Neutrality Act of 1939

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows sale of arms to Allies
gptkbp:amendedBy U.S. neutrality policy
gptkbp:context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted November 4, 1939
gptkbp:effect ended arms embargo against belligerents
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalSignificance marked shift in U.S. policy toward involvement in World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neutrality Act of 1939
gptkbp:prohibits sale of arms to Axis powers
gptkbp:purpose to allow arms trade with belligerent nations on a cash-and-carry basis
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Neutrality_Act_of_1936
gptkb:Neutrality_Act_of_1937
Neutrality Act of 1935
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Lend-Lease_Act
earlier Neutrality Acts
gptkbp:requires cash payment for arms
transportation of goods by non-U.S. ships
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Neutrality_Acts
gptkb:Neutrality_Acts_of_1935_and_1937
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7