Unit 5.1-5.3

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What was the goal/purpose of the U.S. foreign policy known as isolationism?

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to prevent the USA from becoming involved in foreign conflicts/wars

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What was the primary goal of the U.S. foreign policy depicted in this 1940 cartoon?

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to isolate the nation from the problems/warfare of Europe and Asia

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Which of the following best describes the Washington Naval Conference?

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negotiations leading to disarmament agreements by USA & 8 other nations

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Which of the following best describes the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

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agreement by 60+ nations that outlawed the use of war to settle disputes

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Which actions involving warring countries were ALL prohibited by the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s? Options: travelling on their ships; loaning them money; selling them weapons, loaning them weapons; travelling on their ships; loaning them money, travelling on their ships; loaning them money; selling them non-military goods, selling them weapons; creating alliances; travelling on their ships

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travelling on their ships; loaning them money; selling them weapons

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What was the main purpose of the policy shown on this card?

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allow the USA to trade non-military items to countries at war without loaning them money or risking U.S. ships

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What was the goal of the Lend-Lease Act?

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to enable the US to aid the Allies militarily without violating the Neutrality Acts

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Which of the following allowed the President to loan or rent weapons to any country he wanted?

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Lend-Lease Act

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Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Axis Powers? Soviet Union, Italy, Germany, Japan

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Soviet Union

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Britain and France declared war on Germany in response to which aggressive action by Hitler? Options: invasion & occupation of Poland in 1939, annexation & occupation of Austria in 1938, invasion & occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, withdrawal from the League of Nations in 1933

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invasion & occupation of Poland in 1939