Discuss the opposition of the American public to intervention in Europe during the 1930s
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. In the mid-1930s, the overwhelming majority of Americans opposed intervention in foreign conflicts.
2. Congress passed the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937, outlawing arms sales or loans to nations at war and forbidding Americans from traveling on the ships of belligerent powers.
3. The anti-interventionist group America First claimed several hundred thousand members, including famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.
4. Centered largely in the Midwest, the America Firsters included some active Nazi supporters.
5. As the Germans swept across Europe in 1940, American public opinion began to shift.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. envisioned a return to dollar diplomacy. b. offered free immigration in exchange for military alliances. c. emphasized good relations and non-intervention. d. sought to increase America's presence in the internal affairs of Latin American nations.
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What will be an ideal response?