Senator Gerald Nye held hearings to look into why the US got involved in WWI in the mid 1930s. His committee came to the conclusions that sales of weapons and loans by American businesses and banks led to these industries pushing the US into war. Accordingly, Nye's committee's findings were used to justify isolationism and trade bans/Neutrality Acts in the mid 1930s, keeping the US out of WWII for a longer amount of time than they likely would have without these acts.
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A mandatory arms embargo
The Nye Committee hearings were held to determine if the allegations that the real cause for the United States entering World War I was purely for profit were true. The hearings turned up evidence that Woodrow Wilson may have been swayed by banks and munitions manufactures to go to war for the sake of profit.
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joint committee
The sinking of American convoy ships in the Atlantic.
Nye Committee ended in 1936.
Nye Committee was created in 1934.
a United States Senate committee chaired by the Senator Gerald Nye.
1936
Nye Committee
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The Nye Committee blamed arms-makers for encouraging the war to increase their own sales. They also blamed Woodrow Wilson.
The Nye Committee, formed in the 1930s to investigate the reasons for U.S. involvement in World War I, argued that America's entry into the conflict was largely driven by financial interests rather than altruistic motives. They suggested that munitions manufacturers and bankers had influenced the government to enter the war to protect their investments and profits. The committee's findings contributed to the public's skepticism about military interventions and the motivations behind them. Ultimately, they highlighted the complex interplay between economic factors and foreign policy decisions.
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the finding of the Nye Committee
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