Karteikarten: From Isolation to Global Power — 20 Karten

Isolationism — definition?

US policy avoiding foreign entanglements in the interwar period.

America First Movement — role?

Promoted US neutrality and non-intervention before WWII.

Neutrality Acts — purpose?

Prevent US involvement in foreign wars during the 1930s.

Lend-Lease Act — significance?

Allowed aid to Allies, marking a shift from neutrality.

Pearl Harbor — date?

December 7, 1941, Japanese attack ending US isolationism.

US economic mobilization — mechanism?

Mass production, technological innovation, resource rationing.

War Production Board — function?

Coordinated wartime manufacturing and resource distribution.

Atomic Bomb — development?

Created by the Manhattan Project during WWII.

Yalta Conference — purpose?

Planned post-war Europe and discussed USSR's entry into war.

United Nations — founding year?

1945, to promote peace and international cooperation.

Post-War Order — key element?

US leadership through diplomacy, economy, and culture.

American cultural influence — method?

Media, consumer goods, and ideals like the American Dream.

Isolationism vs Interventionism — difference?

Isolationism avoids foreign involvement; interventionism supports active engagement.

US entry into WWII — event?

Pearl Harbor attack prompted active involvement.

US military expansion — strategy?

Massive industrial mobilization and overseas deployment.

Atomic bomb — ethical issue?

Use on Hiroshima and Nagasaki raised moral questions.

Bretton Woods — purpose?

Established US dollar as global reserve currency.

Cultural diplomacy — example?

Hollywood films spreading American values worldwide.

US superpower — reason?

Economic strength, military might, and cultural influence.

Post-War international institutions — examples?

UN, IMF, World Bank shaping global order.