Untitled Flashcard Set

London Economic Conference

A 1933 conference of sixty-six nations to stabilize international currency rates.

Good Neighbor policy

A policy emphasizing nonintervention in Latin America, associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act

1934 act allowing the president to negotiate lower tariffs without Senate approval.

Rome-Berlin Axis

The alliance between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy established in 1936.

Johnson Debt Default Act

A 1934 Act preventing debt-ridden nations from borrowing further from the U.S.

Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937

Acts aimed at preventing American involvement in European wars.

Abraham Lincoln Brigade

American volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War supporting the republicans.

Quarantine Speech

A 1937 speech by FDR calling for economic embargoes against aggressive dictators.

Appeasement

The policy of Britain and France to allow Germany to annex the Sudetenland in 1938.

Hitler-Stalin pact

The 1939 treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union agreeing not to fight each other.

Neutrality Act of 1939

An act allowing European democracies to buy munitions on a 'cash and carry' basis.

Kristallnacht

The 1938 pogrom against Jews in Germany, leading to widespread violence and arrests.

War Refugee Board

A U.S. agency formed in 1944-1945 to help rescue Jews from Nazi occupied territories.

Lend-Lease Bill

1941 law allowing the U.S. to supply arms to allies while maintaining neutrality.

Atlantic Charter

The 1941 covenant between Roosevelt and Churchill outlining peace and security post-WWII.

Pearl Harbor

The site of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, leading to U.S. entry into WWII.

Benito Mussolini

Fascist leader of Italy, seized power in 1922, allied with the Axis during WWII.

Adolf Hitler

Fascist dictator of Germany, led the country during WWII, known for his aggressive expansion.

Francisco Franco

Fascist general who led a coup against the Spanish government during the Civil War.

Cordell Hull

Secretary of State under FDR who advocated for reciprocal trade agreements.

Wendell L. Willkie

Republican presidential nominee who challenged FDR on domestic policies.