The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 49

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"Resolved… That upon the outbreak or during the progress of war between,or among,two or more foreign states,the President shall proclaim such fact,and it shall thereafter be unlawful to export arms,ammunition,or implements of war from any place in the United States… to any port of such belligerent states…
[and if] the President shall find that… the protection of the lives of citizens of the United States,or the protection of the commercial interests of the United States and its citizens… requires that the American citizens should refrain from traveling as passengers on the vessels of any belligerent nation,he shall so proclaim…"
Neutrality Act,passed by the United States Congress,1935
-The content of this law reveals an American understanding of

• A) the important role American productive capabilities would play in a conflict.
• B) the strength of the American isolationist movement.
• C) the desires of many Americans to become involved in the conflict.
• D) the importance of enacting a policy of containment before conflict reached the United States.

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