1941 ⟶ US House Passes Lend-Lease Bill

US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease bill.
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📜 US Amends Neutrality Act: Cash and Carry

Roosevelt signs into law the amendments to the Neutrality Act: belligerents may buy arms from the United States, but on a strictly cash and carry basis, banning the use of American ships.⟶
US Amends Neutrality Act: Cash and Carry (1939)
United StatesNeutralityLend-LeaseArms TradeWar MaterialsIsolationismEconomic PolicyWorld War II

🇺🇸 Roosevelt Wins Third Term

President Roosevelt wins a third term. The British see the event as promising of more help from the US.⟶
United StatesPresidential ElectionFranklin D. RooseveltPoliticsIsolationismLend-LeaseWorld War IIUS Entry

🇺🇸 US House Passes Lend-Lease Bill

US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease bill.⟶
Lend-LeaseUnited StatesAid to AlliesWorld War IIIsolationismEconomic WarfarePoliticsNeutralitySupport for UKWar Materials

🤝 Lend-Lease Introduced in U.S. Congress

Lend-Lease introduced into the U.S. Congress.⟶
Lend-Lease Introduced in U.S. Congress (1941)
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🤝 Lend-Lease Act Signed

United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the Lend Lease Act (now passed by the full Congress) allowing Britain, China, and other Allied nations to purchase military equipment and to defer payment until after the war.⟶
Lend-Lease Act Signed (1941)
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📜 US House Extends Lend-Lease Plan

The US House of Representatives votes to extend the Lend-Lease plan.⟶
US House Extends Lend-Lease Plan (1943)
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