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Congress passes neutrality acts, making it illegal to sell arms or lend money to nations at war.
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Presient Roosevelt asks Congress to allow Allies to buy American arms
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Congress passes Lend-Lease Acts, allowing the President to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country vital to the United States
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U.S. ships start escorting British supply ships, and Germans mobilize their submarines to sink them
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German U-Boat opens fire upon a U.S. destroyer. Roosevelt orders navy to fire upon German subs at will.
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