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Conducting negotiations between countries; countries come into an agreement
#conversations about foreign policy

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Diplomacy

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International conference in 1921 called by the U.S. to limit the naval arms race in the Pacific area

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Washington Naval Conference

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Signed by 62 countries; declared that war would not be used "as an instrument of national policy" meaning that it would not use war as an excuse to resolve problems

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Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928

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Franklin D. Roosevelt policy in which the U.S. pledged that the U.S. would no longer intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries

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Good Neighbor Policy

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FDR's secretary of state, who promoted reciprocal trade agreements to lower tariffs; believed that it's not only beneficial for American citizens, but also for world peace

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Cordell Hull

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This act was aimed at reducing tariffs by as much as 50%; in return, other nations would also reduce their tariffs on the U.S.

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Reciprocal Tariff Act of 1934

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This committee fueled the controversy by documenting the large profits that banks and manufacturers made during the war.

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The Nye Committee

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dictator of the Soviet Union from 1922-1953; Focused in creating a communist state (Marxist); classless society in which all property and wealth is communally owned

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Joseph Stalin

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It was one of the largest anti-war organizations during WW2; they were against the entry of the United States into WW2

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America First Committee

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To accept demands in order to avoid conflict; to pacify an aggressor

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Appeasement