The Nye Committee, also known as the Special Committee on Investigation of the Munitions Industry, was created in 1934 and investigated the role of munitions makers and bankers in America's entry into World War I. The committee criticized these groups for profiting from the war and for allegedly manipulating public opinion to support military intervention.

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The Nye Committee

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The Nye Committee:

A) investigated and criticized the role that bankers and munitions makers played in America's entry into World War I
B) recommended that Europeans appease Hitler by allowing him to annex Czechoslovakia
C) compiled an official list of America's international obligations under existing treaties
D) praised the role that bankers and munitions makers played in applying their resources to protect national security
E) encouraged greater U.S. involvement in international affairs to stop the spread of fascism

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