FDR Neutrality: Wartime Policies and Preparations

FDR Neutrality: Wartime Policies and Preparations

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The Early Steps of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Increase American Aid to Nations Fighting Totalitarianism while Maintaining Neutrality
President Franklin D. Roosevelt confronted a formidable struggle in the early stages of World War II. On the one hand, he wished to aid countries such as the United Kingdom and China in actively resisting fascism. On the other hand, he was dedicated to keeping the United States a politically neutral power. As a preliminary step, Roosevelt sent financial aid to the United Kingdom. His signature on the Lend-Lease Act in 1940 authorized military assistance to any nation “whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United…