Standard 10.4.3 Compare the German, Italian and Japanese drives for an empire in the 1930s and relate that drive to the role of appeasement, nonintervention (isolationism), and the domestic distractions in Europe and the U.S. prior to the out break of World War I

Isolationism

Isolationism Most Americans favored this policy US Should not have political ties with other countries 1935- Congress passes Neutrality Acts If the US Stays out of European Affairs, it could avoid war

How Did isolationism lead to war?

Domestic Distractions What was going on in the US and Europe that kept the leaders distracted within their countries? In the US – Inflation, Racism, Rebuilding economy after the Great Depression In Europe – Unemployment, rebuilding the economy, spread of communism, inflation, Spanish Civil War