WWII

By brrandolph19

  • Neutrality Act of 1935

    Neutrality law that made an embargo on arms sales to warring nations, did not want American ships to enter war zones and stopped them from being armed, and barred Americans from traveling on belligerent ships. Clearly, Congress was determined not to repeat what it regarded as the mistakes that had caused the United States into World War I.

  • Panay Incident

    A Japanese Attack on the American gunboat - panay. This happened while it was anchored in Chinese waters in the Yangtze river, just miles off of Nanjing. This sparked an opinion change from the Americans in terms of the Japanese, they claimed that they didn't see American flags and apologized for shooting it down.

  • Cash and Carry

    Cash and Carry created by FDR - replaced the neutrality acts and this revision called for the sale of material to nations at war. But this would only happen if they paid in advance with cash and it was not under the US registry.

  • Neutrality Act of 1939

    Lifted all of the arms embargos and American ships were now banned from transporting goods to ports of nations at war.

  • 50 Destroyer Deal

    In the Destroyers for Bases Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom on September 2, 1940, fifty Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions

  • Four Freedoms Speech

    FDR addressed congress in an attempt to move away from foreign neutrality. He gave this speech because tensions were rising and he watched nations fall to germany. He wanted our policy to reflect that and pay attention of foreign danger (germany).

  • Lend Lease Act

    Provided means for the U.S. military to provide aid to foreign nations during WWII. Authorized the transfer of arms and other defense materials for congress' appropriation of the money.

  • Atlantic Charter

    This was a declaration between FDR and Winston Churchill regarding a statement to the British and U.S. war intentions.

  • Shoot on Sight Order

    FDR issued the order for the U.S. navy to shoot German or Italian warships that happened to be in the West Atlantic on Sight. This order came instantaneously after the German U-Boat attacks on American ships.