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Section II (National Study): USA 1919-1941
Quick questions on American isolationism 1919-1939: HSC Modern History USA
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What is the Washington Naval Conference?Show answer
President Harding's first major foreign policy act was the Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armament (12 November 1921 to 6 February 1922), chaired by Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes. Hughes opened by proposing the scrapping of 30 American capital ships and asked Britain and Japan to match.
What is the Kellogg-Briand Pact?Show answer
The General Treaty for Renunciation of War, signed in Paris on 27 August 1928 by Secretary of State Frank Kellogg, French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand, and representatives of 13 other states, "renounced war as an instrument of national policy" and pledged to settle disputes by "pacific means". Sixty-two states eventually ratified, including the future Axis.
What are the Neutrality Acts?Show answer
The Neutrality Acts attempted to insulate the United States from any future European or Asian war by prohibiting trade or financial assistance with belligerents.
What is the Good Neighbor Policy?Show answer
Roosevelt's inaugural address (4 March 1933) pledged "the policy of the good neighbor". The Seventh Pan-American Conference at Montevideo (December 1933) saw Secretary of State Cordell Hull endorse the principle of non-intervention in Latin America.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is an extract from Henry Cabot Lodge's speech against the League (March 1920). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain American isolationism after 1920. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which American foreign policy 1919 to 1939 was genuinely isolationist. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of John Milton Cooper and Robert Dallek on American foreign policy. [10 marks]
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