USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 significantly changed United States policy toward nations involved in World War II because it

(A) ** supplied war materials to Allied nations without a declaration of war

(B) imposed a trade boycott on Germany and Japan

(C) authorized the seizure of British assets in the United States

(D) approved the appeasement policies of the French and British governments

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Lend-Lease effectively ended the United States’ pretense of neutrality which had been enshrined in the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s. It was a decisive step away from non-interventionist policy and toward open support for the Allies.

Concept note-2: -The Lend-Lease Act authorized the providing of materials to nations that protected the United States. There were no limits on weapons loaned or sums of money or the use of American ports. It allowed the president to transfer materials to Britain WITHOUT payment as required by the Neutrality Act.