In 1939, after declaring the United States neutral in the war in Europe, Roosevelt _____________________.
A) secured congressional repeal of the arms embargo
B) provided Lend-Lease assistance to Britain and France
C) placed a total embargo on exports to Nazi Germany
D) initiated the first peacetime draft in the nation's history

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Roosevelt secured congressional repeal of the arms embargo, allowing the U.S. to sell arms to belligerent nations on a "cash-and-carry" basis, which was part of the Neutrality Act of 1939.

In 1939, After Declaring the United States Neutral in the War