Chapter 251. Reflections on Peacetime Dilemmas, Chapter 25

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Correct. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, during his first term Franklin Roosevelt tempered his internationalism and pursued a low-profile foreign policy, but when militaristic governments emerged in Europe and Asia in the mid-1930s, Roosevelt backed away from isolationism and set out to persuade the rest of the nation that the United States should play a greater international role.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, during his first term Franklin Roosevelt tempered his internationalism and pursued a low-profile foreign policy, but when militaristic governments emerged in Europe and Asia in the mid-1930s, Roosevelt backed away from isolationism and set out to persuade the rest of the nation that the United States should play a greater international role.

Correct. The answer is a. The author uses the example of Roosevelt’s decision to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union as evidence to support his argument that Roosevelt’s efforts to pursue foreign policy that encouraged free trade were constrained by economic circumstances and American popular opinion. The author argues that Roosevelt decided to establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, despite its restrictions on trade, because American public opinion supported it.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author uses the example of Roosevelt’s decision to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union as evidence to support his argument that Roosevelt’s efforts to pursue foreign policy that encouraged free trade were constrained by economic circumstances and American popular opinion. The author argues that Roosevelt decided to establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, despite its restrictions on trade, because American public opinion supported it.

Correct. The answer is c. The author presents the Neutrality Act of 1937, which allowed the United States to continue to sell goods to belligerent nations as long as they paid in cash, as evidence that the federal government’s focus on strengthening foreign trade in the 1930s actually had the effect of aiding foreign aggressors.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author presents the Neutrality Act of 1937, which allowed the United States to continue to sell goods to belligerent nations as long as they paid in cash, as evidence that the federal government’s focus on strengthening foreign trade in the 1930s actually had the effect of aiding foreign aggressors.

Correct. The answer is a. The author argues that popular support for isolationism was deep and broad because of the Great Depression, which convinced Americans that it was more important to focus on domestic issues than on international affairs.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues that popular support for isolationism was deep and broad because of the Great Depression, which convinced Americans that it was more important to focus on domestic issues than on international affairs.

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