1. What were the goals of the isolationists? Why is "isolationism" a misleading term?
ISOLATIONISM:
Americans believed that american interest were entirely different and often more important than those of Europe.
They also believed that American values and interests should be spread or negotiated through means other that war.

Misleading? Well the term isolationism gives the impression that americans wanted to cut themselves off completely from the rest of the world. This was not the case at all. Isolationists believed that america should take part in international afairs and trading, they also believed in abiding the international law that were created after World War I.

2. Why did some isolationists feel that there was no need for Americans to feel threatened by developments in Europe and Asia?
Many americans were very racist and saw Japan and other asian countries as a very small threat to the nation. In addition they also believed that there was a large enough barrier (Pacific Ocean) between asia and the US that those nations, mainly Japan, would never be able to make it close enough to physically affect america.

3. What were the purposes of the Nye Committee hearings? 1934- 1936
The Nye Committee, led by Senator Gerald Nye, was established in order to figure out the causes of WWI and how/why America got involved. The theory was that if they understood the causes of WWI they would better understand how to avoid another war with Europe.

4. List two impressions that the Nye Committee hearings created.
- It increased isolationist support
- It said that if Wilson had not allowed large corporations to supply curtain (non ally) european nations the US might not have had to get involved in the war at all.

5. What were the purposes of the Neutrality Acts?
It prohibited the sale of war supplies like oil and steel to other nations.

6. List two reasons that some Americans considered Roosevelt's leadership radical and dangerous.
Americans were worried that Roosevelt was becoming almost like a dictator (exp. packing the court)
Americans didn't want a very intrusive government

7. What was "Cash and Carry"?
The "Cash and Carry" was part of the Neutrality Act of 1939 it allowed the sale of american war supplies to Europe. Although it required european nations to provide the transportation of the supplies.
This was a huge plus for american businesses for now they could sell much more supplies and they didn't even have to transport the goods.

8. Why did President Roosevelt freeze Japanese assets in the United States?
Well at first Roosevelt tried to stop Japan's aggression by cutting off its supply of plane fuel and scrap metal. This didn't work however because, now Japan felt "strangled" and needed raw material badly. In September 1940 Japan invaded Northern French Indochina. It wasn't exactly an invasion because the government in French INdochina was largely run by the German government and therefore the Japanese were allowed to enter and take advantage of the abundance of oil that lay in Indochina.
This is what caused Roosevelt to ultimately "freeze out" Japanese assets in the US.
Germany Reacted by freezing US assets in Japan

9. What was the purpose of the American First Committee?
The main purpose of the AMerican First Committee was to keep America out of war with Europe.