The formal declaration of war on Japan and Germany meant that America needed to prepare itself even further for war. It needed to transform itself into what Roosevelt had called "the Arsenal of Democracy." Many of the American ships being built by USMC shipyards supplied goods to European allies as part of the Lend-Lease program that was instituted in 1941...
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The Lend-Lease program strengthened Great Britain and the Soviet Unions ability to fight the Axis. Between 1941 and 1945 the U.S. exported $32.5 billion worth of goods through Lend-Lease. The majority of these were aircraft, ships, military vehicles, and munitions, but food was also a major export. With the entry of America into the war, it was realized that the government needed an effective administration to continue...
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