Herbert Hoover did nothing to stop the great depression escalating and set the US on a road of pain and suffering. Fortunately for the US, Franklin D. Roosevelt(FDR) was elected in 1932 and with his New Deals he helped the US survive through its tough times. In 1934, Gerald Nye began an investigation and his findings were that the US entered World War 1 because of the profit ammunition and arms makers could make. These findings led to the Neutrality Act of 1935 which prohibited the US from selling arms to any nation in war. World War 2 slowly began to change this. FDR knew that the US would eventually enter the war but when they do, FDR wanted the US to enter because of a great reason they being, 1. the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 7, 1941 and 2. To make the world safe for democracy just like Wilson. FDR slowly began to help the British by selling them weapons, then the US loaned them weapons, and then they traded destroyers for bases but the US already helped British a lot and they ignored the Neutrality act because Democracy. When the US entered the war, 15 million men served in the
Herbert Hoover did nothing to stop the great depression escalating and set the US on a road of pain and suffering. Fortunately for the US, Franklin D. Roosevelt(FDR) was elected in 1932 and with his New Deals he helped the US survive through its tough times. In 1934, Gerald Nye began an investigation and his findings were that the US entered World War 1 because of the profit ammunition and arms makers could make. These findings led to the Neutrality Act of 1935 which prohibited the US from selling arms to any nation in war. World War 2 slowly began to change this. FDR knew that the US would eventually enter the war but when they do, FDR wanted the US to enter because of a great reason they being, 1. the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 7, 1941 and 2. To make the world safe for democracy just like Wilson. FDR slowly began to help the British by selling them weapons, then the US loaned them weapons, and then they traded destroyers for bases but the US already helped British a lot and they ignored the Neutrality act because Democracy. When the US entered the war, 15 million men served in the