US inches away from Neutrality in Europe  After Germany attacked Poland in 1939 and France, Belgium and Holland in 1940, Americans started leaning way from strict neutrality  1939: Congress repealed provisions of the Neutrality Act prohibiting sale of weapons, etc  Permits Britain to purchase war supplies cash and carry  March 1940: Congress created a lend-lease program to make it easier to supply Great Britain  December 1940: Roosevelt pledges the US will be the arsenal for democracy  June 1941: Congress extended the lend-lease program to the Soviet Union
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