Shift from Neutrality to Intervention
Investigate the gradual shift in U.S. foreign policy from neutrality to active support for Allied powers.
Key Questions
- Analyze how events like the Fall of France and the Battle of Britain challenged American neutrality.
- Explain the significance of the Lend-Lease Act in providing aid to Allied nations.
- Evaluate the arguments for and against American intervention in the early years of WWII.
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