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In 1934-1936 the discoveries of a Senate investigating committee headed by Senator Nye helped to fuel the nation's mood of isolationism. Exposing war profiteering by banks and corporations during World War I, the Nye committee investigation led many to conclude that the interests of American banks and corporations had driven the United States into a war the nation should have avoided. Many isolationists believed that the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans afforded the United States sufficient protection from foreign aggression. The Senate's refusal to allow the United States to join the World Court in 1935 was another indication of the isolationist mood pervading the country. Fearful of being pulled into a war from which it would suffer but not benefit, Congress passed three acts that declared American neutrality. In the event that a war broke out between other countries, the Neutrality...
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