President Franklin Roosevelt's decision in 1940 to give fifty American destroyers to England

A. both circumvented the cash-and-carry provision of the Neutrality Acts and was in response to requests by the U.S. ambassador to London.
B. was in response to requests by the U.S. ambassador to London.
C. circumvented the cash-and-carry provision of the Neutrality Acts.
D. was canceled by Congress.
E. None of these answers is correct.


Answer: C

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