FROM ISOLATIONISM TO WAR During the 1920s and 1930s, U.S. policy toward Europe was one of isolationism.  Many Americans felt the WWI had not been worth.

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FROM ISOLATIONISM TO WAR During the 1920s and 1930s, U.S. policy toward Europe was one of isolationism.  Many Americans felt the WWI had not been worth the cost  Pacifist (Peace) Movement: Believed that war was wrong

Isolationism U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1920s & 1930s U.S. signs Kellogg- Briand Pact Outlawing War Neutrality Act of 1935 Prohibits Arms Sales to Belligerents (Nations at War) Neutrality Act of 1936 Prohibits Loans to Belligerents Neutrality Act of 1937 allowed trade of non- military goods to belligerents on a “cash & carry” basis

U.S. Becomes an “Arsenal for Democracy” U.S. Foreign Policy in the Late 30s and Early 40s Congress Repeals Neutrality Acts Destroyers for Bases Deal Jan Lend- Lease Act FDR Declares U.S. an Arsenal for Democracy Undeclared Naval War w/ Germany August, 1941 U.S. Signs Atlantic Charter Dec 7, 1941 Congress Declares War After Pearl Harbor