USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The America First Committee encouraged
A
Interventionism in the war in Europe
B
Interventionism in the war in Asia
C
Isolationism
D
Interventionism in both Europe and Asia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The America First Committee (AFC) was the foremost United States isolationist pressure group against American entry into World War II. Launched in September 1940, it surpassed 800, 000 members in 450 chapters at its peak.

Detailed explanation-2: -America First Committee, influential political pressure group in the United States (1940–41) that opposed aid to the Allies in World War II because it feared direct American military involvement in the conflict.

Detailed explanation-3: -The America First Committee (AFC) was organized in 1940 for the expressed purpose of preventing the United States from entering World War II. The AFC was headed by prominent U.S. citizens, including record-setting aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, and some members of Congress.

Detailed explanation-4: -Isolationists advocated non-involvement in European and Asian conflicts and non-entanglement in international politics. Although the United States took measures to avoid political and military conflicts across the oceans, it continued to expand economically and protect its interests in Latin America.

Detailed explanation-5: -The America First Committee, an isolationist group formed in 1940, lobbied Congress against American involvement in foreign wars. The group was one of the largest antiwar organizations in the country with 800, 000 members at its peak.

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