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Domestic Affairs
The U.S. focused on domestic affairs such as the Great Depression -
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Events that happened in America
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NYE Committee
blames big profits, bankers, and Wilson for the Great Depression and WWII. -
1935 Neutrality Act
prohibited shipment of American weapons to any nation at war. -
1936 Neutrality Act
forbade American loans to belligerent nations. -
1937 Neutrality Act
Cash and Carry -
Panay Incident
Japan sinks a U.S. ship and 3 U.S. oil tankers. -
America is consistently neutral
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Destroyers for Bases
FDR sends 50 destroyers to Britain for military bases in the Western Hemisphere. -
Lend-Lease Act
The law authorized the President to aid any nation whose defense was vital to American security. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked in the U.S. on Pearl Harbor.
