August 31 in American History
With Europe sliding toward war, Congress moved to keep America out of it by law — barring arms sales to belligerents. It was a genuine reflection of the country's post-WWI mood, and it would be revisited and loosened piece by piece as the 1930s got darker. Isolationism, written into statute.
In 1935: FDR signs the Neutrality Act. With Europe sliding toward war, Congress moved to keep America out of it by law — barring arms sales to belligerents.
With Europe sliding toward war, Congress moved to keep America out of it by law — barring arms sales to belligerents. It was a genuine reflection of the country's post-WWI mood, and it would be revisited and loosened piece by piece as the 1930s got darker. Isolationism, written into statute.
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