Question

Why did President Roosevelt push Congress to insert "cash and carry" provisions into the Neutrality Acts?

to make it possible for American businesses to profit from wartime trade

to give the United States the chance to bankrupt Axis powers with high costs

to prevent Germany and Japan from buying war materials from the United States

to enable the United States to aid the Axis powers without a military commitment

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Though "cash and carry" concepts had been introduced in the Neutrality Act of 1936, it only pertained to materials that could not be used in war efforts. Originally presented to Congress by Senator Key Pittman (Democrat-NV) earlier in 1939, the bill was designed to replace the Neutrality Act of 1937, which had lapsed in May 1939.[1] The bill had been defeated repeatedly by the Senate and the House on more than one occasion as Isolationists feared that passing the bill would draw the US into the conflict in Europe. However, President Roosevelt felt that further help was needed in Europe after Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. He then asked Congress to pass the legislation again. The bill passed the Senate in late October, gaining approval from the House on November 5, 1939.[2] The President gave his signature the same day. The purpose was to hold neutrality between the United States and European countries while still giving aid to Britain, exploiting the fact that Germany had no funds and could not reliably ship across the British-controlled Atlantic. Various policies, such as the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937, forbade selling implements of war or lending money to belligerent countries under any terms. The U.S. economy was rebounding at this time, following the Great Depression, but there was still a need for industrial manufacturing jobs. The cash and carry program helped to solve this issue and in turn Great Britain benefited from the purchase of arms and other goods.
This program also prevented US businesses interests backing the success or failure of any warring nation. Because of the conclusion of the Nye Committee, which asserted that United States involvement in World War I was driven by private interests from arms manufacturers, many Americans believed that investment in a belligerent would eventually lead to American participation in war

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Answer 3

the answer is to make it possible for American businesses to profit from wartime trade