Which policy represented a shift from cash-and-carry to providing arms on a lending basis?

Which policy represented a shift from cash-and-carry to providing arms on a lending basis?

• A. Cash-and-carry
• B. Atlantic Charter
• C. Lend-Lease Act
• D. Draft

Answer: (C)

The policy shift is the Lend-Lease Act. Under the cash-and-carry system, the United States sold arms only for cash and required the recipients to transport and pay for them, which limited aid to nations that could afford it and arrange shipping. As the war intensified and Britain faced severe shortages, this arrangement proved insufficient. The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to lend or lease war materials to Allied nations deemed vital to U.S. defense, providing arms on a lending basis rather than a cash sale. This changed the way the United States supported the Allies—moving from a strict neutrality-buy-and-ship model to an active, loan-based aid program without immediate payment or direct American troops, while keeping the country out of formal war commitments. The Atlantic Charter deals with postwar aims, and the Draft is about conscription, not how arms were supplied.

The policy shift is the Lend-Lease Act. Under the cash-and-carry system, the United States sold arms only for cash and required the recipients to transport and pay for them, which limited aid to nations that could afford it and arrange shipping. As the war intensified and Britain faced severe shortages, this arrangement proved insufficient. The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to lend or lease war materials to Allied nations deemed vital to U.S. defense, providing arms on a lending basis rather than a cash sale. This changed the way the United States supported the Allies—moving from a strict neutrality-buy-and-ship model to an active, loan-based aid program without immediate payment or direct American troops, while keeping the country out of formal war commitments. The Atlantic Charter deals with postwar aims, and the Draft is about conscription, not how arms were supplied.