History of the United States II / Unit 12 USH2 1660 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Lend-Lease
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The idea
The Lend-Lease Act of March eleventh, nineteen forty-one, let the United States lend or lease war supplies to nations whose defence it deemed vital.
In practice
Some forty-five billion dollars of arms and supplies by nineteen forty-five, shared among the Soviet Union, Britain, China and other allies.
Where people slip
The Yawp says America still claimed neutrality while giving direct material support to the Allies.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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