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Kellogg Briand Pact
This was signed by 62 countries, the goal of the Pact was to agree that conflicts and disputes won't be settled by war. Those who failed to settle conflicts and disputes by war would be denied benefits that come with being in the pact. It was created to prevent further wars and to promote more of a diplomatic aproach to conflicts and disagrements. -
Young Plan
After the war, Germany had to pay a very large amount in war reparations. The goal of the Young Plan was to lower the amount of money Germany was required to pay for the damages of war. The amount of money was lowered by 20%. 92 years later Germany finished paying the last of the reparations. -
Stimson Doctrine
Because of the Japanese's rapid expansion and conquest with China. Taking more and more of Chinas Jobs and land, the US wanted to put a stop to this. So the US created the Stimson Doctrine, the doctrine stated that any Chinese territory taken by force, the US will not recognize it as Japanese land but still Chinese. This may have increased hostility between the US and Japan before Pearl Harbor. -
Good Neighbor Policy
President FDR wanted good relations with all of latin America, from Mexico and south from their. The US was practicing not getting into foreign affairs so any conflicts that latin America got into, FDR made sure we didn't get into a war. To be a "Good Neighbor" America sent supplies and goods when needed to certain Latin countries to help better relations with southern countries. And FDR saw that it would help our economic state by promoting more trade. -
Reciprocal Tariff act
When President Roosevelt signed this act it gave him the ability to raise and lower tariffs on foreign goods and it also made it so that if other countries wanted to make an agreement both countries could if they decided to lower the tariff when trading with one another. This allows us to make more money and spend less money on items from foriegn countrys. -
Neutrality act
After WW1 tensions were high so the US signed a Neutrality Act saying that they are not involved with disputes in Europe and Asia. Are main goal was not to get involved in a potential war (WW2) More Neutrality acts were passed after this so that we could reaffirm that we are not apart of the conflict in Europe and in Asia. At this time the US was trying to focus on making our country better without worrying about foriegn problems. -
Lend Lease act
Following the efforts to stay out of the war with all of the Neutrality acts passed. The US saw that Nazi Germany was a problem and that they needed to support certain countries without totally getting into the war. So by passing this bill it allowed the US to give weapons and supplies to countries that we wish to support. Other countries saw what we were doing and created even higher tensions. -
Atlantic Charter
The US and the allied nations wanted an idea for the post-war procedure and plan. So by making the Atlantic Charter it layed out the blueprints on how the allied governments would interact with each other. They agreed they will not expand their territories even when they take land from the Nazis. They agreed in most of the same principles to govern the people.The allied countries also wanted to establish a long lasting peace. This charter was the first steps to the UN -
War declared against Japan empire
After the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor many people were furious and in shock. The US made a foreign policy declaration of War against Japan. Because of this attack it brought the US into the war that we were trying to stay out of. Germany and Italy were quick to declare war on the United states. confirming our involvment in WW2 -
Casablanca Conference
The allied forces met together in French Morocco to discuss together their plan and general strategy in the war. They Discussed and agreed on their declaration. The Declaration was called "Unconditional surrender" Which means that the allied forces won't stop attacking until Germany Unconditionally surrenders. By issuing this statement it showed the Nazis that they are determined and will fight to the death until Germany is defeated. -
Armistice of Cassibile
The allies were quickly advancing on Italy and quickly they were closing in on the capital. Sicily was taken and Rome was getting sieged. The Italian prime minister Pietro Badoglio surrendered and decided to join the allies. The Nazis were beginning to be outnumbered by the allies who were declaring war against them. And Italy was another nation declaring war on the Nazis. -
Cairo Conference
The conference was a meeting with FDR, Great Britain, and China. The meeting was held to discuss the future once when the war against Japan ends. They agreed that any land that the Japanese take from China will be returned back to China. And all of the islands that Japan captured during the war will return back to the original owner. And the last term of the Cairo Declaration was that Korea would become independent. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and surrender
To end the war against Japan the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6 and an atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August 9. The destruction was so immense that Japan surrendered. In fear that they would lose even more people and even more infrastructure. The two bombings together killed around 220,000 people in total. The surrender of the Japanese was on board the USS Missouri on September 2. -
The United Nations
The United States wanted to join the UN because of the mission statement and the allied forces in it. The UN seeked to prevent wars like WW2, and also to protect the rights of humans. The UN in the US eyes was a united force against communism and against tyrants that try to imitate Hitler and cause mass genocide. It looked like an appealing organization, If the US ever got attacked the other nations would protect and help the US. It was the sense of protection from the tyrants of the world. -
The Marshall Plan
1948-1951 The US created the foreign policy of the Marshall Plan. Europe was torn from all of the intense fighting, and the US saw fit to give $12.4 billion dollars of foreign aid to European countries like Germany great Britain and Italy to rebuild. The countries did not have to pay the US back. But in return, the countries made the US their main trading partner. It helped create friendships and bonds between european countries and the US. -
North Atlantic Treaty (NATO)
In response to the communist alliance, the allied forces created NATO. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed by the US and the allied forces to mutually protect one another. This was a big deal for the allied forces because it promoted unity against communism. It made other countries more hesitant to attack allied forces because they would also have to deal with the countries in NATO. -
US protecting South Korea
The UN ordered the US and other countries apart of the UN to protect South Korea from the invading North Korea forces. The war ended with a stalemate in 1953. The war would have continued on for a long time with many american deaths but both sides agreed that an armistice would be best. The main front on both sides was the 38th parrell. Americans were getting frustrated at soldiers constantly dying in korea so the blame rested on President Truman. It may have caused his aproval rating to fall.
