Allies Aided by U.S.

By AriannaSayles

  • 1935-1937

    1935-1937
    Congress passed a series of Neutrality Acts.
    The laws made it illegal to sell arms or lend money to nations at war

  • September 1939

    September 1939
    President Roosevelt asked Congress to allow the Allies to buy American arms.
    The Allies would pay cash and then carry the goods on their own ships.

  • March 1941

    March 1941
    Under the Lend-Lease Act is passed.
    The President could lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country vital to the United States.

  • Summer 1941

    Summer 1941
    The U.S. navy was escorting British ships carrying U.S. arms.
    In response, Hitler ordered his submarines to sink any cargo ships they met.
    Roosevelt and Churchill met secretly and issued a joint declaration called the Atlantic Center
    Even though the United States had not entered war

  • September 4 1941

    September 4 1941
    A German U-boat fired on a U.S. destroyer in the Atlantic.
    In response, Roosevelt ordered navy commanders to shoot German submarines on sight.
    The United States was now involved in an undeclared naval war with Hitler.