Postwar Treaties & Agreements
This 1921 conference resulted in major naval disarmament agreements among world powers.
The Washington Naval Conference
Herbert Hoover's diplomatic approach to Latin America emphasized economic ties and withdrew troops from this country by 1933.
Nicaragua
This 1934 act empowered Roosevelt to lower tariffs to boost international trade.
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
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
Germany invaded this country in 1939, triggering the outbreak of World War II in Europe.
Poland
This treaty from the Washington Conference respected territorial integrity in the Pacific.
The Four-Power Treaty
Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign policy towards Latin America, emphasizing cooperation rather than military intervention.
The Good Neighbor Policy
Secretary of State Cordell Hull argued that lowering these would increase international trade and peace.
tariffs
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
Roosevelt and Churchill outlined postwar goals and self-determination principles in this 1941 declaration.
Atlantic Charter
The Nine-Power Treaty specifically focused on maintaining this country's independence and territorial integrity.
China
Roosevelt nullified this amendment, allowing greater Cuban autonomy.
The Platt Amendment
This diplomatic strategy involved using economic leverage rather than military force to influence other nations.
dollar diplomacy
Roosevelt's 1937 speech suggested democracies quarantine this kind of nation to prevent war.
aggressor nation
This act permitted the United States to provide Britain with arms on credit during WWII.
The Lend-Lease Act (1941)
This 1928 agreement outlawed war as an instrument of national policy.
The Kellogg-Briand Pact.
This U.S. policy in the Philippines granted gradual independence by 1946.
the Tydings-McDuffie Act (1934)
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
Isolationists formed this organization in 1940 to oppose American entry into World War II.
America First Committee
Japan attacked this U.S. naval base, prompting American entry into World War II.
Pearl Harbor
This plan established a cycle of payments to help Germany repay war reparations after World War I.
The Dawes Plan
Roosevelt recognized this country officially in 1933 to boost U.S. trade during the Great Depression.
the Soviet Union
This international economic crisis deeply impacted global diplomacy during the interwar years.
The Great Depression
This senator led the America First Committee, strongly opposing involvement in European conflicts.
Charles Lindbergh
In December 1940, Roosevelt proposed America become this kind of global figure, providing arms to the Allies.
"Arsenal of Democracy"