Took some notes.
Neutrality in General
- Neutrality Acts were passed by the US in the 1930s in response to the issues in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II
- They were cause by the desire to be isolationist in the US following WWI
- Passed to ensure that the US would not become involved in world Conflicts (war)
- US had very strong history of isolationism
1935
- Made it so we couldn't trade any war things with any other countries
- we wouldn't get drug into the war.
- Lasted 6 months.
- Signed in August.
- Told American Citizens not to travel on ships
1936
- Passed in February
- Belligerents
- banded loans and trading war supplies
1937
- Banned American Citizens to ride on belligerent ships
- Belligerent countries could buy stuff but had to bring there own ships (cash and carry system)
- Effected many European countries
1939
- November 4
- Cash and Carry was renewed
- 1935 and 1937 was repealed
- Passed to response of Germany invades Poland
Lend-lease Act
- US had to Supplies Untied Kingdom with supplies (food, weapons, services, materials)
- Gave to allies of ours
- 650 billion dollars was given away
- March 11-june 30
- Got away from cash and carry act
Bases for destroyers
- Between US and United Kingdom
- 1940 Before Lend-Lease act
- Britain would let US get land(naval) bases if we sent battle ships to them
- 99 year lease
Atlantic Charter
- August 1941between the US and Great Britain
- Defined the Allied goals for the post-war world
- No territorial gain
- No territorial changes without the peoples support form those countries
- Self-determination
- let countries have self-determination as long as they aren't communist
- Free trade
- Destruction of the Nazis and then setting up a peaceful government in Germany
- Freedom of the seas
- Abandon the use of force, disarmament and a stronger League of Nation
Selective Training and Service Act (1940)
- 18-45 during WWII, 18-36 at first
- Selected men through the lottery system
- Not more than 9,000 men could be in training service at a time
- Set up the draft!
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