1. Today’s Schedule – 4/1 Outline Emailed to Ms. Hayden? PPT: Isolationism to War Videos: Lead-up to WWII Abroad HW: – Read 906-913

2. Retreat in Europe U.S. quarrels with former allies over repayment of $10 billion in wartime loans U.S. never joined the League of Nations U.S. refuses recognition of Soviet Union in 1920s – 1933 FDR opened diplomatic relations

3. Washington Conference of 1921 England agrees to U.S. naval equality Japan accepted as third largest naval power- prob? All nations agree to limit naval construction

4. Washington Conference of 1921 Nine-Power Treaty - Open Door Policy reaffirmed Five-Power Treaty – 10 year moratorium on battleship building Four-Power Treaty-establishes alliance among U.S., Great Britain, Japan, France

5. Kellogg-Briand Pact 1920s – American diplomacy permeated by a sense of disillusionment – Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 Outlaws war except in matters of self-defense What was France trying to accomplish with this?

6. Cooperation in Latin America Coolidge, Hoover, FDR substitute cooperation for military coercion FDR’s "Good Neighbor" policy renounces past imperialism – 1933: U.S. repudiates Roosevelt Corollary Re-emphasizes the Monroe Doctrine

7. Isolationism Depression shifts focus to domestic affairs Rise of militaristic regimes threatens war – Germany – Italy – Japan

8. The Lure of Pacifism and Neutrality Most Americans resolved against another meaningless war 1935--Senator Gerald Nye leads passage of neutrality legislation – U.S. trade with nations at war prohibited – U.S. loans to nations at war prohibited 1937--Japan invades China FDR permits sale of arms to China

9. Rivalry in Asia 1920--Japanese occupy Korea, parts of Manchuria, China U.S. Open Door policy blocks Japanese dominance of China

10. War in Europe FDR approves appeasement of Hitler 1938--Hitler seizes Czechoslovakia FDR attempts to revise the neutrality acts, to give edge to England, France July, 1939--FDR attacks neutrality acts September 1939--WWII begins, FDR declares the acts in force

11. The Road to War U.S. remains at peace 1939-1941 Popular sympathy for Allies, distaste for Germany and Japan FDR openly expresses favor for Allies, moves cautiously to avoid isolationist outcry

12. From Neutrality to Undeclared War 1939-41--FDR seeks help for England without actually entering the war – “cash and carry” 1940 Election – "you boys are not going to be sent into any foreign war"

13. From Neutrality to Undeclared War: Increased Aid to England U.S. gives or loans war supplies – Lend-Lease Act of 1941 U.S. ships transport war supplies – Naval war Eventual consensus that a Nazi victory in Europe would threaten western civilization

14. Showdown in the Pacific 1937--Japanese occupation of coastal China U.S. limits exports to Japan of strategic materials – Oil 1940--Japan allies with Germany & Italy

15. Showdown in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor 1941--U.S.-Japanese negotiations Japan’s demands: – free hand in China – restoration of normal trade relations U.S. demands Japanese troops out of China December 7, 1941--Pearl Harbor attacked December 8--War declared