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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