Chapter 26 - The Global Crisis

US trying to maintain neutrality before WWII

Washington Conference 1921

A conference to try and prevent the coming of a naval armament race between Japan, America, and Britain. There was an agreement to reduce fleets and have a 10 year prohibition for constructing large warships..

Five-Power Pact

Limited the total naval tonnage and the ratio of armaments

Nine-Power Pact

Continued the open-door policy in China

Four-Power Pact

US, Britain, France, and Japan would respect each other’s Pacific territories.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

Outlawed war as an instrument of national policy

Dawes Plan

Lead to circular loans. America would make loans to Germany so they could pay off reparations to France and Britain.

Fordney McCumber Act

Put in place high tariffs which meant that European nations could not earn the money they needed to pay back their loans.

1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act

Lowed American tariffs and in return, other countries would lower their tariffs as well.

Good Neighbor Policy

Aimed to repair the relationship between Latin America and the US. The US would no longer use their military presence in Latin America

1935 Neutrality Act

This was designed to prevent the US from being dragged into European wars, especially if there was a 2nd World War

Cash and Carry policy

This was used to aid Britain. The Europeans must pay with cash and have to go to American to retrieve their items.

Munich Conference

An attempt to appease Hitler and prevent war.

Burke-Wadsworth Act

The first military peacetime draft

Lend-Lease policy

The US would lend Britain supplies as long as Britain promised to give it back.

The Atlantic Charter

Similar to Wilson’s 14 points. The war is an opportunity to remake the world and prevent a WWIII

Tripartite Pact

An alliance between Japan and Nazi Germany

Bombshell Message

The US will not use the gold standard internationally with other countries

The Stimson Doctrine (Hoover)

The US refuses to acknowledge Japans claims to China