Although
the United States did not officially enter the war until 1941, Roosevelt did everything possible
to support Allied powers through several initiatives. With the memory of WWI still fresh in the
collective national memory, the American public was war-weary and suspicious of any attempt to
join Allied efforts.
The 1935 Neutrality Act forbade any American exports of
arms or ammunition to belligerent nations, and the Johnson Act of 1934 prohibited loans to any
country who had not repaid any debts incurred during WWI. Undeterred, Roosevelt repeatedly
lobbied Congress to repeal the Neutrality Act; his efforts paid off when Congress passed the
Pittman Bill in November 1939, which allowed the United States to sell arms to...
href="https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/lend-lease">https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/lend-lease
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