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The Nye Committee ruling
Investigated the role of the munitions industry and bankers in pushing the US into World War I -
The Neutrality Acts
A series of U.S. laws enacted in the 1930s, primarily to prevent the nation from becoming involved in foreign conflicts, reflecting strong isolationist sentiment. -
Start of WWII
When Nazi Germany invaded Poland, triggering a declaration of war by Great Britain and France. -
Hemispheric Defense Zone
A military concept, primarily developed during World War II, where a region is declared to be under the protective jurisdiction of a particular country or alliance -
Destroyers for Bases
a 1940 agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom where the U.S. transferred 50 old destroyers to the Royal Navy in exchange for leases to British military bases in Newfoundland and the Caribbean. -
The Atlantic Charter
A joint declaration issued in August 1941 by the United States and Great Britain, outlining their vision for a post-war world -
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed the United States to provide military aid to Allied nations, including Great Britain and the Soviet Union, during World War II -
Pearl Harbor Attack
A surprise military strike by Japan on December 7, 1941