1937 ⟶ Roosevelt Delivers Quarantine Speech

President Roosevelt gives the Quarantine Speech outlining a ...
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🗣️ Roosevelt Delivers Quarantine Speech

President Roosevelt gives the Quarantine Speech outlining a move away from neutrality and towards "quarantining" all aggressors.⟶
Roosevelt Delivers Quarantine Speech (1937)
USPresident RooseveltNeutralityForeign PolicyIsolationismAggressionDiplomacySpeechWorld War II

🇮🇪 Ireland Declares Neutrality

Ireland's Taoiseach Éamon de Valera declares the nation's neutrality.⟶
Ireland Declares Neutrality (1939)
IrelandNeutralityWorld War IIForeign PolicyIsolationismEamon de Valera

🇳🇱 Netherlands and Belgium Declare Neutrality

Netherlands and Belgium declare their neutrality.⟶
Netherlands and Belgium Declare Neutrality (1939)
NetherlandsBelgiumNeutralityWorld War IIWestern FrontForeign PolicyIsolationism

🇺🇸 United States Publicly Declares Neutrality

The United States publicly declares neutrality.⟶
United StatesNeutralityIsolationismForeign PolicyWorld War IIEarly War

🗳️ Roosevelt Promises Not to Send US Troops to War

President Roosevelt, in the middle of an election campaign, promises not to send "our boys" to war.⟶
electionUSRooseveltisolationismneutralityWorld War IIpoliticscampaign

💰 Roosevelt Promises Aid to Britain

In his State of the Union speech, President Roosevelt promises more aid to Britain, including planes and troops.⟶
RooseveltAid to BritainLend-LeaseGreat BritainDiplomacyUSWorld War IIMilitary SupportState of the Union