2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(13)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Reich">Reich</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="culminated">culminated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="persecution">persecution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="barbarism">barbarism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazis">Nazis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="conquest">conquest</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="indignation">indignation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Hitlers">Hitlers</span> <span word="atrocities">atrocities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="isolationist">isolationist</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neutrality">neutrality</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Neutrality">Neutrality</span> <span word="Acts">Acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1935 <span word="and">and</span> 1936 <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="belligerents">belligerents</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1937 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="empowered">empowered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="discretion">discretion</span>.</p><p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Roosevelts">Roosevelts</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aggressor">aggressor</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="Hitlers">Hitlers</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>. <span word="Germanys">Germanys</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="Pact">Pact</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="partition">partition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="aroused">aroused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="conquest">conquest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, 1939 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="awakening">awakening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menace">menace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Reich">Reich</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="August">August</span>,1939 <span word="came">came</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span>-<span word="soviet">soviet</span> <span word="Pact">Pact</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="neutrality">neutrality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="democracies">democracies</span> <span word="arrayed">arrayed</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Reich">Reich</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Neutrality">Neutrality</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1939 <span word="repealed">repealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="belligerent">belligerent</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="begun">begun</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Lend">Lend</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>, <span word="exchange">exchange</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lend">lend</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Help">Help</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="overage">overage</span> <span word="destroyers">destroyers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Hemisphere">Hemisphere</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="August">August</span>, 1940 <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Roosevelt">Roosevelt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="December">December</span>, 1941, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unprovoked">unprovoked</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span>. <span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="thereafter">thereafter</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p>
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