Hemispheric reactions to the events in Europe and Asia: inter-American diplomacy; cooperation and neutrality; Franklin D Roosevelt’s Good Neighbour policy—its application and effects

McCollum Memo

Basically said that they want to go to war but the American Public will not support that so we must goad Japan into doing the first act of war (things like freezing assets)

Neutrality Acts

• US “Neutrality Acts” of 1935(restrictive), 1936(more restrictive), 1937(even more restrictive),”Cash and Carry in 1939, “Lend-Lease” in 1941

Nye Committee

scathing indictment of US involvement & munitions companies in WWI

American First Committee

to pressure FDR to not take sides

Montevideo Agreement

no state has the right to intervene in the internal or external affairs of another

Havana Act of 1940

Any attack against an American Republic, is considered an attack against all 21 American Republics

Declaration of Panama 1939

Conference where all 21 American Republics agreed on a Pan-American Security zone that reached out about 1000 nautical miles offshore. Zone was regulated by US ships

Buenos Aires Agreement 1936

what to do in the event of a ‘non-hemispheric aggressorSimply says that IF this happens, signatory nations agree to coordinate a response