World War 2

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The Nye Committee was formed to

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Investigate arms manufacturers who pushed the US into the war

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The Nye Committee report documented

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that arms makers had huge profits during the war

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Why was the Nye Committee Report important?

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Its findings convinced Americans to turn toward isolationism.

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The Law passed in 1935 that made it illegal to sell arms to any country at war was called

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The Neutrality Act

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The law that made it illegal to sell arms to countries at war was created as a result of:
- a growing desire to isolate from conflict in Europe
- a feeling that the US was being sucked into war
- the Neutrality Act of 1935
- all of these

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all of these

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The idea that trade between nations creates prosperity and prevents war was called

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internationalism

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In 1936, Civil War broke out in: France, the US, Spain, Switzerland

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Spain

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The law which allowed the US to lend or lease arms to any country deemed necessary to our defense was called

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The Lend-Lease Act

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The Atlantic Charter was created to:

• make a promise between England and the US
• to advance democracy
• to advance free trade with England
• All of these

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All of these

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In 1941, the Germans killed over 100 US sailors when they sank an American destroyer named

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The Reuben James