When the Ostrich Briefly Replaced the Bald Eagle Roosevelt Favors Intervention After the Rape of Nanking President Roosevelt favored taking steps to rein in militaristic expansion Chicago speech ID: 571706
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Isolationism
When the Ostrich Briefly Replaced the Bald EagleSlide2
Roosevelt Favors Intervention
After the Rape of Nanking, President Roosevelt favored taking steps to rein in militaristic expansion
Chicago speech
Intervention widely unpopular
“Betrayal” by Wilson Admin. in WWI
Roosevelt backs away from advocating interventionSlide3
Blitzkrieg leaves Europe Reeling
Germany invades Poland (Sept 1, 1939)
Allies stand idly by
Except USSR
Non-Aggression Pact
Invades Poland from east (Sept 17, 1939)
Denmark falls (April 1940)
France Embarrassed (May 1940)
Maginot Line
“Miracle” at DunkirkSlide4
Americans Favors Isolationism
Financial Crisis kept US public’s focus on domestic issues throughout 1930s
Nye Committee (1934)
“Merchants of Death” suspected of conspiring to pull US into WWI
Neutrality Acts (1935, 1936, 1937)
Prevented US citizens from traveling on belligerent ships
Prevented sale of arms/munitions to belligerentsSlide5
Growing Interventionist Sentiment
Neutrality Act of 1939
“cash and carry”
Roosevelt kept looking for ways to aid Allies
Destroyers for Bases (Fall 1940)
Rise of Interventionist Organizations
CDAAA
GB as shield between US & NazisSlide6
America Shades toward War
Four Freedoms Speech
Lend-Lease Act
Atlantic Charter
U-Boat Run-ins