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[[Image:Lendleasemap.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Lend-lease routes]]

[[Image:Lendleasemap.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Lend-lease routes]]

The '''Lend-Lease Act''' was the system by which the U.S. gave away $50 billion in military aid in 1941-45 (during [[World War II]]) so that the Allies could better fight Germany and Japan.<ref>The U.S. GDP was about $200 billion a year.</ref> There was no repayment required.  $31 billion went to Britain, $11 billion to the Soviet Union, $3 billion to France, and $1.6 billion to China. In addition, Canada operated a similar program of aid to Britain, and Britain had its own program of aid to others, especially the Soviets.

The '''Lend-Lease Act''' was the system by which the U.S. gave away $50 billion in military aid in 1941-45 (during [[World War II]]) so that the Allies could better fight Germany and Japan.<ref>The U.S. GDP was about $200 billion a year.</ref> There was no repayment required.  $31 billion went to Britain, $11 billion to the Soviet Union, $3 billion to France, and $1.6 billion to China. In addition, Canada operated a similar, much-smaller program of aid to Britain, and Britain had its own small program of aid to others, especially the Soviets.

To sink the [[U.S.]] deeper into the [[Russia Ukraine conflict 2022|Russia Ukraine conflict of 2022]], an analogous bill was enacted on April 28, 2022, entitled the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act."  Ten heroic [[Republican]]s voted "no" in the [[House]]: AZ: Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, FL: Matt Gaetz, GA: Marjorie Taylor Greene, KY: Thomas Massie, NC: Dan Bishop, OH: Warren Davidson, PA: Scott Perry, SC: Ralph Norman, and

To sink the [[U.S.]] deeper into the [[Russia Ukraine conflict 2022|Russia Ukraine conflict of 2022]], an analogous bill was enacted on April 28, 2022, entitled the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act."  Ten heroic [[Republican]]s voted "no" in the [[House]]: AZ: Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, FL: Matt Gaetz, GA: Marjorie Taylor Greene, KY: Thomas Massie, NC: Dan Bishop, OH: Warren Davidson, PA: Scott Perry, SC: Ralph Norman, and

WI: Thomas Tiffany.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022141</ref>  Senators cowardly passed it to pass on a voice vote, thereby obscuring who supported and opposed it.

WI: Thomas Tiffany.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022141</ref>  Senators cowardly passed it to pass on a voice vote, thereby obscuring who supported and opposed it.

The original Lend Lease Act was ''An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States''<ref>http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq59-23.htm</ref> passed by Congress in March 1941 (8 months before Pearl Harbor), and though it furnished by far the largest contribution measured by monetary standards, lend-lease was a two-way affair, each nation giving to the common cause according to its resources.  President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] determined that the defense of Britain against aggression was vital to the defense of the United States; Presidential confidant [[Harry Hopkins]] had general oversight on Roosevelt's behalf.  

The original Lend Lease Act was ''An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States''<ref>http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq59-23.htm</ref> passed by Congress in March 1941 (8 months before Pearl Harbor), and the United States furnished by far the largest contribution measured by monetary standards,.  President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] asserted that the defense of Britain against aggression was vital to the defense of the United States; Presidential confidant [[Harry Hopkins]] had general oversight on Roosevelt's behalf.  

[[Image:Lendlease2.jpg|thumb|400px|Women workers in British factories using Lend Lease machinery to make munitions; Britain received 60% of the Lend Lease aid]]

[[Image:Lendlease2.jpg|thumb|400px|Women workers in British factories using Lend Lease machinery to make munitions; Britain received 60% of the Lend Lease aid]]

==The Arsenal of Democracy==

==The Arsenal of Democracy==