social darwinism
neutrality act of 1939
Act that allowed nations at war to buy goods and arms in the United States if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on their own ships
triple alliance
An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI.
league of nations
An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
herbert hoover
Republican candidate who assumed the presidency in March 1929 promising the American people prosperity and attempted to first deal with the Depression by trying to restore public faith in the community.
social darwinism
The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.