Lend Lease Act by kassandra nava

Lend Lease Act By : Kassandra Nava

• Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president who signed the lend lease act.

• this form passed March 11, 1941 to show the US for a neutral stance.

• After signing the Lend Lease Act that stated they would remain neutral, Franklin Roosevelt still searched for ways to help Great Britain.

• however the neutrality acts limited arms sales to "cash and carry" purchases by belligerents.

• Franklin Roosevelt declared large amounts of U.S weapons and ammunition "surplus" authorized their shipment to Britain in the mid 1940.

• even though this form was to state the US neutrality, it actually brought them one step closer into the war.

• after aiding Great Britain, they furthered their assitance and helped China when they were invaded by Japan .

• after aiding China and cutting off japans trade(oil supply) they were outrageous and bombed pearl harbor December 7 1941. 

• the bombing of pearl harbor was the event that officially involved the US into the war.

• the lend lease act was getting goods to the allies for quite some time until a reverse lend lease act started to form.

• the US started receiving goods and services.

• the lend lease act was critical in winning the war, however after a collision it was time to end it.

• the lend lease act ended up providing 50.1 billion dollars to the allies.