The upright forms of Lady Liberty and New York skyscrapers counterbalance billowing clouds, zooming planes, and a military vessel cutting to the right, away from American shores. In this artful drawing, Herblock signals American movement toward international involvement in World War II. President Franklin Roosevelt began sending material aid to opponents of fascism in June 1940. Passage of the Lend-Lease Act by Congress in March, 1941, officially empowered him to aid nations deemed vital to U.S. defense.