ocr: Inviting King George VIand Queen Elizabeth of England for a state visit in June 1939 was a politicali I masterstroke for FDE, It allowed him to underscore the importance ofUS-British relationships without directly contronting US solationisin, popular among voters. (solationism a5 a policy migbt have been popular, but Rooserelt beliered it was unrealistic in thet tace ofl Fascist and Nazi aggression in Europe. Spain was in the. hands ofFrancisco Franco, Adolf Hitler had annezed Austria, taken Prague, and partitioned Czechoslovakia. Benito Mussolini controlled Italy, and his armies had orerrun E ...
