The main purpose of the US passing the Neutrality Act in 1939 on a “cash and carry” basis was to
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In the beginning of 1939 (following the Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia), Roosevelt lobbied Congress to renew the cash and carry provision. Roosevelt was ultimately rejected, as the provision lapsed and the mandatory arms embargo remained active.
After Germany had invaded Poland in September of the same year, France and Great Britain declared war on the Nazi regime. In response, Roosevelt invoked the provisions of the Neutrality Acts but stated that the acts may provide passive aid to aggressive nations. Roosevelt eventually prevailed over isolationism supporters and in November the Neutrality Act of 1939 was passed, which allowed arms trade with belligerent nations (only on a cash and carry basis) to be enacted. This ended the arms embargo and repealed the Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937.
American ships and citizens were outlawed from entering war zones (specifically designated by Roosevelt) and the National Munitions Control Board was responsible for issuing licenses for all arms transactions as specified under the Neutrality Act of 1939. Any arms transaction that was fortified without a license carried a penalty of up to two years in federal prison.
The End of the Neutrality Acts:
The passing of the Lend-Lease Act, in March of 1941, marked the dissolution of Neutrality police. America, through the Lend-Lease Act, was able to lend, sell or give war supplies to allied nations.
Following German attacks on U.S. vessels, Roosevelt announced on September 11th of 1941, that he ordered the U.S. Navy to attack Italian and German war vessels overseas. The United States formally declared war on japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor and later declared war on Italy and Germany 3 days later, on December 11 of 1941.
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The completion of this question is
The main purpose of the US passing the Neutrality Act in 1939 on a “cash and carry” basis was to
a. Declare war on Japan and defeat them quickly before joining the war in Europe
b. Limit the spread of Nazi influence while remaining neutral, by selling the British and the French supplies
c. Encourage other countries in Central America and South America to send troops to support France
d. Allow the US to secretly funnel money in to Germany and Japan to fund their war efforts – this led to great profit for the US economy
The correct answer for the question is option (B)- to limit the spread of Nazi influence while remaining neutral, by selling the British and the French supplies.
The United States enacted a series of laws to prevent the intervention in foreign country’s war.