Question

"There are many more millions in Britain and elsewhere bravely shielding the great flame of democracy from the blackout of barbarism. It is not enough for us merely to trim the wick, or polish the glass. The time has come when we must provide the fuel in ever-increasing amounts to keep that flame alight.”—Franklin Roosevelt, March 1941

In this speech, President Roosevelt is discussing the reasons behind what action? *

Answer 1

lend lease act
it was the principal means of the USA providing support to the allied powers in the ww2. The decision was announced to the eager nation as the war raged on in Europe and Asia, on March 15, 1941. Roosevelt saw the need for the nation to act first and take a bolder step in curtailing Nazis advances in the war.