Cash and carry policy

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United States foreign policy World War II-era policy neutrality policy

The Cash and Carry policy was a pre–World War II U.S. neutrality measure that allowed belligerent nations to purchase arms and other goods from the United States only if they paid in cash and transported the materials themselves.

Aliases (1)

Cash and Carry policy ×1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States foreign policy → World War II-era policy → neutrality policy →
aimedAt	limiting U.S. involvement in foreign wars → maintaining U.S. neutrality →
appliesTo	belligerent nations →
benefited	Allies of World War II → surface form: "Allied powers"
condition	no U.S. credit to belligerents → no U.S. ships used for transport →
context	rising tensions in Europe before U.S. entry into World War II →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
disadvantaged	nations lacking cash reserves → nations lacking merchant shipping →
effect	allowed sale of arms to belligerents under restrictions → reduced risk of U.S. ships being attacked →
followedBy	Lend-Lease program → surface form: "Lend-Lease policy"
goal	avoid appearance of favoritism in war → support friendly nations without formal alliance →
implementedBy	U.S. Congress NERFINISHED →
involves	buyer responsibility for shipping risk → cash payment at time of purchase →
legalBasis	Neutrality Act of 1939 → surface form: "U.S. Neutrality Acts"
policyType	arms export control → trade restriction →
precededBy	stricter U.S. arms embargoes →
regulates	sale of arms → sale of other goods →
relatedTo	Neutrality Act of 1939 →
requires	payment in cash → purchaser transport of goods →
timePeriod	pre–World War II →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lend-Lease program → precededBy → Cash and carry policy →

An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States → relatedPolicy → Cash and carry policy →

this entity surface form: "Cash and Carry policy"