Loans and Produced Supplies to Allies (Britain, France, Russia) prior to U.S. entering into WWII
More than 50 countries took part in the war, and the whole world felt its effects. Men fought in almost every part of the world, on every continent except Antarctica. Chief battlegrounds included Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Lend Lease Act was a program that was created by the U.S to provide massive aid to nations fighting Germany, Italy, and eventually Japan during the second world war. The Lend Lease Act stated that the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment to any country whose defense deem vital to the defense of the U.S. An total amount of $50 billion dollars was fit by congress for the Lend Lease Act. The money went to 38 different countries, with Britain receiving 31 billion dollars. Over the past years the British government repaid $650 million dollars of the sum.
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