Topic 2.1:
The United States' Policy of Neutrality
United States Congress passed laws that required President Roosevelt to maintain an official policy of neutrality in the 1930s. This was in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia that would eventually led to World War II. The United States did not want to become entangled in foreign conflicts after their costly involvement in World War I. However, President Roosevelt did try to help British leader, Winston Churchill; the leader of the free French, Charles de Gaulle; and the leader of the Soviet Union, Josef Stalin, with supplies. This was known as the Lend-Lease Policy. Americans would not join in the actual fighting but they would provide
the Allies supplies needed to fight the Axis powers. Though many Americans were against the policy, Roosevelt forced it through.
The United States' Policy of Neutrality
United States Congress passed laws that required President Roosevelt to maintain an official policy of neutrality in the 1930s. This was in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia that would eventually led to World War II. The United States did not want to become entangled in foreign conflicts after their costly involvement in World War I. However, President Roosevelt did try to help British leader, Winston Churchill; the leader of the free French, Charles de Gaulle; and the leader of the Soviet Union, Josef Stalin, with supplies. This was known as the Lend-Lease Policy. Americans would not join in the actual fighting but they would provide
the Allies supplies needed to fight the Axis powers. Though many Americans were against the policy, Roosevelt forced it through.