Roosevelts Foreign Policy

Question 1

What was the good neighbour policy

Answer 1

Reduced involvement in LA. Removed Platt Amendment. This reinforced isolationism, but USA still got involved in Latin American

Question 2

What was the NYE committee

Answer 2

Looked at causes of WW1 and blamed manufacturers for pressuring into war, 70% of US agree they shouldn’t have gotten involved. Isolation

Question 3

What was the 1935 Neutrality act

Answer 3

Desire to prevent USA being dragged into war from supplying allies

Question 4

1936 neutrality act

Answer 4

Prevented the supply of loans to belligerent countries in war. Furthered by rise of Hitler making war seem likely

Question 5

Naval expansion act 1938/39

Answer 5

FDR wanted to prepare US for war. 20% increase in US navy, $525 million spent on air defence