**20.2 PPT

They wanted to focus on economic recovery after the Great Depression.

They believed joining the war would bring prosperity.

They wanted to expand American territory.

They supported the rise of dictatorships in Europe.

To investigate the causes of the Great Depression

To examine the influence of arms manufacturers on U.S. entry into WW1

To promote U.S. involvement in future wars

To support arms manufacturers' profits

The Republicans were supported by Germany and Italy

General Franco led the Nationalists and was supported by Germany and Italy

The Nationalists were supported by the Soviet Union and the U.S.

Franco lost the civil war and fled Spain

It prevented the takeover of France

It allowed countries at war to buy goods from the U.S. if they paid cash and provided their own transportation

It caused heavy damage to England

It made it difficult for Allied ships to get supplies due to German activity

It allowed the U.S. to lend or lease arms to any country vital to its defense.

Britain had to pay for all weapons up front.

Britain could return or pay rent for weapons after the war.

The Act was proposed by Churchill.

Collective security

Disarmament

Expansion of colonial territories

Freedom of the seas

Expanding the Lend Lease Act to China

Freezing Japanese assets in the U.S.

Reducing oil shipments to Japan

Signing a peace treaty with Japan

To secure vital resources for the war effort

To force the United States into a peace agreement

To expand Japanese territory into North America

To support Germany in Europe

The loss of American lives and military equipment, and Roosevelt's request to Congress to declare war

The signing of a peace treaty with Japan

The withdrawal of American forces from the Pacific

The beginning of diplomatic negotiations with Japan