Several Consequences of the Great Depression of the 1930s Led

question 18

Multiple Choice

Several consequences of the Great Depression of the 1930s led to the Second World War.Among these was:

• A)an increase in military spending by the United States.
• B)a decrease in involvement in the League of Nations by the United States.
• C)the decrease in aggressive tendencies by the fascist governments of Europe.
• D)an intensification of economic nationalism.
• E)the admission of Germany and the Soviet Union to the League of Nations.

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