PPT-Unit 5: From Isolationism to World War

AHHIF21 Notes Content Statement 21 During the 1930s the US government attempted to distance the country from earlier interventionist policies in the Western Hemisphere as well as retain an isolationist approach to events in Europe and Asia until the beginning of WWII. Isolationism and Neutrality. © Student Handouts, Inc.. Isolationism and Neutrality. BASIC DEFINITIONS. Isolationism. – Neutral with no trade. Nation’s foreign policy calls for neither economic nor political ties with other countries. TCI Ch. 37. Add to your notebook. Aftermath of WWII (37) 4. Essential Question. Did the US learn from past mistakes at the end of World War II?. End of Isolationism (Sec. 2). WORLD BANK. Helped countries recover from the war. FROM ISOLATIONISM TO GLOBAL WAR. US Foreign relations in the twenties & thirties. The League and the U.S.. Wilson – FDR = Relative isolationism. Rejection of LON, tariff hikes, Red Scare, immigration restriction. Chapter 17 Section 4. U.S. Neutrality . Starting in 1935 Congress passed a series of . Neutrality Acts . which banned the U.S. from selling weapons or giving loans to countries at war . 1937- US permitted trade with fighting nations but made those nations pay cash and transport the cargo themselves, this is called . (Note: “World War I” is an American term. The correct terminology in Canada [and Britain] is “The First World War”). The Old World Order. In 1914, the world was dominated by imperialist empires. Almost all of these empires were based in Europe. As a result, empires like the British, German, French, Italian, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman were in constant competition, particularly in Africa.. Motives for Isolationism. Tradition of Neutrality in European Affairs. War would tax economic & human resources. War was Uncivilized & Un-democratic. Ethnic Diversity. Large Irish & German Populations. Text . Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two . world wars (1919-1939). Title. What was Europe like after World War I ? . Text . Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two . SS5H4. U.S. Involvement in. Standards. SS5H4 Describe the U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I. . a. Explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping during the war in Europe (1914- 1917) ultimately led the U.S. to join the fight against Germany; include the sinking of the Lusitania and concerns over safety of U.S. ships, U.S. contributions to the war, and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. . Factor 1. : . Prejudice And Racism. Factor 2. : . Isolationism & The First World War. Factor 3. : Economic Fear. Factor 4. : Social Fear. Factor 5. : Fear Of Revolution. AIMS OF ESSAY:. To understand why . Americans. had questioned what the Allies’ costly victory in World War I had actually achieved. These feelings helped explain why the U.S. Senate was unwilling for America to join the . League of Nations. How did the costs of WWI and the Great Depression influence US foreign Policy?. Why did the U.S. change foreign policy and enter WWII?. What is . isolationism?. Definition of Isolationism. Neutral with no . Chapters 22-25 . History Alive!. , Ch. 11 . Americans. History Alive!.  . Ch. . 22: From Neutrality to War . p. . 283-291. “Was it in the national interest of the US to stay neutral or declare war in 1917?”. Do Now – Review Answer on ½ sheet of paper 1. In what ways did World War I influence the American policy of isolationism during the 1930s? 2. Explain the purpose of the Neutrality Acts. From Isolation to wartime Underlying causes. What causes most wars. Extreme . nationalism. (“Super Patriotism” or love for one’s country). Imperialism: . Spreading the political or economic control of one country over another.