Lend-Lease Signed: America Ends Isolationism to Aid Allies
Franklin Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act into law on March 11, 1941, flooding Allied nations with $50 billion in supplies and ending American neutrality. This massive transfer of food, oil, and materiel directly sustained Britain, the Soviet Union, and China against Axis forces while securing U.S. military bases abroad. The program decisively shifted U.S. foreign policy from isolationism to active engagement, ensuring the Allies possessed the material strength needed to win the war.
March 11, 1941
85 years ago
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