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From 1935-1937 Congress passed a number of laws that kept the United States from selling any arms to a country at war, as well as lend them money.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks congress to allow the Allies to buy arms from the U.S. in an effort to stop Hitler from winning the war, but the Allies HAD to pay cash for all items purchased.
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This act allowed the President to lend or lease arms to another country, if they were vital to the United States.
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In the summer of 1941 the U.S. Naval Force began escorting British ships that carried arms and supplies, to ensure their safety. But Hitler didn't like that one bit.
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On this day a German U-Boat Fired on a U.S. Destroyer in the atlantic, So FDR ordered all naval ships to shoot any and all U-boats, On Sight.
