PART A: Which TWO statements express the central ideas of the text? A. Latin American nations cannot succeed by adopting the governing principles of other nations, such as those used by the United States or Europe.
B. In order to succeed, it’s important for Latin American nations to mimic the government systems of other, more successful nations.
C. The only way for Latin American nations to assert their independence is to come together as one.
D. Latin American nations will succeed when they embrace their unique identities and build systems of government that compliment them.
E. While foreign nations have influenced the government of Latin American nations, they have been unable to alter their own cultures.
F. While diversity in the United States and Europe has led to conflict, Latin American nations have constructed their identities around celebrating this diversity.

on this day in 1939, in response to hitler’s invasion of poland, britain and france, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on germany.

the first casualty of that declaration was not german—but the british ocean liner athenia, which was sunk by a german u-30 submarine that had assumed the liner was armed and belligerent. there were more than 1,100 passengers on board, 112 of whom lost their lives. of those, 28 were americans, but president roosevelt was unfazed by the tragedy, declaring that no one was to “thoughtlessly or falsely talk of america sending its armies to european fields.” the united states would remain neutral.

as for britain’s response, it was initially no more than the dropping of anti-nazi propaganda leaflets—13 tons of them—over germany. they would begin bombing german ships on september 4, suffering significant losses. they were also working under orders not to harm german civilians. the german military, of course, had no such restrictions. france would begin an offensive against germany’s western border two weeks later. their effort was weakened by a narrow 90-mile window leading to the german front, enclosed by the borders of luxembourg and belgium—both neutral countries. the germans mined the passage, stalling the french offensive.

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small european communities with shared traditions consolidated into large new states (apex)