US Neutrality- Neutrality Acts
Neutrality in General
- the 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 caused by the desire to be isolationist in the US following WWI
- Passed to ensure that the US would not become involved in world conflict
- US had strong Isolationists
Neutrality Act of 1935
- designed to last 6 months
- passed in August 1935
- we dont trade with countries at war
1936
- force the president to declare a state of war existed
- forbade loans to enemys and belligerents(aggresive country)
- didnt include civil wars
- does not include oil
1937
- cash and carry system
- countries could come to America and pay cash and then carry it back on their own ships
- most benefitted great britain
1939
- allowed for arms trade with countries with cash and carry
- called off the arms barrier
Bases for Destroyers
- agreement between US and UK
- UK went to US and US gave them battleships and UK gave us naval bases in canada and carribbean
Lend-lease act
- leased out stuff to UK, China, and many others
Selective Training and Service Act (1940)
- 18 to 45 year old men to go to the draft
- had to serve for 12 months
- draft boards were set up from coast to coast
- each male registered was given a number between 1-7836
Atlantic Charter
- signed in August 1941 between US and GB
- defined the Allied goals for the post-war world
- acts
- no territorial gain
- no territorial changes without the peoples support from those countries
- self-determination- free choice of government except no communism
- free trade- no tariffs
- 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 nations
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