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news and politics war and conflictsWhat was the purpose of the Neutrality Act of 1937?
Just so, what was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts?
The Neutrality Acts were laws passed in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 to limit U.S. involvement in future wars. They were based on the widespread disillusionment with World War I in the early 1930s and the belief that the United States had been drawn into the war through loans and trade with the Allies.
Also to know, how did the Neutrality Act of 1937 help maintain US neutrality?
Worried about getting involved in another major war in Europe, the U.S. passed the Neutrality Act of 1937. It was designed to keep the U.S. out of the action by limiting who we could sell arms to and not allowing U.S. ships to transport war materials.
Marking the erosion of U.S. neutrality, the new law provided for the sale of U.S. armaments and munitions to belligerent nations on a “cash and carry” basis, allowing allies such as Great Britain to purchase war materials in cash, so long as they were transported on non-American ships.