Churchill and International Diplomacy - Churchill and Roosevelt

Churchill and Roosevelt

• Seemed as though they would be natural allies
• However it appears that Churchill liked Roosevelt more than Roosevelt liked Churchill.
• Churchill worked very ahrd to maintain their relationship.
• However when they first met in 1918, R. did not like C. at all. 

US support but non-intervention

• November 1939- USA repealed the Neutrality Act which allowed Britain to purchase American arms.
• In October, the USA declared a neutral zone along the entire coast of the USA and South America and the US navy patrolled this to prevent the sinking of merchant shippping by German naval forces.
• In September 1940, 50 old US destroyers were exchanged with Britain.
• In December. Roosevelt used the phrase 'arsenal of democracy' to defend sales of arms in Britain.
• Lend Lease act of March 1941, $31.6 billion went to Britian in 1945.

First meeting as national leaders: Canada August 1941 [Atlantic charter was signed]

The US was concerned about a number of issues

• Worried that Britain was…