Why did the British, French, and Italians fail to reach a consensus response to the German threat in their meeting at Stresa?
a. They disagreed radically on the level of the German threat.
b. The British were lured away by a German offer of a naval treaty.
c. The French secured a new security pact with the Soviet Union.
d. The Germans withdrew from the Rhineland to prevent provoking a response.
e. The Germans absorbed Austria, frightening the Italians into a mutual security pact.
Question 2
How does historian A. J. P. Taylor characterize Hitler's role in starting WWII?
a. As a meticulous balance-of-power player
b. As little more than an opportunist stepping into power vacuums
c. As the defining cause of WWII
d. As the intellectual source of the initial war planning, but not a major cause of the war
e. As a force that actually reduced the possibility of war because his openly racist views alienated possible allies against the West
Rocky Mountains of British Columbia
René Descartes (1596–1650). French philosopher considered the founder of modern philosophy. A ...
a) Shift your weight at the end of your reach. b) Avoid overreaching.
The two-system view of the stress response.