III. Lend-Lease and the Open Door: The Temptation of British Opulence, 1937-1942
Although Great Britain usually stands condemned as an imperialist rather than as a victim of imperialism, historians have recently begun to examine the question of whether the economic imperialism of the United States challenged Britain and her empire, particularly during the era of World War II. Some dismiss the idea as relatively unimportant; others claim that primanly economic motivations determined American policy toward Great Britain before, during, and after the war.' William Appleman Williams has written that "the issue is not how bad or evil Americans were, but rather the far more profound and human