jul 5, 1940 - Export Control Act
Description:
One in a series of legislative efforts by the United States government and initially the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to accomplish two tasks: to avoid scarcity of critical commodities in a likely pre-war environment, and to limit the exportation of materiel to pre-World War II Imperial Japan.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 5, 1940
Now
~ 85 years ago