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  1. Winston Churchill

    Lend-Lease

    Tuesday Mar 11, 1941U.S.

    It was for this reason that Churchill was relieved when Roosevelt was re-elected in 1940. Upon re-election, Roosevelt set about implementing a new method of providing necessities to Great Britain without the need for monetary payment. He persuaded Congress that repayment for this immensely costly service would take the form of defending the US. The policy was known as Lend-Lease and it was formally enacted on 11 March 1941.

  2. World War II

    Lend-Lease

    Tuesday Mar 11, 1941Washington D.C., U.S.

    Roosevelt promoted Lend-Lease programmes of aid to support the British war effort.

  3. Winston Churchill

    Lend-Lease

    Tuesday Mar 11, 1941U.S.

    It was for this reason that Churchill was relieved when Roosevelt was re-elected in 1940. Upon re-election, Roosevelt set about implementing a new method of providing necessities to Great Britain without the need for monetary payment. He persuaded Congress that repayment for this immensely costly service would take the form of defending the US. The policy was known as Lend-Lease and it was formally enacted on 11 March 1941.

  4. World War II

    Lend-Lease

    Tuesday Mar 11, 1941Washington D.C., U.S.

    Roosevelt promoted Lend-Lease programmes of aid to support the British war effort.