Neutrality Acts-
1935: stopped trade with other countries that were at war. especially guns and ammunition. also declared that any US citizens traveling on other countries ships were doing so at their own risk. only lasted six months.
1936: forced the president to declare that a state of war existed. stopped trading with countries at war and wouldnt loan to countries at war. belligerents- a very aggressive country that was at war. did not cover civil wars.
1937: added civil wars and had no expiration date. set up a cash and carry system- allowed belligerent countries to trade with them as long as they paid in cash upfront and provided their own transportation for it.
1939: weapon trading was now allowed. allowed trade with belligerent nations, banned all US ships from entering hostile areas. cash and carry system is still used.
Bases for Destroyers: between us and britain. we gave 50 of our destroyers to GB in order to get naval and military bases. in the bermudas, newfoundland, british west indies.
Lend- Lease Act: shipped money to GB and other allied countries in order to help. brought us into the war a little bit.
Atlantic Charter: between US and GB. a charter stating 8 points, setting war goals. even though we werent in the war yet. 1. No territorial gain- winners don't get any more land. 2. no territorial changes without support from those countries. 3. self-determination: choose your own gov't as long as you're not communist. 4. free trade. 5. destruction of nazis and setting up a peaceful german gov't. 6. freedom of the seas- able to travel the seas freely. 7. abandon the use of force, disarmament, and a stronger league of nations.
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