1. What was the purpose of the Washington Conference and what three major agreements resulted from it?

2. How did the Five-Power Treaty attempt to limit naval competition among major powers?

3. What did the Nine-Power Treaty establish regarding China and the Open Door policy?

1. What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact attempt to accomplish and why did it ultimately fail?

1. How did the U.S. government protect American business interests in Mexico during the 1920s?

2. What happened to U.S. military and economic involvement in Latin America between 1919 and 1929?

1. Why did the U.S. government pursue oil-drilling rights in the Middle East during the 1920s?

1. What did the Fordney-McCumber Tariff do and what were its long-term consequences for the world economy?

1. How did the Dawes Plan attempt to solve the problem of war debts and reparations?

2. Why did the Dawes Plan collapse after 1929?

1. What were the long-term consequences of unpaid war debts on U.S.-European relations and American foreign policy?

1. How did Hoover change U.S. policy toward Latin America and what actions did he take?

1. What did Japan do in Manchuria in 1931 and how did this violate international agreements?

2. Why was the League of Nations' response to Japanese aggression in Manchuria ineffective?

1. What was the Stimson Doctrine and how did it differ from the League of Nations' response to Japan?

1. What was Roosevelt's good-neighbor policy and what were his reasons for adopting it?

1. What was Roosevelt's primary motivation for his foreign policy decisions in his first term?

1. Who was Benito Mussolini and how did he come to power in Italy?

2. What was fascism and what groups were attracted to Mussolini's Fascist Party?

1. What conditions in Germany after World War I enabled the rise of the Nazi Party?

2. How did Adolf Hitler use anti-Semitism and fascist ideology to gain power?

1. What motivated Japanese militarists to pursue expansion into China and Southeast Asia?

2. What was the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and what atrocities did Japan commit during its invasion of China?

1. Why did many Americans believe U.S. entry into World War I had been a mistake?

2. What did the Nye Committee conclude about U.S. participation in World War I?

1. What did the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 prohibit?

2. Why did Roosevelt sign the Neutrality Acts despite his reservations?

1. What was the Spanish Civil War and why could the U.S. not aid the Loyalists despite sympathizing with them?

1. What was the America First Committee and what was its goal?

1. What did Roosevelt propose in his Quarantine Speech and why did he abandon the idea?

1. How did Roosevelt balance his neutrality stance with military preparedness in 1938?

1. What was the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and how did it shock Britain and France?

2. What happened when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939?

3. What was blitzkrieg and how did Germany use it to conquer Europe in 1940?

1. What was the "cash and carry" policy and how did it favor Britain despite being technically neutral?

1. What was the Selective Training and Service Act and why was it controversial?

1. What was the Destroyers-for-Bases Deal and how did Roosevelt justify it to the American people?

1. Who was Wendell Willkie and what were his main criticisms of Roosevelt?

1. What was the margin of Roosevelt's victory in 1940 and what factors contributed to his reelection?

1. What were the Four Freedoms and how did Roosevelt use them to justify aid to Britain?

1. What did the Lend-Lease Act allow and how did it represent a further shift away from neutrality?

1. What was the Atlantic Charter and what principles did it establish for the postwar world?

1. What was the "shoot-on-sight" order and how did it represent an undeclared naval war with Germany?

1. What economic sanctions did Roosevelt impose on Japan and what was his goal?

1. Why did negotiations between the U.S. and Japan fail in 1941?

1. What happened at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and what were the casualties?

2. Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor a surprise to the American public but not to government officials?

1. How did Congress respond to Roosevelt's request for a declaration of war after Pearl Harbor?