Question

In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan:
a. allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
b. allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
c. allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
d. allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
e. was voted down by Congress.

Answer 1

Answer:

The right answer is:

a. Allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.

Explanation:

The cash and carry policy was announced by president FDR in September 1939. It replaced the Neutrality Act of 1937. Its purpose was to allow Allied nations at war with Germany to buy war materiel from the USA while still keeping an image of American neutrality.

Answer 2

Answer:

A

Explanation:

Cash and carry was a policy established by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced at a joint session of the United States Congress on September 21, 1939, at the outbreak of war in Europe. This allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis