isolationism, and FDR(1935-41)

1. What were the goals of the isolationists? Why is "isolationism" a misleading term?
The goals of the isolationist- were to not be drawn into the war and fighting in it. They wanted to be connected with the world but with things like trade.
Isolation- is a misleading term because when you think of isolation you think of being cut off from the world and everything, but in this case, they didn't want it to be fully isolated from the world, but to stay out of war

2. What did some isolationists feel that there was no need for Americans to feel threatened by developments in Europe and Asia?
some isolationist felt that where was no need for Americans to feel threatened by developments in Europe and Asia because America was separated from them by the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

3. What were the purposes of the Nye Committee hearings?
The purposes of the Nye Committee hearings was to find out why the United States fought in WWI

4. List two impressions that the Nye Committee hearings created.
-a impression that made Americans believe that big business would drag them into a another war
-a impression that American soldiers died in WWI because coronations looking to turn a profit convinces president Wilson to go into war in 1917

5. What were the purposes of the Neutrality Acts?
the purposes of the neutrality acts were to prevent countries who were fighting in the war to be supplied with weapons by big business's

6. List two reasons that some Americans considered Roosevelt's leadership radical and dangerous.
he changed the gov with the new deal
and he tried to pack the supreme court

7. What was "Cash and Carry"?
the cash and carry allowed other countries to buy supplies from the united state only if they payed in cash and could transport it themselves

8. Why did President Roosevelt freeze Japanese assets in the United States?
President Roosevelt froze Japanese assets in the united states because japan was invading the colonies in the European countries

9. What was the purpose of the America First Committee?
the porpoise of the America first committee was to prevent the unites states from going to war with japan and Germany