Neutrality in General
- passed by the US in 1930's on response to the issues in europe and asia
- ensured we wouldn't get involved in another way
- put us back in isolationism
- started and caused by isolationism.
Neutrality acts
1935
- So we we couldn't trade with any countries at war, and loans
- started after Italy invaded eathieopia
- only lasted 6 months
- Telling US citizens that if you were on a war ship, if it sinks, that's your fault.
- They didn't want to get involved
- If they traded you got pulled into the war
1936
- meant to renew the 1935 act
- didn't put restrictions on like oil and trucks.
- Did not involve civil wars
- Belligerents- country that is super aggressive.
1937
- Forbid to transport people to other countries
- no riding belligerent ships
- Civil wars were now includedCash and carry system, any country can come with their ships, pay cash, then take the good on their own ships.
1939
- Renewed the cash and carry
- still count not sale on belligerent ships
- 1936-37 were repelled.
Lend-Lease Act
- had to supply allied nations with money and materiel
- 650 billion was spent in that
- march 11
- didn't make us neutral
- no lend-lease to Germany
- got rid of cash and carry.
- suppliers of War.
- German U-boats-we could count shoot attack German and Italian war ships. in the "waters which we deem necessary for out defense"
Bases for destroyers
- US and UK. 1940
- Agreed that the US would sent 50 ships, and we could posses British colonies. In Caribbean used for navel bases.
- 99 year lease.
Atlantic Charter
- 1941
- Goals of war
- Freedom of the seas
- Free trade
- Self-determination
- No territorial gain
- Let countries determine their government
Selective training&service act (1940)
- 1940
- Roosevelt
- Peace draft
- 21-36, males
- in war 18-45 bumped it up
- lottery system
- October-1972 it was turned it off
- no more then 900,000 at one time
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