[color=red]CEVTDESC_9204;In the summer of 1940, the situation appeared rather grim for Britain. They had been driven off the continent, and had lost most of their heavy equipment. Additionally, the presence of U-Boats in the Atlantic threatened their mercantile lifelines. In response, Churchill pleaded with Roosevelt for some assistance. He warned that if the Germans were able to force a political settlement with Britain (which had been discussed in the British Cabinet in the dark days of late May and early June), it would seal German control of Western Europe, and permanently alter the political situation of the world. Roosevelt, hamstrung by the U.S. Neutrality Acts, found a way to get around the intent of the law;;;;;;;;;;X
CEVTDESC_9203;In the summer of 1940, the situation appeared rather grim for merry old England. They had been driven off the Continent, and most of their army had lost most of their heavy equipment. Added to this bad situation, the threat of U-Boats in the Atlantic threatened the very lifelines of Britain. In response to this situation, Churchill pleaded with Roosevelt for some assistance, warning that if the Germans were able to force a political settlement with Britain (which had been discussed in the British Cabinet in the dark days of late May and early June) it would seal German control of Western Europe, and permanently alter the political situation of the world. Roosevelt, hamstrung by the U.S. Neutrality Acts, found a way to get around the intent of the law;;;;;;;;;;X
CEVTDESC_9202;In the summer of 1940, the situation appeared rather grim for merry old England. They had been driven off the Continent, and most of their army had lost most of their heavy equipment. Added to this bad situation, the threat of U-Boats in the Atlantic threatened the very lifelines of Britain. In response to this situation, Churchill pleaded with Roosevelt for some assistance, warning that if the Germans were able to force a political settlement with Britain (which had been discussed in the British Cabinet in the dark days of late May and early June) it would seal German control of Western Europe, and permanently alter the political situation of the world. Roosevelt, hamstrung by the U.S. Neutrality Acts, found a way to get around the intent of the law;;;;;;;;;;X
CEVTDESC_9201;In the summer of 1940, the situation appeared rather grim for merry old England. They had been driven off the Continent, and most of their army had lost most of their heavy equipment. Added to this bad situation, U-Boats in the Atlantic threatened the very lifelines of Britain. In response to this situation, Churchill pleaded with Roosevelt for some assistance, warning that if the Germans were able to force a political settlement with Britain (which had been discussed in the British Cabinet in the dark days of late May and early June) it would seal German control of Western Europe, and permanently alter the political situation of the world. Roosevelt, hamstrung by the U.S. Neutrality Acts, found a way to get around the intent of the law;;;;;;;;;;X[/color]
CEVTDESC_9200;In the summer of 1940, the situation appeared rather grim for merry old England. They had been driven off the Continent, and most of their army had lost most of their heavy equipment. Adding to this bad situation, the threat of U-Boats in the Atlantic threatened the very lifelines of Britain. In response to this situation, Churchill pleaded with Roosevelt for some assistance, warning that if the Germans were able to force a political settlement with Britain (which had been discussed in the British Cabinet in the dark days of late May and early June) it would seal German control of Western Europe, and permanently alter the political situation of the world. Roosevelt, hamstrung by the U.S. Neutrality Acts, found a way to get around the intent of the law;;;;;;;;;;X