Caleigh Miller
SundayJun 9 at 11:15am
World War II
In 1941 the Lend-Lease Act was passed, this stated that the United States was able to lend or lease war supplies to allies in World War 2 without being involved in the conflict. “In March 1941, concerns over Britain’s ability to defend itself also influenced Congress to authorize a policy of Lend Lease, a practice by which the United States could sell, lease, or transfer armaments to any nation deemed important to the defense of the United States” (Corbett et al.,2023). The Treaty of Versailles was an agreement signed by Germany and allied nations to end World War 1. this treaty made Germany pay financial reparations, lose territory and lose colonies overseas. This contributed to started World War 2 because of the lingering resentment Germany had for the allied nations. “The terms of the Treaty of Versailles had given rise to a deep-seated resentment of the victorious Allies. It was in such an environment that Adolf Hitler’s Anti-Communist National Socialist Party—the Nazis—was born” (Corbett et al.,2023). The United States, despite neutrality, aided the Allies against the Axis powers. America provided war materials and supplies to allies before they entered the War in December 1941. The Lend Lease Act was passed despite American citizens disagreeing because they were fearful of being involved in the war. “This concept, which could be called ‘America participating in the war without taking part in the action of warfare’ (or ‘Proxy War’)” (Suprun,2019).
References
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Corbett, P. S., Janssen, V., Lund, J. M., Pfannestiel, T., Vickery, P., & Waskiewicz, S. (2023, July 6). U.S. History. OpenStax, OER Commons. https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history
Suprun, M. N. (2019). Lend-Lease and the Northern Convoys in the Allied Strategy During the Second World War. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 32(4), 574–580. https://doi.org/10.1080/13518046.2019.1684009
