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President Roosevelt Signing the Declaration of War Against Japan, 1941.
貸款租賃法案通過之後,羅斯福隨後在1941年就簽署了對日本的戰爭宣言

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參議院通過附加貸款租賃法案 (Supplemental Lend-Lease Bill)
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西元1941年,羅斯福總統面對了一個大問題:美國該如何在第二次世界大戰期間幫助英國,但又不會違背美國中立的立場呢?在參議院的協助之下,他找到了幫助英國的方法。西元19411023日,參議院通過了價值598千萬美金的貸款租賃法案,這項法案最早在3月間就因為羅斯福總統的要求而通過。這麼多的錢要用來做什麼呢?


In 1941, President Roosevelt was faced with a puzzle: How could the U.S. help Great Britain with its efforts in World War II without violating the United States' official position of neutrality? With the help of the Senate, he found a way. On October 23, 1941, the Senate passed the $5.98 billion supplement to the Lend-Lease bill, originally passed in March at Roosevelt's urging. What did this big-money bill do?

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