Neutrality:
Passed to keep US out of war. Isolationism.
Interventionists want to be involved. Isolationists wanted to stay out.
Dr. Seuss did a lot of world war commercials.
Neutrality Acts:
-1935: ban trade with countries at war, only supposed to last 6 months. Don’t trade with those countries because it brings us closer to being in the war.
-1936: Same as 35 plus No loans to countries at war. (did not include civil wars.)
-Belligerents: aggressive, hostile country.
-1937: Same as 36 plus now included civil wars and set up cash and carry system (allowed to trade with belligerents as long as they paid in cash
-1939: ended the arms embargo, allowed trade with belligerent nations. America could not enter war zones designated by the president. National Munitions Control Board was charged with issuing licenses for all arms imports and exports. Acts of 1935 and 1937 were repealed.
-Basis for Destroyers: US and Britain. Destroyer was a battleship. We gave them to GB in exchange for Naval/ Military bases.
-Lend- Lease Act: Really got us out of neutrality
- We were extremely close to war with Germany. Now we would trade with other countries normally and our ships were being stuck. War probably would have happened within 6 months.
-Atlantic Charter: Aug. 1941 US and GB. Defined goals for post- war.
-No territorial Gain
-No territorial changes without the peoples support from those countries.
-Self determination
-Free trade
-Destruction of the Nazis and then setting up a peaceful Gov. in Germany.
-Freedom of the seas.
-Abandon of the use of force, disarmament and a stronger League of Nations.
-Selective Training and Service Act: Men between 18 and 65 had to register for draft. First Peace signed draft.
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