The Neutrality Acts (aug 31, 1935 – oct 17, 1941)

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The Neutrality Acts were laws that were passed to limit U.S. involvement in future wars. The Neutrality Acts were a series of acts passed by the US congress in the 1930s in response to to the growing threats and wars that led to World War 2.
The Neutrality Act of 1935 - Congress passed the first Neutrality Act prohibiting the export of “arms, ammunition, and implements of war” from the United States to foreign nations at war and requiring arms manufacturers in the United States to apply for an export license.
The Neutrality Act of 1937 - Under this law, U.S. citizens were forbidden from traveling on belligerent ships, and American merchant ships were prevented from transporting arms to belligerents even if those arms were produced outside of the United States.
The Neutrality Acts of 1939 - This Act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” The ban on loans remained in effect, and American ships were barred from transporting goods to belligerent ports.
On October 17, 1941, The House revoked a portion of the act and allowed U.S. merchant ships to arm against attack. Originally it was created to keep the U.S. out of foreign conflicts but became irrelevant when the U.S. entered World War 2 in December.

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