Prewar diplomacy

HIS 187

HIS 187
Author

Eric Rauchway

Published

October 25, 2024

Second prelim

  • October 30
  • in-class, hand-written
  • covers since beginning of course
  • combination of multiple-choice and one essay
  • bring writing implements
  • I will supply exam booklets

Refugees, 1938

Public opinion, 1938

Places of refuge

Refugees and quotas

Action on refugees and quotas

Rebuilding the Navy

Neutrality acts, revisited

  • 1935

    arms embargo, travel restrictions

  • 1936

    extension of embargo, of restrictions, and expansion to cover lending

  • 1937

    extension again, covering more items; expansion to cover civil wars—but also, includes “cash-and-carry” provision for non-weapons

  • 1939

    permits cash-and-carry for munitions

A deterrent declaration

German strategy

  • War on the United States

  • War on the Soviet Union

  • War on the UK and France

The military situation 1940–1941

  • Nazi-Soviet Pact, August 1939

  • Invasion of Poland, September 1939

  • Declaration of war by UK and France, October 1939

  • Invasion of Norway, April 1940

  • Invasion of the Low Countries, May 1940

  • Invasion of France, May 1940

  • Fall of France, June 1940

  • Italian Declaration of war, June 1940

  • Italian invasion of Greece, October 1940

  • German bombing of UK, 1940–1941

The state of opposition

The third term

Rolling cash and carry

Destroyers-for-bases

Deciding factor

Outcome