Nothing's Impossible

Growing tensions in Europe and Asia created a serious conflict for Americans during the nineteen-thirties. Most Americans opposed the Fascist or military leaders gaining control in Germany, Italy, Japan, and other countries. But they were not willing to take any firm action to stop this growing movement.Americans did not want to become involved in another terrible world war. And they called on President Franklin Roosevelt and their representatives in Congress to remain neutral in world affairs.
But aggression by Germany and Japan finally would force Americans to choose between their love of democracy and their desire for peace.The first challenge to America's policy of neutrality came in October nineteen-thirty-five. Troops from Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia.Roosevelt did not feel neutral at all. "Italy is dropping bombs on Ethiopia, and that is war," Roosevelt said to his advisers. He sharply criticized the Fascist Italian leader, Benito Mussolini. Roosevelt issued an order banning Americans from sending arms to either Italy or Ethiopia. And he called on Americans not to send to Italy oil and other materials not covered by the ban on arms.Roosevelt's efforts to stop the export of oil and other products did not succeed. But the efforts by the white house played an important part in leading the international League of Nations to take economic actions against Italy.
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