What Did The Lend Lease Act Do. The act was a program created by the united states government, which enabled the country to provide war time aid and support to the allied nations during world war ii, while the us remained a neutral country. It provided that the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment to any country whose struggle against the axis assisted u.s.
The neutrality act of 1939 allowed belligerents to purchase war materiel from the united states, but only on a “cash and carry” basis. How much money worth of aid was given and to how many nations? Government could lend or lease (rather than sell) war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the united states.” under this policy, the united states was able to supply military aid to its foreign allies during world war ii while still remaining officially neutral.
