Lend-Lease Act
Arsenal of democracy
The Lend-Lease Act was a 1941 United States law that authorized the president to transfer military equipment, food, and other supplies to Allied nations fighting in World War II, particularly Britain and the Soviet Union, without requiring immediate payment.
The program essentially allowed the U.S. to support the war effort while officially remaining neutral.
Recipients would return or pay for the materials after the war ended, though much was never repaid.
The act marked a significant shift from American isolationism toward active involvement in global conflict.
- Allied PowersCoalition against fascist aggressors
- cash and carryPay upfront, transport yourself
- Winston ChurchillBritain's WWII premier
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- Battle of Britain1940 aerial campaign over England
Franklin D. Roosevelt · Soviet Union · military aid · war materiel · Pearl Harbor · war effort · home front · Great Britain
Lend-Lease Actisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · neutrality · America First · non-involvement · disengagement
Lend-Lease Acttrade embargo
Ban on commercial exchange
arms embargo · export restrictions · autarky · economic sanctions · economic blockade
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