Neutrality Act of 1935
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The Neutrality Act of 1935 was a U.S. law enacted to keep the country out of foreign conflicts by restricting arms sales and loans to nations at war.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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neutrality law ⓘ |
| aimedAt | maintaining U.S. neutrality ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all belligerent states in a declared war
ⓘ
wars in which the United States was not a participant ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | joint resolution of Congress ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative ⓘ |
| category |
1935 in American law
ⓘ
United States federal legislation ⓘ United States foreign relations legislation ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | Public Resolution 67, 74th Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1935-08-31 ⓘ |
| effectOnPolicy |
constrained executive discretion in foreign affairs
ⓘ
limited U.S. ability to aid potential allies ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| followedBy | Neutrality Act of 1936 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
interwar period
ⓘ
pre–World War II era ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nye Committee investigations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
disillusionment with World War I ⓘ isolationism in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded by later neutrality legislation ⓘ |
| mechanism |
mandatory arms embargo on belligerents
ⓘ
travel restrictions on U.S. citizens on belligerent ships ⓘ |
| opposedBy | interventionists ⓘ |
| partOf | series of U.S. Neutrality Acts ⓘ |
| prohibits |
Americans traveling on ships of belligerent nations
ⓘ
export of arms to belligerent nations ⓘ shipment of arms to nations at war ⓘ transport of arms on American ships to belligerents ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avoid entanglement in foreign conflicts
ⓘ
to keep the United States out of foreign wars ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Neutrality Act of 1936
NERFINISHED
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Neutrality Act of 1937 NERFINISHED ⓘ Neutrality Act of 1939 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restricts |
arms sales to nations at war
ⓘ
loans and credits to belligerent nations ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| signingPresident | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
arms trade regulation
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foreign relations of the United States ⓘ neutrality in armed conflicts ⓘ |
| supportedBy | American isolationists ⓘ |
| temporalScope | initially effective for six months ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1935 ⓘ |
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