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15 Cards in this Set
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The global rise of what 2 ideologies brought the world to war in the 1930s?
A. Terrorism and Isolationism B. Industrialism and Republicanism C. Communism and Democracy D. Fascism and Militarism |
D. Fascism and Militarism
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What was the term popularized in the 1930s after revelations by the Nye Committee that described Americans Bankers and Arm whose support for the Allied cause drew the US into WWI and brought them great profits.
A. Merchants of Life B. Merchants of Appeasement C. Merchants of Death D. Warlords of Death |
Merchants of Death
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Who said this? "When Americans went into the Fray, they little thought that they were there and fighting to save the skins of American bankers who had bet too boldly on the outcome of the war and had 2 billions of dollars to the Allies in Jeopardy."
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Senator Nye
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The Neutrality Act of 1935 did all of the following except what:
A. required an impartial embargo of arms to belligerents B. gave the President authority to determine when a state of war existed C. It wasn't that effective at all since belligerent countries needed more resources than arms D. It was actually a way for Roosevelt to ignore the international situation and engineer nuclear arms |
D. It was actually a way for Roosevelt to ignore the international situation and engineer nuclear arms
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When German troops thrust into the demilitarized area west of the Rhine river, which occurred as a result of isolationism, they violated which treaty?
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The Treaty of Versailles
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When Franco led a rebellion in Spain in 1936 and overthrew the Spanish Republic in 1939, Roosevelt refused to become involved. This is an example of what prominent policy?
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Isolationism
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This policy practiced by the allies consisted of making concessions to an agressor nation in order to avoid war and was seen became synonymous with betrayal, weakness and surrender.
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Appeasement
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"It's come at last, God help us all." Who said this and after what event?
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President Roosevelt after German troops invaded Poland and several days later, France and England declared war on Germany.
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"Blitzkrieg" means lightning war. As a war method of Hitler's, how was it a "lightning war?" What did this entail?
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Hitler intended on bringing a swift victory quick as lightning. This is substantiated by the fact that the low countries fell in 23 days.
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What caused the shift from Isolationism being seen as necessary to being seen as dangerous?
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By 1940, only Great Britain stood between Hitler and the US. Roosevelt abandoned impartiality in favor of outright support to the allies.
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When Franco led a rebellion in Spain in 1936 and overthrew the Spanish Republic in 1939, Roosevelt refused to become involved. This is an example of what prominent policy?
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Isolationism
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This policy practiced by the allies consisted of making concessions to an agressor nation in order to avoid war and was seen became synonymous with betrayal, weakness and surrender.
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Appeasement
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"It's come at last, God help us all." Who said this and after what event?
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President Roosevelt after German troops invaded Poland and several days later, France and England declared war on Germany.
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"Blitzkrieg" means lightning war. As a war method of Hitler's, how was it a "lightning war?" What did this entail?
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Hitler intended on bringing a swift victory quick as lightning. This is substantiated by the fact that the low countries fell in 23 days.
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What caused the shift from Isolationism being seen as necessary to being seen as dangerous?
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By 1940, only Great Britain stood between Hitler and the US. Roosevelt abandoned impartiality in favor of outright support to the allies.
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