7.11 Interwar Foreign Policy (APUSH)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

A 1928 agreement where nations renounced war as a means of resolving disputes, promoting peaceful conflict resolution.

Good Neighbor Policy

U.S. foreign policy under FDR promoting non-intervention and cooperation with Latin America in the 1930s. Aimed to improve relations and counter European influence in the region.

fascism

an authoritarian and nationalistic political ideology that promotes dictatorial power, suppression of opposition, and strong centralized control.

Quarantine Speech 

called for an international "quarantine" against the "epidemic of world lawlessness" by aggressive nations as an alternative to the political climate of American neutrality and non-intervention that was prevalent at the time.

Nye Committee

Investigated arms manufacturers' influence on US entry into WWI. Raised concerns about war profiteering and the military-industrial complex.

Cash and carry

Policy in WWII where warring nations had to pay cash for non-military goods and transport them on their ships; helped the US stay neutral initially.

Lend-Lease Act

US policy allowing the provision of military aid to Allied nations during WWII without immediate payment, strengthening their war effort.

Selective Service Act of 1940

U.S. law enabling the first peacetime draft in American history, requiring men aged 21-35 to register for potential military service.

four freedoms

Principles outlined by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, including freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Atlantic Charter

A 1941 agreement between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill outlining their vision for a post-World War II world based on self-determination and the establishment of a system of general security.

Tripartite Pact

Agreement signed in 1940 between Germany, Italy, and Japan, forming the Axis Powers in WWII. It outlined mutual defense and cooperation strategies.

Pearl Harbor

Event on December 7, 1941, when Japanese forces attacked the U.S. naval base in Hawaii, leading to the U.S. entering WWII.

oil embargo

A political strategy used to restrict or cut off the supply of oil to a country as a form of protest or negotiation.