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Issues › War & Peace
Neutrality, arms embargoes and staying out of foreign wars
Also known as: Isolationism vs. intervention (1935-1941)
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Alf Landon (Republican) | Promote peace by all honorable means; no League, no World Court, no plan that could involve the U.S. in a war it had no part in beginning | International arbitration through independent tribunals; arms limitation; no foreign alliances or political commitments. | directional_stance | candidate_direct | not_applicable |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Keep the United States out of war: true neutrality, take the profits out of war, no political commitments | Observe neutrality in others' disputes, use the neutrality legislation to cut war profits, avoid League political commitments, and resist the clamor for war trade if war comes abroad. | directional_stance | candidate_direct | partial? |