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| Aid to Britain Roosevelt, Franklin Delano |  |
| 30th Dec Washington Makes a speech pledging more aid to Britain & declares the Axis will not win the war |
| Alliance Barkley, Alben | |
| 30th Dec Washington Approves the speech goven by Roosevelt to give additional support to the Allies |
| Alliance Ghormley, Robert L | |
| London Discusses naval co-operation between the USA & Britain |
| Alliance Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 20th July Washington Provides for a shipbuilding program for entry into the 2nd World War |
| 13th Aug Washington Will supply Britain with 50 WW1 destroyers for the lease of Caribbean naval bases |
| 2nd Sep Washington Congress agrees to lend 50 destroyers to Britain in return for 99 yr naval base leases |
| 30th Dec Washington It is announced that the "loan or lease" plan will be extended to Greece & China |
| 30th Dec Washington Makes a speech pledging more aid to Britain & declares the Axis will not win the war |
| 30th Dec Washington The Defence Commission announces approval for arms contracts worth œ2.5 million |
| Armament Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 20th July Washington Provides for a shipbuilding program for entry into the 2nd World War |
| 27th Aug Washington Congress authorizes the President to call the National guard & other reserves for 1 yr |
| 2nd Sep Washington Congress agrees to lend 50 destroyers to Britain for 99 yr leases on naval bases |
| Birth of Zappa, Frank Vincent Zappa, Frank Vincent | |
| 21st Dec Baltimore Birth of Frank Vincent Zappa |
| Conscription Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 27th Aug Washington Congress authorizes the President to call the National guard & other reserves for 1 yr |
| 16th Sep Washington Burke-Wadsworth Bill, passed to provide for limited conscription |
| Election Wilkie, Wendell | |
| Defeated by Roosevelt for the Presidency |
| Government Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 5th Nov Elected for a 3rd term, 27 million votes to Wilkie's 22 million votes |
| Legislation Burke Wadsworth Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 16th Sep Washington Burke-Wadsworth Bill, passed to provide for limited conscription |
| Legislation Conscription Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 16th Sep Washington Burke-Wadsworth Bill, passed to provide for limited conscription |
| Legislation Lend Lease Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 2nd Sep Washington Congress agrees to lend 50 destroyers to Britain in return for 99 yr naval base leases |
| Lend Lease Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 2nd Sep Washington Congress agrees to lend 50 destroyers to Britain in return for 99 yr nave base leases |
| Mobilization Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 16th Sep Washington Burke-Wadsworth Bill, passed to provide for limited conscription |
| Publication of Hemingway Hemingway, Ernest | |
| Publication of, "For Whom the Bell tolls" |
| Publication of Kennedy Kennedy, John Fitzgerald | |
| Publication of, "Why England Slept", problems with dictators before World War II |
| Rear Admiral Ghormley, Robert L | |
| London Appointed Observer in London by the Navy Department |
| Secretary War Stimson Stimson, Henry Lewis | |
| Washington Appointed Secretary of War, second term |
| Under Secretary Navy Forrestal, James Vincent | |
| Appointed Under Secretary of the Navy |
