After World War 1 many Americans developed a strong sense of isolationism because they felt that we were tricked into the war and did not gain much compared to the amount of lives we lost. ... When the neutrality act of 1937 was passed, it allowed for warring and war prone countries to buy anything other than war materials as long as they pay in cash and use their own ships to transport the goods. ... Roosevelt said we needed "A navy second to none" as a "Contribution to world peace".These two events were key in propelling the United States out of the great depression. ... ...

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