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Neutrality act 1935
A law that attempted to keep America out of the war by placing an embargo on selling weapons to belligerent nations -
Neutrality act 1937
This law stated that the president could extend the embargo of arms trade and that he could bar all foreign ships from U.S. waters -
Cash and Carry
Allowed U.S. to sell nonmilitary goods if it was bought with cash and was carried by ships not under U.S. registry -
Panay Incident
the U.S.S. Panay (which was escorting U.S. evacuees from the Sino-Japanese war) is sunk by Japan in Chinese waters -
Neutrality act 1939
removed the weapons embargo and extend the cash and carry policy to all trade -
50 Destroyers Deal
Roosevelt gave Briton 50 obsolete destroyers for bases on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, and Bermuda -
Four Freedoms Speech
Roosevelt's speech to congress asking to end American neutrality. Stated the 4 freedoms of all people (free speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, freedom from fear) -
Lend-Lease Act
The act allowed America to send weapons and war materials overseas without requiring cash immediately -
Atlantic Charter
Joint treaty of America and England that stated they supported liberalization of international trade, freedom of the seas, and restoration of self-governments for countries that had been occupied. -
Shoot on Sight orders
Orders to the navy to attack any German or Italian military vessels in the west atlantic if spotted.