Lend-Lease program

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United States government program World War II program military aid program

The Lend-Lease program was a World War II U.S. initiative that supplied Allied nations, especially Britain and the Soviet Union, with vital military aid and materials to support their fight against the Axis powers.

Aliases (6)

Lend-Lease Act ×4
Lend-Lease policy ×3
Lend-Lease ×2
American Lend-Lease equipment ×1
Lend-Lease Act of 1941 ×1
Lend-Lease Program ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government program → World War II program → military aid program →
aimedAt	supporting Allied powers against Axis powers →
alsoKnownAs	An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States → Lend-Lease Act →
appliesToPeriod	World War II →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
enactedBy	United States Congress →
endTime	1945-09-20 →
followedBy	postwar settlement agreements on Lend-Lease debts →
historicalImpact	facilitated U.S. support for Allies before formal entry into World War II → strengthened Allied military capabilities →
introducedInLegislatureBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt administration →
legalBasis	United States Public Law 77-11 →
legalForm	federal law of the United States →
locationOfLegislativeBody	Washington, D.C. →
mainOpponent	Axis powers →
precededBy	Cash and carry policy →
primaryRecipient	Soviet Union → United Kingdom →
provided	aircraft → food → industrial equipment → locomotives → oil → raw materials → tanks → trucks → warships →
purpose	to supply Allied nations with military aid and materials → to support the defense of countries vital to the defense of the United States →
recipient	Australia → Belgium → Canada → China → Free France → Greece → Netherlands → New Zealand → Norway → Poland → Yugoslavia →
relatedEvent	Battle of the Atlantic → Eastern Front of World War II →
signedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
significantPerson	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
startTime	1941-03-11 →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States ("Lend-Lease Act") → An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States → Lend-Lease program ("Lend-Lease Act") →	alsoKnownAs
Office of Lend-Lease Administration →	appliesTo
United States Public Law 77-11 →	authorizedProgram
Office of Lend-Lease Administration ("Lend-Lease Act of 1941") →	basedOn
Cash and carry policy ("Lend-Lease policy") →	followedBy
United States Public Law 77-11 ("Lend-Lease Act") →	hasShortName
Anglo-American relations →	includesAgreement
United States home front during World War II ("Lend-Lease") →	keyProgram
United States Armed Forces in World War II →	logisticalSupport
Roosevelt administration ("Lend-Lease") →	notablePolicy
Foreign Economic Administration ("Lend-Lease Program") →	notableProgram
Persian Corridor →	partOf
77th United States Congress ("Lend-Lease Act") →	passedLegislation
Roosevelt administration ("Lend-Lease policy") →	significantEvent
Atlantic Conference ("Lend-Lease policy") →	topic
Guomin Gemingjun ("American Lend-Lease equipment") →	usedEquipment