Loans and produced supplies to allies prior to U.S entering World War 2 (Lend Lease Act)

All over the world men fought in the war. Countries were left destroyed and hopeless. Countries were in debt. They were left without food supplies and medical aid. Because, of this the U.S decided to loan supplies, money, raw materials and war materials to other countries. This was called the lend lease act. The lend lease act was approved by congress in March 1941. President Roosevelt agreed to lend ammunition, tanks airplanes, trucks and food because of the war to Europe and he did it in a way where he wouldn't violate the neutrality policy that was in the United states of America. The Lend Lease program had roughly cost around 49.1 billion dollars and almost 40 nations had been provided with aid from the lend lease program. The lend lease had caused a lot of problems for the nation but it did empowered the federal government and the president himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQCpD_Czvs

(President Roosevelt discussing the Lend Lease Act)

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Countries involved

War debt issues

The Neutrality Act

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