1940 ⟶ Destroyers for Bases Agreement Signed
The Destroyers for Bases Agreement is completed. Britain obt...
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1940
🤝 Destroyers for Bases Agreement Signed
The Destroyers for Bases Agreement is completed. Britain obtains 50 destroyers in exchange for giving the United States land grants in various British possessions for the establishment of US naval and air bases, on ninety-nine-year rent-free leases on bases in the Bahamas, Antigua, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Jamaica, and British Guiana.⟶
US Entry into WWIILend-LeaseAtlantic BasesNaval PowerDiplomacyBritish EmpireNeutralityMilitary Aid
🤝 First Draft of Destroyers for Bases Agreement Public
A first draft of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement by the US and Britain is made public.⟶
USUKDestroyers for BasesLend-LeaseAllied CooperationMilitary AidNeutralityWorld War IIDiplomacy