US foreign policy shift—cause?
Great Depression led to isolationism.
WWI intervention viewed as?
A costly mistake by Americans.
League of Nations—failure reason?
Unable to prevent aggression.
Senator Nye—critique?
Blamed arms manufacturers for WWI.
Merchants of Death—theory?
Arms industry profited from war.
Neutrality Acts—purpose?
Avoid US involvement in wars.
Neutrality Acts—key feature?
Banned arms sales to belligerents.
FDR—initial stance?
Supported neutrality and non-intervention.
America First—leader?
Charles Lindbergh.
America First—goal?
Keep US out of WWII.
Neutrality Acts—revision year?
1939, allowed cash-and-carry.
FDR—policy shift?
From neutrality to aid for Allies.
Pearl Harbor—date?
December 7, 1941.
Pearl Harbor—result?
US entered WWII.
US-Japan—embargo?
Imposed trade restrictions on Japan.
Japan—perception of embargo?
As an indirect declaration of war.
Pearl Harbor—attack aim?
Neutralize Pacific Fleet.
WWII—European front?
D-Day and V-E Day.
North Africa—strategy?
Control Mediterranean, weaken Axis.
Pacific—main strategy?
Island hopping and naval battles.
Atomic bomb—project?
Manhattan Project.
Hiroshima/Nagasaki—date?
August 6 and 9, 1945.
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1. What is the America First Movement primarily known for in the context of US foreign policy shifts before WWII?
2. In which year was the first Neutrality Act passed by the United States to prevent involvement in foreign conflicts?
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