neutrality
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(70)1939
September
- 04
- Japan stays out of the war in EuropeOn 4 September 1939 Nobuyuki Abe’s government announced that Japan would not become involved in the European war and would focus on ending the “China Incident”.
- More countries declare neutralityIn early September 1939 Switzerland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Lithuania, Iran, Yugoslavia, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico declared neutrality.
October
November
- 04
- The United States adopts cash and carryOn 4 November 1939 Roosevelt signed a new Neutrality Act. It lifted the arms embargo: belligerents could buy arms for cash and carry them in their own ships.
- The end of the City of Flint affairOn 3 November 1939 the Germans brought the captured City of Flint into Haugesund. That night Norway returned her to the Americans and interned the prize crew.