HIST 2340W Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Munich Agreement, Corporatism, Cordell Hull
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Seek to deter a major war through nonmilitary methods, talked publicly in recent years about quarantines against aggressors, held secret naval talks with the. British, toyed with calling a conference in washington of major world leaders. Fdr also wanted to revise u. s. neutrality laws to permit the sale of arms and munitions to belligerents on a cash and carry basis, which forbade sales of weapons. The french airplane incident illustrated themes of interwar foreign relations, that even on the eve of wwii, the us still sought methods short of war to deter aggression in area vital to national interests. + washington emphasized nonmilitary means - treaties, conferences, disarmament, economic and financial agreements, banking reform in pursuit of open door principles. + spread of american culture through hollywood movies. Revealed the impact of the great depression on foreign trade and int security.
