Apentix/AP US History/Unit 7: Period 7 (1890-1945)/Question

AP US Historymediummcq1 pt

The "cash-and-carry" provision of the 1939 Neutrality Act allowed the United States to

A.sell arms and other goods to belligerents that paid cash and carried them in their own ships

B.send American troops to Europe

C.sell weapons to any belligerent without restrictions

D.lend American warships to Germany

Explanation

Core Concept

The 1939 act lifted the arms embargo, permitting arms sales on cash-and-carry terms to avoid the loans and American shipping losses of World War I. In practice it favored Britain and France, which controlled the Atlantic sea lanes.

Correct Answer

Asell arms and other goods to belligerents that paid cash and carried them in their own ships

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