2.8 Cash and Carry

By cjtor540

  • Neutrality Acts

    Laws banning arms sales and loans to other nations to keep the US out of conflicts, reinforcing isolationist ideas.

  • The Nye Commitee

    Investigated whether arms manufacturers had caused US to go into WWI for profit, reinforcing isolationist ideas.

  • Lend Lease Act

    An act that allowed the US to give supplies to the Allies without payment, ending isolationist ideas.

  • Start of WWII

    Germany's invasion of Poland started the second world war, US beginning as isolationalists

  • The Atlantic Charter

    An Agreement between FDR and Churchill, signaling interventionism even though the country was neutral.

  • Pearl Harbor Attack

    An attack on the Pearl Harbor military base by Japan, who suddenly surprised them and sunk many ships, ending isolationism.

  • Destroyers for Bases

    The US's trade of destroyers for military bases in Britain, moving towards interventionism.

  • Hemispheric Defense Zone

    The US's declaration of a defense zone in the Atlantic, moving further from isolationism to interventionism