Lend-lease was an agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, signed in March 1941, whereby the U.S. would provide military aid (including items such as tanks, planes, and ammunition) to countries fighting against Germany in World War II. The United Kingdom traded destroyers to the United States in exchange for the right to build military bases on British colonial territory.

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"Lend-Lease" Was a

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"Lend-lease" was a

A) program to provide federal jobs for the unemployed.
B) corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
C) agreement trading destroyers for the right to build bases.
D) declaration permitting the United States to intervene in Latin America.
E) a policy establishing the ability of the United States to act as the "world's policeman."

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