The British air force defeated the Germans. This was significant because Hitler cancelled his invasion plans for . THE AT THE BEGINNING OF WWII: OPPOSED Most Americans Hitler, but they didn’t want to fight a EUROPEAN CASH AND CARRY war. In 1939, Congress approved the ALLIES CASH system to let buy war supplies. They had to pay for the WEAPONS OWN and carry them back to on their ships. Franklin D. THIRD Roosevelt ran for a term of President in 1940. He easily won the election and was the first President to serve three terms. LEND-LEASE ACT In March 1941 Congress passed the which allowed $7 BILLION the president to loan worth of weapons and supplies to . In June THE SOVIET UNION. of 1941, Hitler broke his pact and invaded extended LEND-LEASE the act to the Soviets. Why did the U.S. Navy escort ships across the , and how did these effect relations? to protect the Allied ships. fired at a ship. FDR ordered US forces to “shoot on sight” any threatening submarines. THE U.S. GETS INVOLVED:
The British air force defeated the Germans. This was significant because Hitler cancelled his invasion plans for . THE AT THE BEGINNING OF WWII: Most Americans OPPOSED Hitler, but they didn’t want to fight a EUROPEAN war. In 1939, Congress approved the CASH AND CARRY system to let ALLIES buy war supplies. They had to pay CASH for the WEAPONS and carry them back to on their OWN ships. Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for a THIRD term of President in 1940. He easily won the election and was the first President to serve three terms. In March 1941 Congress passed the LEND-LEASE ACT which allowed the president to loan $7 BILLION worth of weapons and supplies to . In June of 1941, Hitler broke his pact and invaded THE SOVIET UNION. extended the LEND-LEASE act to the Soviets. Why did the U.S. Navy escort ships across the , and how did these effect relations? to protect the Allied ships. fired at a ship. FDR ordered US forces to “shoot on sight” any threatening submarines. THE U.S. GETS INVOLVED:
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