1. United States US FOREIGN POLICES AND WWII

2. The policy of not taking side in war between other nations A governmental policy of not taking part in economic and political alliances or relations with other countries KEY WORDS IsolationismNeutrality

3. imposed a general embargo on trading in arms and war materials with all parties in a war. It also declared that American citizens travelling on warring ships travelled at their own risk. The act was set to expire after six months. non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America. It also reinforced the idea that the US would be a “good neighbor” and engage in reciprocal exchanges with Latin America countries. POLICIES Good Neighbor PolicyNeutrality act of 1935

4. Included the provisions of the earlier acts, this time without expiration date, and extended them to cover civil wars as well. Furthermore, U.S. ships were prohibited from transporting any passengers or articles to belligerents, and U.S. citizens were forbidden from traveling on ships of belligerent nations. Renewed the provisions of the 1935 act for another 14 months. It also forbade all loans or credits to belligerents. However, this act did not cover "civil wars," such as the one in Spain, nor did it cover materials such as trucks and oil POLICIES Neutrality Act 1936Neutrality act 1937

5. A legislation passed by congress in 1941 adopting a plan to lend arms to Britain Also know as the Munich Pact 1938 Agreement in which Britain and France appeased Hitler by agreeing that Germany could annex the Sudetenland, a German- Speaking region of Czechoslovakia IMPORTANT FOREIGN EVENTS Munich ConferenceLend-Lease Act

6. Defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by the leaders of Britain and the US, and later agreed to by all the Allies. The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war: no territorial aggrandizement; no territorial changes made against the wishes of the people; restoration of self- government to those deprived of it; equal access to raw materials; reduction of trade restrictions; global cooperation to secure better economic and social conditions for all; freedom from fear and want; freedom of the seas; and abandonment of the use of force, as well as disarmament of aggressor nations. ATLANTIC CHARTER Atlantic Charter

7. July- August 1945 Allied Leaders Truman, Churchill, Atlee, Stalin Finalize post WWII plans for Europe Feb. 1945 Allied Leaders FDR, Churchill, Stalin Plan the future of post WWII Europe CONFERENCES Potsdam ConferenceYalta Conference