The Text Attributes the Catastrophic French Defeat in the Spring

question 51

Multiple Choice

The text attributes the catastrophic French defeat in the spring and summer of 1940 to

• A) poor French generalship.
• B) French and British material inferiority.
• C) the sudden surrender of the Belgians, which opened huge gaps in the French line.
• D) the work of Fascist fifth-columnists inside France.
• E) British failure to aid the French.