Describe American neutrality in light of Roosevelt's foreign policy.

Given the policies of Pres. Roosevelt in the time between
the start of WWII in Europe and the Pearl Harbor attack in December of 1941, the best
way to describe American neutrality is to say that it was only skin deep.  In other
words, America was neutral in name only.

In truth, the US
was taking the Allies' side.  The US took many steps to aid the Allies.  The most
blatantly non-neutral of these was the US policy (started in the spring of 1941) of
escorting convoys across the Atlantic.  The US Navy did this to allow merchant ships to
have a better chance of getting to England carrying supplies from the US.  The US Navy
would alert the British navy to any German ships they saw.  By doing these sorts of
things, the US was clearly taking the Allies' side.

Because
FDR took this and other actions (such as Lend-Lease) it is clear that American
neutrality was not sincere.  In truth, the US was doing all it could to help the Allies
short of actually joining the war.