USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Lend-Lease Act and the Destroyers-for Bases deal were adopted prior to World War II primarily because these actions would
A
help Allied nations without the United States entering the war
B
stop the spread of communism
C
convince the American people that war was necessary
D
create jobs to end the Great Depression
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Passed on March 11, 1941, this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States."

Detailed explanation-2: -L. 77–11, H.R. 1776, 55 Stat. 31, enacted March 11, 1941), was a policy under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, China, and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and 1945.

Detailed explanation-3: -The beginning of lend-lease Roosevelt declared that the United States would “extend to the opponents of force the material resources of this nation.” After France fell, he pursued this policy by aiding the British in their struggle against Germany.

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