A.P. U.S. History Mrs. Sanchez Chapter 37-Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War Chapter 37 Due by Friday, March 23, 2001 I. The London Conference a. What were the goals of the London conference? b. What were Roosevelt's concerns regarding the plans of the London Conference? c. What was the result of Roosevelt's actions on the conference? II. Freedom for (from?) the Filipinos and Recognition for the Russians a. What were the purposes behind the Tydings-McDuffie Act and what did it do specifically? b. What were the results of America withdrawing from the Philippines? c. Why did FDR extend diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union? III. Becoming a Good Neighbor a. What changed America's position towards Latin America? b. What were some examples of America's Good Neighbor policy? IV. Secretary Hull's Reciprocal Trade Agreements a. What were the purposes and accomplishments of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934? V. Impulses Toward Storm-Cellar Isolationism a. How did Totalitarianism spread in the world after 1918? b. How was Hitler able to rise to power in Germany? c. What events occurred in terms of the US and Japanese relations? d. Why did Americans choose to remain isolationist? VI. Congress Legislates Neutrality a. Who did many Americans blame for our entry into World War I? b. What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts? c. What were the problems created by storm-cellar neutrality? VII. America Dooms Loyalist Spain a. What did the US do that allowed Franco to take control of Spain? VIII. Appeasing Japan and Germany a. How did Japan start the war in Asia? b. What were the purpose and the contents of the Quarantine Speech? c. What was the reaction of the American public to the speech? d. What occurred in relation to the Panay incident? e. Meanwhile, how was Hitler reacting in Europe, what was the path of his advancement? f. What took place at the Munich conference? IX. Hitler's Belligerency and U.S. Neutrality? a. What was contained in the Hitler-Stalin non-aggression pact? b. What prompted Hitler's invasion of Poland? c. Why was America still determined to remain neutral? d. What was contained in the Neutrality Act of 1939? X. Aftermath of the Fall of France a. What was the "phony war"? b. Why did the Soviet Union attack Finland and what was the outcome? c. How did the phony war end? d. What was the American reaction to the fall of France? e. What took place at the Havana Conference of 1940? XI. Bolstering Britain with the Destroyer Deal (1940) a. What took place during the Battle of Britain? b. What was the purpose of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies and the America First Committee? c. What was the bases for destroyers deal between the US and Britain? XII. FDR Shatters the Two-Term Tradition (1940) a. Who were the Republican candidates in 1940? b. Why did Roosevelt choose to challenge the two-term tradition? c. Why did FDR win the election? XIII. Congress Passes the Landmark Lend-Lease Law a. Who was Albert E. Smith? b. How did radio play a part in the election of 1928? c. Who was Herbert Hoover? d. How did the campaign deteriorate to below-the-belt tactics? XIV. President Hoover's First Moves a. What was the Lend-Lease Law? b. What was the reaction to the Lend-Lease Bill? c. How did the Lend-Lease Act change the American position in the War? d. How did Hitler react to the Lend-Lease Act? XV. Hitler's Assault on the Soviet Union Spawns the Atlantic Charter a. Why did Hitler invade the Soviet Union? b. What was contained in the Atlantic Charter? XVI. U.S. Destroyers and Hilter's U-Boats Clash a. Describe the thinking behind the US decision to convoy goods to Europe and what was the result? XVII. Heading for the Surprise Assault at Pearl Harbor a. Why did FDR finally institute embargoes against Japan? b. Why did the Americans not know about eminent Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? c. Give details about the attack on Pearl Harbor. XVIII. America's Transformation from Bystander to Belligerent a. What was the effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor on the American people? b. Why did America go to war in reality?