HIST 1502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Dollar Diplomacy, Dawes Plan, Isolationism
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Liberalism, fdr, new dealwar provides more economic landscape. People think us were a bigger fish before wwii. April 8th quiz immigration question of whiteness. Isolationism: there were people in the us that were less inclined to be involved in. People were all about involvement in western hemisphere. Diplomacy: domestic affairs in us and western hemisphere. Us power that could offer some sort of stability to the world. Japan: all sorts of motives to go elsewhere and engage to get resources. Invaded china and took stuff and killed people. Europeans did not want their own land taken. Washington conference: naval reductions, controls us, britain, japan france italy. Charles g dawes, american banker: loans to germany - to britain, france, etc. Soviet union and diplomatic ties (regarding japan) Imperial family of ethiopia: longest standing monarchy in the world. Ethiopia had a complex government and natural terrain which was hard for invaders to invade. Natural forces meant nothing when you have airplanes.
