History Essay Tutorialby Ratesh Author Unlike during World War I, from the outset of World War II the U.S. government and public opinion were strongly pro-Britain and anti-German. However, the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s limited what aid the U.S. government could provide to Britain. Under the “cash and carry” system, the British could buy war materiel from the United States in gold. This only worked for a while, as the war depleted British gold reserves.¹ By the end of 1941, Congress empowered President Roosevelt to transfer military equipment to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the United States, including Britain and the Soviet Union, under the Lend-Lease program. This influx of essentially free military equipment from the United States helped the British turn the tide of the war. No longer forced to pay for such equipment and instead given possession of large quantities of it, the British military was able to stop its hemorrhaging at the hands of the Which selection is better organized? Selection 2 Selection 1