What caused Sumner Welles to downgrade French affairs?
The fall of France
The formation of the French Resistance
France's surrender to Germany
The French-German Armistice
Answer
The fall of France caused Sumner Welles to downgrade French affairs. The fall of France occurred in June 1940, when the French army surrendered to Nazi Germany. This was a major turning point in the war, as it left Britain as the only major Allied power left standing in Europe. Welles was the American Undersecretary of State at the time, and he was responsible for overseeing American policy towards France.
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