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Americans thought join WWI was a mistake. They adopt the isolationist mindset

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Hitler is appointed German Leader

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America ratifies 3 acts of neutrality to avoid conflicts. America was prohibited from providing arms, extending loan and credit to multiple countries.

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Hitler was creating an Air Force that was more than the democratic countries could handle. U.S. followed Britain and Frances’ policy of appeasement.

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The governments of Italy and Germany meet to form the Rome-Berlin Axis, to create a symbiotic relationship to fight communism.

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FDR tried to test the isolationists because he realized the dangers of not interfering with fascists countries. He proposed to quartile the aggressor. This idea was shut down by the public

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Congress agreed with Roosevelt’s request for an arms buildup. The naval and military budget increase a lot. Some of the isolationists accepted this, thinking it was self defense in case of an invasion of America.

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Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.

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FDR chipped away at the neutrality laws until he was able to aid Britain a lot. He got congress to loosen the neutrality laws so Britain could buy U.S. arms.

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Selective Service act of 1940 reintroduced registering men into the military

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Britain was losing at seas. FDR wanted to but to help but it would outrage the isolationists. He made a trade offering 50 older U.S destroyers for the right to build military bases on british islands

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Passed the Lend Lease act which allowed Britain to obtain all US arms on credit. This upset isolationists.

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Pearl Harbour bombed by the Japanese. The United States then declares war against Japan. Germany and Italy then declared war on the U.S.