World Events Set Stage for

Answer the following questions and post them on your blog. Title: World Events Set Stage for Isolationism Labels: Isolationism, FDR, Germany, Japan, Hitler, Great_Depression, Open_Door_Policy

1. What was the Japanese reaction to the Treaty of Versailles? (pgs. 4 - 5)
They did not find the League of Nations to be a goodd idea because they felt that racism and fairness would be against japans involvement. Greater powers would not treat japan with respect.

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?
between 1885 and 1920, japan had a large boost in its domestic production. Another example of how Japans power was rivaling European and American interests was how the japanese defeated russia in the Russo-Japanese war. This showed that japan was stable with their army

3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6) (Note: Japan signs the agreement.)
The washington naval conference was held because people were concerned about japans increasing naval power. This threatned the american interests in the Pacific ocean. The parties decided to limit the amount of naval ships, make the use of poisonous gas obsolete, and placed a moratorium on building new battleships.

4. The Senate's willingness to ratify the Kellogg-Briand Pact relected two strong and widely held sentiments. What were they? (pgs. 6 - 7)
U.S allowed in self defense militarily and it was not required to take military action to enforce the treaty.

5. Why did Hitler enjoy popular support in Germany for most of the 1930s? Give three reasons. (pgs. 9 - 10)
improved economis status in germany, reduced the unemployment rate, and restored national pride to the germans still embarrassed by WWI.

6. Japan voiced its intentions to invade China for what two reasons? (pg. 10)
obtaining raw materials and gaining power in japan.

7. Compare the Reichstag fire and the explosion on the Japanese railway in Manchuria. What did they accompllish?
Reichstad fire was blamed on german communists who according to hitler were trying to incite a civil war. The accomplishments were that for hitler he suspened the rights to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and right to assembly.

Manchuria: blamed on chinese dissidents by the japanese. in both instenses it is believed that the nation set fire to these places inorder that they may blame it on the enemy.

8. Why was the united States unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force? (pgs. 11 - 12)
The japanese army was one of the most powerful bureaucratic institutions.

9. Describe the major similarities and differences among liberal democracy, fascism, and socialism. (pg. 8)
Facism: authoritarian form of gov. formed in Italy and later adopted in Nazi Germany. It puts gov. in control and enforces the rule of state over person.

Socialism: enforced on creating a classless society where everyone and everything is equal.

Liberal democracies: have a constitution and reps. that enforce the freedoms and rights of the people. liberal democracies care about the wellfare of the people unlike facism and socialism.