HW - Chapter 35: Bailey

Rome-Berlin Axis (1936)

The alliance and year B/T Hitler/Mussolini

Nye Committee (1934)

The isolationist committee led by ND Sen. Gerald Nye blaming WWI on Am Bankers/Arms

Neutrality Acts (1935, 1936, 1937)

The acts and 3 years prohibiting Am. legally sailing/selling/transporting munitions to countries at war or make loans

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

The CW B/T left-leaning Madrid Rep. gov and fascist rebel Francisco Franco

- Allied w/ Hitler/Mussolini/SU

- X Am. neut/sympathy anymore

Neutrality Act (1939)

The act and year allowing Am. cash-and-carry munitions sale

Sudetenland (1938)

The territory and year where this border-region of Czecho w/ 3m ethnic Germans got annexed by Hitler

Winston Churchill

The British prime minister

Battle of Britain (1940)

The series of battles B/T Germany air attacks and Royal Air Force onto Britain

- Postponed German invasion

American First Committee

The isolationist committee led by Charles Lindburgh B/C Am. X WW2

Committee to Defend Am. By Aiding Allies

The internationalist committee that wanted to give aid to Britain and allies to keep war out of US

Wendell L. Wilkie

The Dem turned Republican challenging FDR's 3rd term in Eo1940

Land-Lease Law (1941)

The law and year established that allowed limitless arms to be sent to "victims of aggression" in war (aka Britian) B/C wanted to keep war from US

Greer

The US destroyer in September 1941 that was trailing a German U-Boat and was attacked by submarines

Kearney

The US escorting destroyer that fought against U-Boats on October 17th, 1941 and 11K Am.

Reuben James

The US destroyer torpedoed and sunk on Oct. 30th, 1941, 100K Am.

Trade

The first reason why the US acknowledged the SU (1933) B/C wanted to promote this B/T US-Russia econ.

Japan

The second reason why the US acknowledged the SU (1933) B/C wanted to neutralize Germany and this country's power in Asia

Quarantine Speech (1937)

FDR's speech and year/state of union address B/C wanted to stop the threat of Italy and Japan thru. econ embargoes

- Keep them out of US

Panay

The US boat sunk on December 1937 in Chinese wates w/ 2K and 30I Am.

Munich Conference (September, 1938)

The conference, month, and year where the allies tried to appease Germany but failed B/C only gave Hitler green light

Non-Aggression Pact

The pact signed B/T Germany and SU B/C Stalin wanted to delay invasion and Germany X 2-front war