stayed out of the actual fighting. Moves US towards Lend Lease Act

11. Roosevelt tightens embargos against Japan
1940
Roosevelt tightens embargos against Japan
Congress Passes Selective Service Act

12. “Lend-Lease” Act (March 1941)
Great Britain $31 billion Soviet Union $11 billion France $ 3 billion China $1.5 billion Other European $500 million South America $400 million The amount totaled: $48,601,365,000
Lend Lease Act : We loan weapons to our allies during the war

13. August 1941
Roosevelt and Churchill Atlantic Charter

14. Summer 1941
USA and Japan try to resolve diplomatic issues

15. Pearl Harbor
Dec japan attacks US military base at pearl harbor Hawaii.

16. Pearl Harbor from the Cockpit of a Japanese Plane

17. A date which will live in infamy!
Pearl Harbor – Dec. 7, 1941
A date which will live in infamy!

18. USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor

19. Avenge pearl harbor become the call for war

20. Pearl Harbor Memorial
2,887 Americans Dead!

21. FDR Signs the War Declaration
Dec. 8, 1941 Roosevelt calls for a declaration of war and a draft.

22. Good Guys vs. Bad Guys Allies – Great Britain, USSR, USA
Axis- Germany, Italy & Japan

23. Paying for the War
Bonds are sold and taxes are raised to pay for the war