Nye Committee
The Nye Committee, officially known as the Special Committee on Investigation of the Munitions Industry, was a United States Senate committee chaired by U.S. Senator Gerald Nye. The committee investigated the financial and banking interests which underlay United States' involvement in World War I, and was a significant factor in public and political support for American neutrality in the early stages of World War II.
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On most issues of the 1930s, Franklin Roosevelt enjoyed overwhelming support from Congress and the American people. One huge exception, however, was in the area of foreign policy.
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