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Neutrality Act of 1935
This prohibited the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war from the United States and foreign nations. -
Neutrality Act of 1937
Provision of the earlier acts, now without expiration, and extended them to cover civil wars as well. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
Britain and France declaration of war on Germany two days later marks the beginning of the world war ll. -
Negotiation between the U.S. and Japan
By midsummer, FDR made the fateful step of freezing all Japanese assets in the United States and ending shipments of oil to the island nation. Negotiations went nowhere. The United States was as unwilling to accept Japanese expansion and Japan was unwilling to end its conquests. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japanese planes destroyed many warships and aircraft, killing over 2400 servicemen.