Chapter 23 the 1930s An unsuccessful attempt at isolationism

Mr Cottrill

Monroe Doctrine 1823

The US would oppose only European attempts to establish new colonies in the western hemisphere. “Stay out of the west side”

“Big Stick” policy

“walk softly but carry a big stick” the troops threat of force

Taft and “dollar diplomacy”

Taft encouraged banners to invest in the Caribbean tafts foreign policy became known as “dollar diplomacy”

The “Good neighbor policy”

FDR wanted to replace the “Big stick” policy with more friendly foreign policy, Instead of military force the US and Latin Am would re operate together.

Russian Revolution of 1917

Russia becomes first communist state known as the Soviet union

Joseph Stalin

seized power of Russia in the 1920s with a brutal dictatorship

Benito Mussolini

Fascist leader of Italy

Adolf Hitler

Brought to power by economic hardship in Germany caused by great depression in America.

Collective Security

The ideal that peaceful nations will band together to stop aggressor nations, failed when the US & Soviet Union failed to join the League of Nations

Neutrality acts (1935 - 1937)

Americans could not travel on the ships of Nations at war. Americans could not sell guns to nations at war. Americans could sell non - military goods to Britain.

Quarantine speech 1937

Roosevelt wanted the US and other nations to boycott aggressor nations

Destroyers for bases agreement 1939

Deal between the US and UK to trade US ships for UK lands

Lend - Lease Act 1941

Roosevelt wanted to sell, lease, or lend war materials to any country that was vital to the defense of America.

Winston Churchill

British prime minister

Atlantic charter

Roosevelt and Churchill signed the charter, laying the foundation for the later creation of the United nations. They agreed that they only wanted freedom of the seas and no territorial expansion