to help China get armed for defense. He believed that Japanese should respect U.S. rights to aid China and demanded that Japan apologize and pay for the U.S. ship that went under by China. The Japanese people agreed to this at once (Schuman 1996, p. 108).The third major issue that came about in Roosevelt's second term was the Neutrality Acts. Roosevelt was not a huge fan of these acts because he wanted to help nations in time of need, especially ones opposing the Axis Powers: Germany, Italy and Japan (Schuman 1996, p. 110). Even after World War II began in 1939, the U.S. managed to stay isolated from the "last Great War." But later that year, the U.S. passed the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing other nations to purchase weapons from the U.S. for war.Hard to believe, but very true, it was time for yet another Presidential election, which led to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's third consecutive term in office. There were many factors that lead to his reelection. He appointed a few Republicans to his Cabinet, hoping to gain some Republican support. He was the only President to ever be nominated for three terms, which led to the 22nd Amendment. Roosevelt was, so far, keeping the United States out of war and promised to continue to do so. And, guiding the U.S. through two successful terms, the people thought that at the time, the nation needed a president with good experience and leadership skills (Schuman 1996, p. 132).As FDR entered his third term of office, he decided to give Great Britain all the help they needed with the war. In 1941, he met with the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and together made up the Atlantic Charter. Under this charter, there were no territorial gains and all nations had the right to choose their own government, there were freedom of the seas, and all could conduct world trade peacefully (Burns 1970, p. 591). Roosevelt also granted all Americans "Four Freedoms" which were: freedom of speech, f...
