World Events Set Stage for Isolationism

1. What was the Japanese reaction to the Treaty of Versailles? (pgs. 4 - 5)
The Japanese were enraged by the treaty of Versailles because they did not stand to gain anything from it and the conference was racist. They felt as if the other nations did not care about Japan and its well being.

2. Read the pull-out box on page 4 entitled, "Japan Becomes a Great Power." Cite specific evidence Japan was becoming a strong power that rivaled European & American interests. And, why specifically was Japan threatened by U.S. actions?

Japan was becoming a strong power because they were beginning to trade with the rest of the world. They based their banking on the U.S government and military on prussias and also their navy on Great Britains navy. Also, when they won the war against russia they were able to expand into korea as well. They felt threatened by the U.S because the U.S began to take over the islands close to them and they felt as if they were to close and would come take over them.

3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6) (Note: Japan signs the agreement.)
The Washington Navel Conference convened to limit the extent of a Navel arms race because of Japan. The conference limited the size of the ships, put a maximum on the number of battle ships, and established an open trade policy with China.

4. The Senate's willingness to ratify the Kellogg-Briand Pact relected two strong and widely held sentiments. What were they? (pgs. 6 - 7)
The two sentiments were the U.S could only act in self defense and did not need to act militarily against those that broke the treaty.

5. Why did Hitler enjoy popular support in Germany for most of the 1930s? Give three reasons. (pgs. 9 - 10)
Hitler had popular support in Germany because he promised and tried to get back Germany's political and territorial status before WWI as well as getting Germany out of its economic depression. Hitler was able to put the blame for Germany's humiliation after WWI on different groups as well to help gain power.

6. Japan voiced its intentions to invade China for what two reasons? (pg. 10)
Japan voiced its intentions to invade China in order to expand its power and gain raw materials and natural recourses so it didn't have to rely on trade alone for them.

7. Compare the Reichstag fire and the explosion on the Japanese railway in Manchuria. What did they accompllish?
The Reichstag fire and the explosion on the railway in Manchuria were similar because both gave the party a reason to advance its goals and were caused by the people that were hurt.

8. Why was the united States unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force? (pgs. 11 - 12)
The U.S was not able to oppose Japan with a significant military force because it had reduced its military greatly by 2.7 million troops.

9. Describe the major similarities and differences among liberal democracy, fascism, and socialism. (pg. 8)
The major differences between liberal democracy and fascism and socialism are in a liberal democracy the people control the government and in the other two the government controls everything. Also in fascism and in a democracy the people are allowed to own property, but in socialism everything is owned by the government. They are similar because the government does not control every aspect of everybodys life as in communism. Also, fascism and socialism both generally have dictators or people who act as such.