Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Exploring US Foreign Policy: Post-1936 Insights
Table of content
Alrighty! Ready to dive into the thrilling tale of the US foreign policy after 1936? Grab your popcorn (and maybe a notebook) because it's going to be an epic journey!
🚶♂️ Step back in time - pre-1936
- President Franklin D Roosevelt’s Era (1933–37)
- Big Mood: Isolationism! 🏝️
- Why, though? 🤷
- People = No more European conflicts, please! 🚫
- Historians like Sidney B Fay went all detective mode 🕵️♂️: WWI? Not just Germany's fault!
- Nye Committee hearings (1934): Some sneaky profits from the war? Senator Gerald Nye discovers that the US munitions guys made bank 💸 during WWI.
- Membership cards the US threw into the trash 🗑️
- League of Nations – Nope!
- International Court of Justice (1926) – Double Nope! (Fear of joining the League).
📜 Neutrality acts - keeping things Chill 😎
- Act (1935)
- War bells ring? 🛎️
- Prez says: No arms for anyone! And US folks, maybe don’t cruise on war ships? 🛳️⛔
- Fun Fact: Italy invades Abyssinia. League goes: Sanctions for Italy! US: Nah, but maybe no trade? 🙏 (That’s a ‘moral embargo’ for ya!).
- Act (1936)
- War? Sorry, can't loan you money! 🚫💰
- Act (1937)
- Want to travel on war ships? Nope, it's illegal now! 🚫🚢
- Introducing... ‘cash-and-carry’: Pay cash, transport on your ships, & off you go! 💼💵
PS: Roosevelt's inner thoughts: “Wish these acts were a bit more... choosy? 🤔 But oh well, people have spoken!”
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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Exploring US Foreign Policy: Post-1936 Insights
Table of content
Alrighty! Ready to dive into the thrilling tale of the US foreign policy after 1936? Grab your popcorn (and maybe a notebook) because it's going to be an epic journey!
🚶♂️ Step back in time - pre-1936
- President Franklin D Roosevelt’s Era (1933–37)
- Big Mood: Isolationism! 🏝️
- Why, though? 🤷
- People = No more European conflicts, please! 🚫
- Historians like Sidney B Fay went all detective mode 🕵️♂️: WWI? Not just Germany's fault!
- Nye Committee hearings (1934): Some sneaky profits from the war? Senator Gerald Nye discovers that the US munitions guys made bank 💸 during WWI.
- Membership cards the US threw into the trash 🗑️
- League of Nations – Nope!
- International Court of Justice (1926) – Double Nope! (Fear of joining the League).
📜 Neutrality acts - keeping things Chill 😎
- Act (1935)
- War bells ring? 🛎️
- Prez says: No arms for anyone! And US folks, maybe don’t cruise on war ships? 🛳️⛔
- Fun Fact: Italy invades Abyssinia. League goes: Sanctions for Italy! US: Nah, but maybe no trade? 🙏 (That’s a ‘moral embargo’ for ya!).
- Act (1936)
- War? Sorry, can't loan you money! 🚫💰
- Act (1937)
- Want to travel on war ships? Nope, it's illegal now! 🚫🚢
- Introducing... ‘cash-and-carry’: Pay cash, transport on your ships, & off you go! 💼💵
PS: Roosevelt's inner thoughts: “Wish these acts were a bit more... choosy? 🤔 But oh well, people have spoken!”
Unlock the Full Content!
Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History SL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟