Which of the Following Does NOT Explain Why Americans Hoped

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT explain why Americans hoped to avoid involvement in the war in Europe?

• A) Many regretted intervention in the First World War, especially after Senate hearings revealed bankers and arms merchants had profited enormously from it.
• B) Hitler had admirers in the United States.
• C) Anticommunists thought German expansion could check Soviet aggression.
• D) Businessmen such as Henry Ford wanted to maintain profitable German markets.
• E) It was clear to most people that there was little possibility of an Allied victory.

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