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The Neutrality of American in the Early World War II
The establishment of the Third Reich influenced events
in American history by starting a chain of events which
culminated in war between
The compete destruction of democracy, the persecution of
Jews, the war on religion, the cruelty and barbarism of
the Nazis, and especially the plans of Germany and her
allies, Italy and Japan, for world conquest caused great
indignation in this country and brought on fear of another
world war. While speaking out against Hitler’s atrocities,
the American people generally favored isolationist policies
and neutrality. The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited
trade with any belligerents or loans to them. In 1937 the
President was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars
between nations at his discretion.
American opinion began to change somewhat after President
Roosevelt’s “quarantine the aggressor” speech at Chicago (1937)
in which he severely criticized Hitler’s policies. Germany’s
seizure of Austria and the Munich Pact for the partition of
Czechoslovakia (1938) also aroused the American people. The
conquest of
awakening to the menace of the Third Reich. In August,1939 came
the shock of the Nazi-soviet Pact and in September the attack on
to maintain neutrality in spite of sympathy for the democracies
arrayed against the Third Reich. The Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed
the arms embargo and permitted “cash and carry” exports of arms to
belligerent nations. A strong national defense program was begun. A
draft act was passed (1940) to strengthen the military services. A Lend
Act (1941) authorized the President to sell, exchange, or lend materials
to any country deemed necessary by him for the defense of the
Help was given to
right to establish American bases in British territory in the
In August, 1940 President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met and
issued the Atlantic Charter which proclaimed the kind of a world which
should be established after the war. In December, 1941,
the unprovoked attack on the
thereafter,
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1.One item occurring before 1937 that the author does not mention in
his list of actions that alienated the American public was
[A] the burning of the Reichstag.
[B] German plans for conquest.
[C] Nazi barbarism.
[D] the persecution of religious groups.
2.The Lend-Lease Act was designed to
[A] help the British.
[B]strengthen the national defense of the
[C] promote the Atlantic Charter.
[D] avenge
3.American Policy during the years 1935-1936 may be described as being
[A] watchful.
[B]isolationist.
[C] peaceful.
[D] indifferent.
4.The Neutrality Act of 1939
[A] permitted the selling of arms to belligerent nations.
[B]antagonized
[C] permitted the British to trade only with the Allies.
[D] led to Lend-Lease Act.
5.We entered the war against
[A] because
[B]because
[C] after
[D] after peaceful efforts had failed.
Vocabulary
1.Reich 帝国，尤指第二次世界大战前及大战期间的德国
2.atrocity 凶残，残暴
3.belligerent 好战的，交战国的
4.discretion 判断力，自行裁决，谨慎
5.empower 赋予……权力
6.embargo 禁运，封港
7.quarantine 停船检疫，隔离，封锁，使孤立
8.partition 分割，瓜分
9.menace 威胁，危险
10.repeal 废除，取消
11.overage destroyer 旧式驱逐舰
12.unprovoked 无缘无故的，非因触犯而发生的
13.Neutrality Acts 中立法令
14.Munich Pact 慕尼黑公约
15.draft act 征兵法
16.Lend Lease Act 租借法
17.Atlantic Charter 大西洋公约
18.Pearl Harbor 珍珠港