In 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed the Lend-Lease Act, which was intended to provide military supplies to Britain, China, and the Soviet Union. What did President Roosevelt hope to accomplish by this act?
A. the defeat of Japanese forces without direct naval involvement by the United States
B. the gain of rights to resources in European countries without taking ownership
C. the gain of land rights in European countries without directly taking ownership D. the defeat of Nazi Germany without direct military involvement by the United States