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"Resolved… That upon the outbreak or during the progress of war between,or among,two or more foreign states,the President shall proclaim such fact,and it shall thereafter be unlawful to export arms,ammunition,or implements of war from any place in the United States… to any port of such belligerent states…
[and if] the President shall find that… the protection of the lives of citizens of the United States,or the protection of the commercial interests of the United States and its citizens… requires that the American citizens should refrain from traveling as passengers on the vessels of any belligerent nation,he shall so proclaim…"
Neutrality Act,passed by the United States Congress,1935
-Americans would not be compelled to significantly modify their stance as taken in this passage until

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The passage refers to the Neutrality Act of 1935, which prohibited the export of arms and ammunition to belligerent nations and allowed the President to proclaim that Americans should refrain from traveling on the vessels of any belligerent nation for reasons of safety. This act reflected American desires to remain neutral in the early stages of World War II, but it would not be until the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 that the United States would enter the war and become actively involved. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the historical context of the passage.

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