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Washington Naval Conference February 6, 1921-1922

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Washington Naval Conference February 6, 1921-1922

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From 1921 to 1922, the world's largest naval powers gathered in Washington D.C for a conference to discuss naval disarmament and strategies to relieve growing tensions that arose in East Asia. In the wake of World War I, leaders internationally sought to prevent the possibility of another war, and Charles Evans Hughes, U.S secretary of state, invited nine nations to discuss this, and five major treaties emerged from the conference. They were the Five-Power Treaty, the Four-Power Treaty, and the Nine-Power Treaty.

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The Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 was an agreement to outlaw war, and it was one of many international efforts to prevent another World War from happening, and in other words, an agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or origin. Unfortunately, it had little effect in stopping the rising militarism in the 1930s or stopping the start of World War II.

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The Good Neighbor Policy was set forth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt who wanted to improve relations with the nations of Central and South America. This foreign policy doctrine, encouraged interaction between the U.S and Latin America as equals, and was a reaction to the exploitive dollar diplomacy of the early 1900's.

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The Neutrality Act of 1935 was passed by congress on August 31, 1935, prohibiting the export of arms, ammunition, and other implements of war from the U.S to foreign nations at war. This act also required arms manufacturers in the United States to apply for an export license and Americans traveling in war zones were advised that they did so at their own risk.

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The Neutrality Act of 1937 was passed by congress in January of 1937, by request of President Roosevelt, and the act banned weapons sales to Spain. However, it allowed countries to purchase weapons in cash if they could carry them on their own ships, so after this, Liberals who supported the Republican government in Spain became upset.

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The Neutrality Act of 1939 was passed by congress in the November of 1939, and this act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of "cash-and-carry". This ban on loans remained in effect, and U.S ships were barred from delivering or transporting goods to the ports of aggressive countries.

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Destroyers for Bases Deal September 2, 1940

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Destroyers for Bases Deal September 2, 1940

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The Destroyer for Bases deal was announced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 2, 1940, and it said that the U.S gave Great Britain fifty aging destroyers. In exchange, the United States received ninety-nine year leases on eight British bases in the Western Hemisphere. In other words, it was an agreement between the U.S and the UK in which US Navy destroyers were sent to the Royal Navy from the US Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions.

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The Four Freedoms Speech was given by Franklin Roosevelt where he presented his reason for the U.S involvement in the war, evidently saying that we needed to aid Great Britain and fight for our universal freedoms. These "four freedoms" were stated as the freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear, giving hope to people fighting the war and the American people.

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The Lend-Lease Act was approved by congress in the March of 1941, and it gave President Roosevelt, basically, unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food. This would benefit the war effort in Europe without violating the nations official position of neutrality and brought the available amount of aid to $13 billion, assisting in the defense of nations whose security was vital vital to the safety of the U.S.

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Trade Embargo Against Japan July 26, 1941

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Trade Embargo Against Japan July 26, 1941

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On July 26 of 1941, the United States President, Franklin Roosevelt, would seize all Japanese assets coming in the U.S as an action of retaliation for Japanese occupation in French Indo-China. Soon, Britain and the Dutch East indies followed, resulting in Japan losing access to 3/4 of its overseas trade and 88% of its imported oil.