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A Stepping Stone to Internationalism: The Neutrality Act of 1937
McNeese, Hope
McNeese, Hope
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Historians have characterized the 1930s in the United States as an isolationist decade when Americans wanted to avoid involvement in conflict abroad. Congress passed four acts between 1935 and 1939 called the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s. These acts sought to keep the United States from aligning with other nations as conflict escalated throughout the decade. However, Congress added a provision to the Neutrality Act of 1937 that granted President Franklin D. Roosevelt discretionary power over trade commodities. The addition of this new provision went against the isolationist policies in the previous two neutrality acts and marked the beginning of the United States' shift towards internationalism.
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Submitted to the Department of History of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for departmental honors
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2024-04-22
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Department of History, University of Kansas