Which example highlights the impact of the lend-lease act? it overruled “cash and carry” enabling the us to loan weapons and supplies to countries vital to the defense of the us it allowed the germans to transfer money to secret accounts in the us to avoid paying penalties for world war 1 it encouraged wealthy landowners in the west to lease their land to the poor so that they could have employment in agriculture it was the first formal step in declaring war on japan after the attack at pearl harbor