Renner: Unit 14

German troops overwhelmed Poland in 1939 by unleashing a blitzkrieg?

A new style of warfare that emphasized speed and firepower

The Nye Committee concluded that

American bankers and arms manufacturers pushed the U.S into World War I

After coming to power in Italy, Benito Mussolini...

Banned political parties, took over the press and suppressed strikes

How did Adolf Hitler explain the problems facing Germany in his book Mein Kampf?

He blamed the problems on the Jewish people and the great threat they caused Germany

What impact did the appeasement policy of Britain and France have on German aggression?

It encouraged more aggression

Which of the following actions did Japan take in an attempt to recover from the Great Depression?

Japan seized control of resources in other nations

During the mid-1930s, President Roosevelt Realized that most Americans

Opposed U.S intervention in the problems of Europe

The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States as long as those nations

Paid cash and transporters the materials themselves

Which of the following statements best applies to Mussolini?

Seized power and brought fascist rule to Italy

Hitlers plan to invade Britain depended on

The Luftwaffle controlling the skies above the English Channel

Why did the United States initially follow a policy of appeasement toward Germany?

The United States wanted to focus on its own economic troubles

The disastrous effects of World War I and the Great Depression led to

The rise of totalitarian regimes in some countries

What was Congress's purpose in passing the Lend Lease Act?

To provide Britain with the aid it needed but could not afford