Postwar Treaties & Agreements
Diplomatic Policies
Economic Diplomacy
Neutrality and Isolation
Road to World War II
100

This 1921 conference resulted in major naval disarmament agreements among world powers.

The Washington Naval Conference

100

Herbert Hoover's diplomatic approach to Latin America emphasized economic ties and withdrew troops from this country by 1933.

Nicaragua

100

This 1934 act empowered Roosevelt to lower tariffs to boost international trade.

The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act

100

These U.S. acts in the 1930s aimed to avoid involvement in future wars by restricting arms sales and loans to warring nations.

Neutrality Acts

100

Germany invaded this country in 1939, triggering the outbreak of World War II in Europe.

Poland

200

This treaty from the Washington Conference respected territorial integrity in the Pacific.

The Four-Power Treaty

200

Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign policy towards Latin America, emphasizing cooperation rather than military intervention.

The Good Neighbor Policy

200

Secretary of State Cordell Hull argued that lowering these would increase international trade and peace.

tariffs

200

This policy allowed Britain to buy arms from the U.S. by paying cash and transporting goods on their own ships.

The Cash and Carry policy

200

Roosevelt and Churchill outlined postwar goals and self-determination principles in this 1941 declaration.

Atlantic Charter

300

The Nine-Power Treaty specifically focused on maintaining this country's independence and territorial integrity.

China

300

Roosevelt nullified this amendment, allowing greater Cuban autonomy.

The Platt Amendment

300

This diplomatic strategy involved using economic leverage rather than military force to influence other nations.

dollar diplomacy

300

Roosevelt's 1937 speech suggested democracies quarantine this kind of nation to prevent war.

aggressor nation

300

This act permitted the United States to provide Britain with arms on credit during WWII.

The Lend-Lease Act (1941)

400

This 1928 agreement outlawed war as an instrument of national policy.

The Kellogg-Briand Pact.

400

This U.S. policy in the Philippines granted gradual independence by 1946.

the Tydings-McDuffie Act (1934)

400

U.S. insistence on loan repayments from World War I allies resulted in tension and resentment, especially with these two European allies.

Britain and France

400

Isolationists formed this organization in 1940 to oppose American entry into World War II.

America First Committee

400

Japan attacked this U.S. naval base, prompting American entry into World War II.

Pearl Harbor

500

This plan established a cycle of payments to help Germany repay war reparations after World War I.

The Dawes Plan

500

Roosevelt recognized this country officially in 1933 to boost U.S. trade during the Great Depression.

the Soviet Union

500

This international economic crisis deeply impacted global diplomacy during the interwar years.

The Great Depression

500

This senator led the America First Committee, strongly opposing involvement in European conflicts.

Charles Lindbergh

500

In December 1940, Roosevelt proposed America become this kind of global figure, providing arms to the Allies.

"Arsenal of Democracy"

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