True or False:In the 1930s, Congress passed laws making it legal for the United States to assist warring countries if the U.S. was not involved in the war itself.

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WORLD WAR II

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True or False:In the 1930’s, Congress passed laws making it legal for the United States to assist warring countries if the U.S. was not involved in the war itself.

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1935 and 1937 Congress passed three “Neutrality Acts” that tried to keep the United States out of war, by making it illegal for Americans to sell or transport arms, or other war materials to belligerent nations.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Neutrality Acts were a series of acts passed by the US Congress in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 in response to the growing threats and wars that led to World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -The reasons the U.S called neutrality during the 1920s and 1930s is because they no longer wanted to be involved with wars, for example World War 1, and they had enough going on the inner parts of the U.S, such as women gaining the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -On August 31, 1935, Congress passed the first Neutrality Act prohibiting the export of “arms, ammunition, and implements of war” from the United States to foreign nations at war and requiring arms manufacturers in the United States to apply for an export license.

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