3/31 Flashcards
What did most Americans want?
Most Americans wanted peace at all costs
What did Roosevelt try to educate Americans on?
Danger of fascism
Why were U.S. Relations with Japan strained?
Because of Japanese aggression in East Asia
After what, did FDR shift focus toward preparing for war, fearing conflict was inevitable in Europe?
The Munich Aggreement
What marks a major divide in American History?
The Great Depression
The New Deal
The depression cast doubts on what?
Traditional economic, social, and political attitudes, policies, and practices
What brought partial economic recovery but also expanded the roles of the federal government and the presidency?
The New Deal
What did the New Deal revitalize?
The Democratic Party
What were the WW1 leftovers?
New nations vulnerable to attack
Failed to recognize major nation status of Japan & Italy
Germany felt that they had been betrayed rather than defeated
With territory expansion what did the Japanese attempt to create?
Greater East Asia
What did Italy and Germany expand to?
Italy’s expansion into Africa
Germany’s Nazi resurgence
Who were the Axi’s powers?
Opponents of the U.S. & allies
What was formed between Germany & Italy in 1936?
Rom-Berlin Axis
Who was added to the Axis power after 1940?
Japan
