World Events Set Stage for Isolationism

1. What was the Japanese reaction to the Treaty of Versailles? (pgs. 4 - 5)

There were some in Japan who believed that their country should engage the great powers and support the international system as means of obtaining the national resources and markets its growing economy needed. Others believed that the great powers, particuraly Britian, France and the United States, would never treat Japan fairly or 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?

They had pratciced extreme isolationism and did not interact with other countries economically in any way. Once they began trading with other countrys, however, their economic, military, and political power grew exponentially. They became a world power after this but felt threatened by the US's constant growing presence in the pacific, which interfeared with the imperialist policys Japan was beginning to develop.
3. Why was the Washington Naval Conference convened and what was accomplished? (pg. 6) (Note: Japan signs the agreement.)

Because the US felt threatened by Japan's growing naval power and the treaty being signed would limit naval importance in the future.

4. The Senate's willingness to ratify the Kellogg-Briand Pact relected two strong and widely held sentiments. What were they? (pgs. 6 - 7)

They wanted to avoid a war and wanted the ability to take forceful international action when necessary.

5. Why did Hitler enjoy popular support in Germany for most of the 1930s? Give three reasons. (pgs. 9 - 10)

Improved economy, reduced unemployment and fed on build up anger from WWI.

6. Japan voiced its intentions to invade China for what two reasons? (pg. 10)

As a retaliation of the japanese train station being bombed. And a self-sufficent and not need to rely on foreign trade.

7. Compare the Reichstag fire and the explosion on the Japanese railway in Manchuria. What did they accompllish?

The fire gave Hitler a reason to declare all German Constitutional rights invalid, which helped his druing his rise to power. The bombing of the train station gave the Japanese a reason to invade China, which helped them expand their power outside of their island nation territory.

8. Why was the united States unable to oppose Japan in the early 1930s with a significant military force? (pgs. 11 - 12)

Because the US had made the Japanese military smaller after WWI.

9. Describe the major similarities and differences among liberal democracy, fascism, and socialism. (pg. 8)

Fascists believe that govenrment should have total, unquestioned, rule over the people. Almost like the individual surrenders all of his/her rights to the government. Socialists are similar in the sence that they both believe in the lack of individual rights, hovever socialists believe that all citizens should be considered equal, and that all citizens should work for the betterment of society. Liberal democracy is the only of these ideologies that believes in and stresses the importance of the rights of the individual. This political system believes in a government run by elected officials who's job is to represent the views and concerns of the people whom they represent.