11th March 1941: Lend-Lease Act signed into law by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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By providing substantial military assistance to Allied nations through the Lend-Lease Act, the United States played a crucial role in bolstering their ability to resist Axis aggression and played a major role in the Allied victory in the Second World ...