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Neutrality Act of 1939
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Permitted arms sales to the nations at war with Germany.
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Lend-Lease Act
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Authorized the president to "lend, lease, or otherwise dispose of" arms and other supplies needed by any country whose security was important to American defense.
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Atlantic Charter
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Made known certain common principles such as: concepts of self-determination, freedom of the seas, an end to colonialism, and an improvement in the living and working conditions of all people.
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Roosevelt's aims for the war
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Uphold the priciples of the Atlantic Charter and create a new international organization for postwar collective security.
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Churchill's aims for the war
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Preserve and restore as much of Britain's overseas empire and international influence as possible, and minimize Soviet influence in postwar Europe.
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Stalin's aims for the war
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Survive as a country and relieve German pressure on the Eastern Front
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Erwin Rommel - Desert Fox
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raced his Afrika Korps across the N.African desert toward Egypt and threatened the oil-rich Middle East and the Suez Canal, both vitally important to the Allies.
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