Events Leading to US Involvement in WWII Timeline

  • The Neutrality Act

    The Neutrality Act
    The Act of 1936 prohibited the trade of war materials and banned loans or credit to belligerents. The Neutrality Acts were laws passed in 1935,1936, and 1939
  • The Cash & Carry

    The Cash & Carry
    The US Congress passed a series of Neutrality Acts during the 1930's under the Presidency of Franklin D. Rossevelt in a attempt to maintain neutral status in the European conflicts. Then the Congress passed the Neutrality Acta in 1937 which really helped countries trade.
  • U.S. Lend - Lease Policy

    U.S. Lend - Lease Policy
    The policy provided for military aid to any country who defense was important to the securtity of the United States. In 1941, Franklin Rooselvelt introduces the lend lease program to the congress and it provided a statement of U.S. and British war arms.
  • The Atlantic Charter

    The Atlantic Charter
    It was a declaration released by the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister , Winston Churchill on August 14,1941.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil at Pearl Harbor
  • US of Declaratin of War

    US of Declaratin of War
    In 1941 , The U.S. declares war on Japan