Question

What was the purpose of passing the Neutrality Act of 1935?

Answer 1

The Neutrality Acts limited the US's involvement in foreign conflicts after all the costs of being in World War One.

Answer 2

The Neutrality Act of 1935 was in reaction to the emergence of fascism in Europe and Japan's growing aggression (remember, they invaded Manchuria in 1931, which was a violation of the Kellogg Briand Pact). We wanted to stay out of foreign affairs after the horrors of World War I and to honor the fact that this nation was intended to be a neutral nation in the early republic.