The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought betweenRome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were probably the largestwars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning "Carthaginian", with reference to the Carthaginians' Phoenician ancestry.
The United States policy during the early years of World War II is to remain neutral relationship in regards to war while making and providing war supplies to the Great Britain. Providing war supplies to the Great Britain means that the they have to pay back the United States.