<span>Adoption of the “cash and carry” policy in 1939
and passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941
showed a growing commitment of the United
States to <span>provide aid to the Allied nations. </span></span>Prior to U.S. entry into World War II, Congress passed the Cash-and-Carry Act of 1939 and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941.These policy actions showed that the U.S. became more and more drawn into the war in Europe.