World War II Part I

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What should be a title for these events?

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Events that led to U.S. involvement in World War II

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Which statement correctly summarizes the reason for this speech? Axis violations of international law, German expansion, Japanese agrression in the Pacific, Allied defeats on the battlefield

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Japanese agrression in the Pacific

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Which event prompted the US to enter World War II? Options: The German annexation of Austria, The Soviet occupation of Germany, The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach, The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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Which action replaces the question mark on this cause and effect diagram?

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implements an embargo against Japan

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The event reported in this dispatch led directly to-

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US entry into World War II

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What was one reason Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor? Options: The US strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes., the battle of Midway, Japanese internment camps, US trade sanctions caused shortages of oil, gas and rubber.

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US trade sanctions caused shortages of oil, gas and rubber

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President Roosevelt later used similar reason as on justification for-

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US involvement in World War II

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What was the ultimate result of the situation President Roosevelt refers to in this excerpt?

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The outbreak of World War II

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How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

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It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.

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Why did Harry Truman drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

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Strong resistance by the Japanese show than an invasion of Japan would result in a large number of casualties.