1. Isolationism
The US government & people do not want involvement in foreign conflicts after experiencing World War 1 Harding promises a Return to Normalcy (return to before WW1) US Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles & joining the League of Nations

2. Kellogg Briand Pact
60 + countries agree to reject using offensive War as a policy to avoid further conflicts
Although nothing was put in place to address a country that breaks the pledge.
Germany, Japan & Italy all signed this treaty

3. Washington Naval Conference
Although…….
Countries agree to limit their naval forces
Major powers agree to respect current holdings and territories in Asia & the Pacific
Japan invades Manchuria (part of China) in 1931
Japan withdraws from the naval treaty

4. Good Neighbor Policy
FDR promotes Fair Trade & Cooperation with Latin America instead of using military force to enforce US policy (no more Big Stick)

5. Neutrality Act 35-39 Italy Invades Ethiopia 1935
Germany rearms the Rhineland 1936
Japan invades China 1937
Germany annexes Austria 1938
Munich Pact gives Hitler Sudentland 1938
Germany invades Czechoslovakia 1939
Series of laws that tried to keep the US neutral and uninvolved in tension and possible war in Europe

6. Quarantine Speech- 1937 Japan invades China in 1937
Quarantine= Isolate
Given by FDR,
Renounces war and considers it a disease.
Treat a diseased patient by quarantining them so it doesn’t spread

7. 1939- Germany violates Munich Agreement and invades Czechoslovakia
Cash & Carry 1939
allowed FDR to sell goods and weapons to nations that paid cash and transported the goods themselves

8. Lend- Lease Act Germany invades Poland Sept 1939 Start of WWII
France surrenders in 1940
allowed FDR to sell, lease or lend defense (military) materials to Great Britain
economic declaration of war
violated neutrality
In response Germany begins to attack merchant ships delivering these war materials to Great Britain using U- Boats (submarines)
…the U.S. is practically fighting Germany with dollars not bullets