HIST 1068 Final: AAWII- final study guide
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Why do ams see wwii as good war coined in 1984, idea of greatest gen comes in 1988. B4 japs attacked pearl harbor on dec 7, 1941, us tried to stay neutral. $, raw materials, and no : fdr went around neutrality agreements to support gb and other nations on the allied side. Lend-lease act- approved by congress in march 1941, gave president. Franklin d. roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food to the war effort in europe without violating america"s official position of neutrality. By 1945 the lend-lease program had cost . 1 billion, and over 40 nations had received aid in its name. Didn"t want war, but knew only matter time afraid of what would happen if. Axis powers won in eur, then us would have to create garrison in order to survive in such world and cease being am.
