Vocab 25 Flashcards
Dawes Plan
Who- Charles G. Dawes
What- Plan that allowed US banks to loan money to Germany so they could pay off their previous war debts
Where- USA
When- 1924
Why- Germany had debt from WWI and this would help them repay while also lowering their payment overall
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Who- Aristide Briand, Frank Kellogg
What- A multilateral treaty outlawing war as an instrument of national policy.
Where- USA
When- 1928
Why- To protect peace and the economic interests of the nation
Adolf Hitler
Who- Crazy leader of Nazi Germany
What- Belived German people were the best, and was a huge militarists, as well as an antisemitist
Where- Germany
When- 1930’s
Why- WWI left many Germans in doubt of their gov and Hitler was a new ruler who was proposing things that at the time sounded better than what was currently going on in Germany
Benito Mussolini
Who- Facist
What- Was in control of Italy and threatening imperial expansion
Where- Italy
When- 1920’s-1930’s
Why- New gov being established which was this guy and him being a nutjob
Good Neighbor Policy
Who- USA, Latin American Countries
What- The efforts to enhance diplomatic and economic relations with Latin America
Where- North America
When- 1930’s
Why- They didn’t have the best relationship beforehand, wanted economic growth within the US
Neutrality Acts
Who- US gov
What- Established embargo on people in wars, prez warned people not to travel on non-American vessels, established the so-called cash-and-carry policy, by which belligerents could purchase only nonmilitary goods from the United States and had to pay cash and carry the goods away on their own vessels.
Where- USA
When- 1935, 1936,1937
Why- Designed to prevent a recurrence of the events that many Americans now believed had pressured the United States into World War I.
Appeasement
Who- Hitler, French and British leaders
What- Where these people agreed to let Hitler take Czechoslovakia as long as he took no other land.
Where- Europe
When- Sept. 29, 1930’s
Why- Hitler had a lot of power and European nations were worried about this
Atlantic Charter
Who- Roosevelt, Churchill
What- The two nations set out “certain common principles” on which to base “a better future for the world.” It was, in only vaguely disguised form, a statement of war aims that called openly for, among other things, “the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny.”
Where- Newfoundland
When- April, 1941
Why- Wanted to end the Nazi’s
Henry Stimson
Who- Secretary of War USA
What- Argued that the United States should itself convoy vessels to England
Where- USA
When- 1940
Why- English ships were being destroyed at such a fast rate that they couldn’t rebuild them
Lend Lease
Who- Churchill
What- Allowed the government not only to sell but also to lend or lease armaments to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States.” In other words, America could funnel weapons to England on the basis of no more than Britain’s promise to return or pay for them when the war was over.
Where- Great Britain
When- 1940’s
Why- The British couldn’t meet the cash-and-carry requirements imposed by the Neutrality Acts so this was a way for them to still get much needed supplies
Hideki Tojo
Who- Leader of War Party
What- Led Japan in War
Where- Japan
When- 1940’s
Why- Militants forced the old Japanese Prime Minister out of office so this guy took control
Pearl Harbor
Who- Japan, USA
What- Japanese Bombers attacked American ships in port
Where- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
When- December 7, 1941
Why- Poor Japanese and American relations, joining of the War from both sides on different sides
