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The Road to War

Rumblings in Europe, US Tries to Avoid

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US Foreign Policy

March 1933FDR faced domestic and international crisis

Focus on the domestic

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South America

FDR continued support of dictators

No interference

Cuba

Reciprocal Trade Agreement

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Europe

Hitler elected chancellor 1933

Centralization

Rearmament

Mussolini in Italy

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Italy invaded Ethiopia, 1935

US, Neutrality Act

League of Nations

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Spain

Spanish Civil War, 1936 Franco led revolt against republican government

Alliances drawn

America?

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US Neutrality?

German advance across Europe

US Response? Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies

America First

Selective Service Act

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Election of 1940

Third Term!!!!

55% of popular vote

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Resources of Use:

WWII Timeline:http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007306

WWII Multimedia Database (nice overview of Prelude to

War): http://worldwar2database.com/html/prelude.htm

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007306http://worldwar2database.com/html/prelude.htmhttp://worldwar2database.com/html/prelude.htmhttp://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007306

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Nice info on European conflicts causes:http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/causes.htm

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