Cash and Carry (1937) • Destroyers for Naval Bases Deal (1940) • Lend-Lease Act (1941) Which change in United States foreign policy is demonstrated by the passage of these acts prior to World War II?
A. a shift from neutrality toward more direct involvement
B. an effort to become more neutral
C. a movement from isolationism to containment of communism
D. a desire to provide aid to both Allied and Axis powers
Answer: A. a shift from neutrality toward more direct involvement
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