Lend-Lease Act

( 1941 ) Commentary by Mark R. Wilson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Glossary

concurrent resolution legislative resolution adopted by both houses not requiring the signature of the chief executive
construed interpreted, inferred
convoying vessels warships escorting merchant ships to protect them from attack
fiscal year any twelve-month period used for financial purposes; during the World War II era the U.S. government used a fiscal year running from July 1 to June 30
munition material used in war
procure obtain

The Lend-Lease Act (National Archives and Records Administration)

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