Essential Question: To what extent did U.S. foreign policy during the 1920s and 30s help promote peace in the world?
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Political Cartoon about Kellogg-Briand Pact
Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact screwed him over many times since there are many candles with assigned years, meaning that the candles being burned, seems like an explosion which caused some type of conflict in warfare and his face is all injured.
According to the cartoon, U.S. foreign policy during the 1920s and 30s /did not help promote peace in the world because different warfares were broken causing peace to break.
Diagram Illustrating the Dawes Plan
It explains how the money circulated all around such as to Germany then to Britain then France and then back to the United States Treasury.
According to the cartoon, U.S. foreign policy during the 1920s and 30s greatly helped promote peace in the world because as money was passed around to different countries, it helped the international financial system.
Political cartoon “The Gap in the Bridge”
It explains how the United States is a keystone country since it is the gap part of the bridge, such as Belgium and France being together, then England and Italy and the United States with Uncle Sam the only part of the bridge that is missing.
According to the cartoon, U.S. foreign policy during the 1920s and 30s somewhat helped promote peace in the world because even though all countries like France, Belgium, England, and Italy had peace, they still needed the US which has the most power to be together, thats what the gap in the bridge means. The keystone of peace.
“Providing for the prohibition of the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent countries; the prohibition of the transportation of arms, ammunition, and implements of war by vessels of the United States for the use of belligerent states; for the registration and licensing of persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, exporting, or importing arms, ammunition, or implements of war; and restricting travel by American citizens on belligerent ships during war.
The first Neutrality Act was passed for a limited period of six months. It prohibited Americans from sending arms ammunition and implements of war to foreign nations that the President proclaimed were at war.
According to the cartoon, U.S. foreign policy during the 1920s and 30s somewhat helped promote peace in the world because since the US wasn't able to send arms, ammunition, and implements through ships and other transportations, this would help them be prevented from being entangled in outside conflicts.