When Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
Then the U.S(1) ______in debate. (1) ______
Roosevelt asked congress to amend the(2) ______Act (2) ______
in order to help the "non-aggressive(3) ______." (3) ______
Most Americans now saw Hitler as a great danger to the world.
Before the Hitler-Stalin pact in August, the U.S. Communist Party had favored changing the Act. Now they joined the
(4) ______and others railing against U.S. involvement in Europe’s war. (4) ______
The Party(5) ______newspaper, the Daily Worker, (5) ______
editorialized that the people of the world wanted peace, and the Daily Worker was suggesting that atrocities by
Germany’s National Socialists were no worse than British atrocities in India.
In the spring of 1940, Churchill was complaining in(6) ______that the United States was giving Britain too little help,
and isolationists in the U.S. were continuing their campaign against involvement abroad. (6) ______
Americans were surprised by Hitler’s move westward, especially against peaceful Norway. In responding to
Hitler’s new invasions, Roosevelt spoke of America’s anger and(7) ______isolationism again. (7) ______
In July, 1940, the Battle of Britain began.
In the United States an aroused public rushed to buy(8) ______ (8) ______
"God Bless America" began being sung at sporting events, school meetings and at gatherings for bingo. In late
October the U.S. began(9) ______men into the military. (9) ______
But Charles Lindbergh believed that if the United States defeated Germany, it would result in the(10) ______of all
European civilization. (10) _____