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Winston Churchill's close friendship with the American politician Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) was a long and strong one.
They first met in 1918 when the latter was Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the First World War.
By the late 1930s, as Britain struggled against the encroachment and eventual onslaught of Nazi Germany, Roosevelt had become the President of America.
In this office, he described the USA as the "arsenal of democracy" and embarked on Lend-Lease so as to supply Britain with badly needed military equipment. Watch the speech here.
When the Pearl Harbor was attacked on 7 December 1941 and Roosevelt declared war on Japan, Churchill was finally able to cement Anglo-American relations into what he termed "The Grand Alliance.
Study the source below. When was it written?
What does the source say about Churchill's friendship with Roosevelt?
Referring to the date, why was it important for the Grand Alliance to be maintained?
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