1. Tuesday February 24, 2015 Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History
OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To – SWBAT:
Describe how the United States slowly moved away from an isolationist policy.
AGENDA:
WARM-UP: Isolation Vocab
POLITICAL CARTOON: Isolationism
CONCEPT: American Isolationism
DISCUSSION: FDR “Quarantine” Speech
CHART: Neutrality Cause & Effect
Isolation Vocab WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below)
***5 Minutes***
Define the terms below using the glossary of your textbook.
Isolationism Neutrality Acts

2. World War II:
U.S. Neutrality
Ch 16
Copy the Black

3. WWII Begins American Isolationism Congress passes the Neutrality Acts
Amer felt U.S. pulled into WWI by banks & manufacturers
Congressional Committee investigated large profits, “merchants of Death”
Congress passes the Neutrality Acts
Outlawed arms sale or loans to nations at war
Extended to nations in civil war
Try to keep the U.S. out of future wars
U.S. sends arms/supplies to China
July 1937
Roosevelt got around Neutrality Acts b/c Japan had not declared war on China
Analyze Political Cartoon on P. 534
Read Roosevelt’s Quarantine Speech

4. American Neutrality Review Questions
DIRECTIONS: Read P. 550 – 554 “U.S. moves toward War”
Complete the Cause & Effect chart & questions below on a separate piece of paper.
CAUSE
EFFECT – Describe the U.S. action taken
American people want isolationism (P )
1937 – Japan attacks China (P. 535)
Sept 1939 – Germany invades Poland (P. 550)
Sept 1940 – Tripartite Pact signed & Nazi victories (P. 551)
Late 1940-March 1941 – Britain runs out of cash (P. 552)