Neutrality+Acts

> A second conclusion was America transporting goods across Atlantic exposed them to unrestricted submarine warfare. The Neutrality Acts were a result of the Nye Committee
 * America established the Nye Committe to investigate the reasons for American entry nto WW1.Business men were balmed for wanting to make profiys from war production, and were called"Merchants of Death".
 * The Neutrality Act(1935) authorised president to declare embargo of up to 6 months on armed shipments to any nation where war existed, and could ban Americans travelling to vessels to waring countries unless at their own risk
 * 1936- ACt was extended by adding loans and credits to the baned list
 * 1937-Act extended due to Spanish Civil War
 * Cash and Carry Act-Belligerents could only purchase non-military goodsand had to pay cash and transport goods themeselves- avoided exposure to unrestricted submarine warfare
 * Events in Europe and Spain (eg facism, Hitler,Mussolini, Japan invading China) Roosevelt tried to change America's isolationism in 'Quarantine speech'. Here he likened an interventionalist policy to ensuring American security and thus was a 'quarantine'.-speech however failed to Change American opinion. Instead he achieved much criticism.

> Japanese attack on US Panay- showed strength of isolationism as deamnded apology and reparations, but nothing more.
 * 94% still wanted to prevent war (Gallup Poll)