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Hemispheric Defense Zone
the western half of the Atlantic which was declared part of the. Western Hemisphere and therefore neutral -
The Neutrality Acts
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The Nye Committee ruling
September 1934 to February 1936 -
Start of WWII
Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3. -
Destroyers for Bases
The destroyers-for-bases deal was an agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, US Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. -
Lend-Lease Act
set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."