oct 16, 1938 - US defense preparations
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Even though had declared neutrality, like Wilson in WWI, started mobilizing w/o declaring war | Congress increased military/naval budgets by nearly ⅔ | Some isolationists accepted defense spending, thinking it would be used only as protection for potential invasion of the Western hemisphereAdded to timeline:
Date:
oct 16, 1938
Now
~ 87 years ago