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The Neutrality of American in the Early

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问题 The Neutrality of American in the Early World War IIThe establishment of the Third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events whichculminated in war between Germany and the United States.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 andJapan,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 is out against policies andneutrality.The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them.In 1937 the Presidentwas 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 ofCzechoslovakia(1938)also aroused the American people.The conquest of Czechoslovakia in March,1939 was another rude awakening to the menace of the Third Reich.InAugust,1939 came the shock of the Nazi-soviet Pact and in September the attack on Poland and the outbreak of Europeanwar.The United States attempted to maintain neutrality in spite of sympathy for the democracies arrayed against the ThirdReich.The Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed the arms embargo and permitted“cash and carry”exports of arms to belligerentnations.A strong national defense program was begun.A draft act was passed(1940)to strengthen the military services.A Lend-lease Act(1941)authorized the President tosell,exchange,or lend materials to any country deemed necessary by him for the defense of the United States.Help wasgiven to Britain by exchanging certain overage destroyers for the right to establish American bases in British territory in theWestern Hemisphere.In August,1940 President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met and issued the Atlantic Charterwhich proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war.In December,1941,Japan launched the unprovoked attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor.Immediately thereafter,Germany declared war on the United States.The?Lend-Lease?Act?was?designed?to _____.A.helptheBritish.B.strengthenthenationaldefenseoftheUnitedStates.C.promotetheAtlanticCharter.D.avenge Pearl Harbor.
选项 A.helptheBritish.
B.strengthenthenationaldefenseoftheUnitedStates.
C.promotetheAtlanticCharter.
D.avenge Pearl Harbor.
答案 B
解析 本题考查细节。

B选项，加强美国国防。见第二段倒数第五句“1941年的租借法规定:总统对他认为保卫美国所需要的国家有权卖给、交换或借给他们物资。”综上，B选项正确。

A选项，帮助英国，不合题意，故排除。

C选项，促进大西洋公约。大西洋公约是1941年8月，罗斯福和邱吉尔会面后的联合公告，不合题意，故排除。

D选项，报复珍珠港。是1941年日本发起袭击的报复，不合题意，故排除。

故正确选项为B。
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