The "lend-lease" plan
A. saw the U.S. lend funds to the Allies so they could lease war supplies from the U.S.
B. allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England, to be returned when the war was over.
C. saw England agree to allow jobless Americans to enlist in the British military.
D. was extremely controversial and barely passed the Senate.
E. saw England allow the construction of American military bases in British territory.
Answer: B
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