World Events Set Stage for Isolationism

1. What was the Japanese reaction to the Treaty of Versailles? (pgs. 4 - 5)
The Japanese were outraged at the treaty of Versailles because the entire conference was very racist against them and they did not gain anything from it. Furthermore, they felt like the other nations did not have any interest in the well being of Japan.
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 began to trade with the rest of the world. Also, they based their banking on the U.S, government and military on Prussia, and their navy on Great Britain. Finally, they won a war with Russia and began to expand their empire into Korea. They felt threatened by the U.S because the U.S began to conquer islands near Japan and they felt like they were to close to Japan.
3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6) (Note: Japan signs the agreement.)
The Washington Navel Conference was convened to limit the extent of a Navel arms race because of Japan's growing power. The conference limited the size of 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 strong and widely held sentiments were the U.S could act militarily in self defense and the U.S 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 enjoyed popular support in Germany for most of the 1930's because he promised and tried to get back Germany's political and territorial status before WW1 as well as helping to get Germany out of its economic depression. Moreover, Hitler was able to put the blame for Germany's humiliation after WWI on different groups to help cement his power. He also restored the pride of many German's.
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 that was damaged a reason to advance its goals and both may have been caused by the ones it "hurt" in order to blame the people they didn't like and thus advance their goals.
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 unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force because it had reduced its military from around 3 million troops to less than 3 hundred thousand.
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 the government owns everything. They are similar in that the government does not control every aspect of ones life as in communism. Also, fascism and socialism both generally have dictators or people who act as such.