From Isolationism to Interventionism
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Which issue was President Franklin Roosevelt primarily focused on when he entered office in 1933?

  • Combating the ills of the Great Depression (correct)
  • Shaping his foreign policy
  • Strengthening ties with foreign markets
  • Establishing friendly relations with the Soviet Union
  • What did President Roosevelt believe could mitigate the Great Depression?

  • Expanding American involvement in the world
  • Establishing friendly relations with the Soviet Union
  • Removing the nation from the World Economic Conference
  • Strengthening ties with foreign markets (correct)
  • Why did President Roosevelt remove the nation from the World Economic Conference in 1933?

  • He believed it would strengthen ties with foreign markets
  • He wanted to focus solely on protecting the interests of the United States
  • He believed it would negatively impact commodity prices in the United States (correct)
  • He wanted to establish friendly relations with the Soviet Union
  • During the 1930s, President Roosevelt established the Good Neighbor Policy in order to

    <p>Promote economic trade with Latin American countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Reciprocal Trade Agreement of 1934 allowed Roosevelt to

    <p>Lower tariffs within the United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 were passed by Congress in order to

    <p>Maintain a policy of non-intervention and neutrality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act allowed the loaning of arms to the United States allies at war?

    <p>The Lend-Lease Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the 'destroyers-for-bases' deal involve?

    <p>Transferring naval destroyers to Britain in exchange for military bases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Roosevelt refer to the United States as after the approval of the Lend-Lease Act?

    <p>The Arsenal of Democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event led to the lifting of the Neutrality Acts in October 1941?

    <p>The sinking of the USS Reuben James</p> Signup and view all the answers

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