WWII - L2 - From Neutrality to War

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How ready are you to learn today?

• Strongly agree - My thinking cap is fully charged.

• Agree - I’m ready.

• Somewhat disagree - I’ll get there.

• Disagree - I need a swift kick.

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A swift, sudden military offensive; lightning war

• Blitzkrieg

• Belligerent

• Seabees

• Appeasement

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When working out a policy of appeasement, what was the final straw for Britain and France?

• Italy's conquest of Ethiopia

• Germany’s take-over of Czechoslovakia

• Poland’s acquisition of Belarus

• Germany’s invasion of Poland

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a policy in which a nation avoids entanglement in foreign wars

• Militarism
• Isolationism
• Totalitarianism
• Fascism

Open Ended

What character appears in both cartoons and what does the character represent?

What statement is this cartoon trying to make?

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Why was the Nye Committee established in 1934?

• to investigate communist influence on the U.S. decision to extend diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union

• to investigate the role the munitions makers had in the American decision to enter World War I

• to decide whether the United States should join the League of Nations

• to decide if the United States should enter into a trade agreement with Japan

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What was the result of the Nye Committee's findings?

• the Axis Powers agreed to certain U.S. concessions

• the U.S. Navy began to rearm

• arms businesses flourished

• more Americans moved toward isolationism

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When France fell in 1940, __________ quickly declared a protectorate over Indochina, taking control of its valuable rice crop and occupying naval air bases.

• Britain

• China

• France

• Germany

• Japan

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laws passed to limit U.S. involvement in future wars; based on the belief that loans and trade had drawn the nation into World War I

• Cash-and-Carry
• Lend-Lease Act
• Selective Training and Service Act
• Neutrality Acts

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law that allowed nations at war to purchase U.S. goods if they paid in full and transported the goods themselves

• Cash-and-Carry
• Lend-Lease Act
• Selective Training and Service Act
• Neutrality Acts

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law that gave the government power to give war materials to Great Britain without regard for its ability to pay

• Cash-and-Carry
• Lend-Lease Act
• Selective Training and Service Act
• Neutrality Acts

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speech by Roosevelt outlining the rights worth fighting for; this set the stage for justifications of fighting in World War II

• Good Neighbor Policy
• Four Freedoms
• Arsenal of Democracy
• Atlantic Charter

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a statement of British and American goals for the postwar world following the defeat of the Nazis

• Good Neighbor Policy
• Four Freedoms
• Arsenal of Democracy
• Atlantic Charter

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The _______ Act allowed the U.S. to send weapons to Britain if Britain promised to return them or pay rent for them when the war ended.

• Lend-Lease

• Destroyers-for-Bases

• Neutrality Act of 1935

• Nye

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Talks between Roosevelt and Churchill in 1941 resulted in the ________, which committed the two leaders to a postwar world of democracy and non-aggression.

• League of Nations

• Atlantic Charter

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Marshall Plan

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In presenting his "Four Freedoms," President Franklin Roosevelt was trying to

• justify America's neutrality.

• justify his call for speeding up America's military build-up.

• shift public opinion toward entering the war.

• shift public opinion toward helping Britain.

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The Neutrality Act of 1939

• prohibited American merchant ships from carrying cargo to nations at war.

• relaxed restrictions on U.S. ships' sailing into combat zones.

• banned American merchants from selling nonmilitary goods to the Axis powers.

• allowed the Allies to buy weapons on the same cash-and-carry basis as nonmilitary items.

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What is internationalism?

• the idea that trade between nations creates prosperity and helps to prevent war

• the idea that nations should enter alliances for mutual defense

• the policy of remaining isolated from international conflicts

• the policy of containing communism

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Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,

• Congress passed a resolution of war against Japan, Germany, and Italy.

• Congress declared war against Japan; Germany then declared war on the United States.

• Germany declared war on the United States before Japan did.

• Germany declared was on the United States; Congress then voted for war against both Germany and Japan.

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Who belonged to the Axis Powers?

• Japan, the United States, and Great Britain

• Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States

• Italy, Germany, and Japan

• England, France, and the United States

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What are reparations?

• When a country sends workers to repair damage from the war.

• When a defeated country pays for war damage.

• The amount of money it will take to repair a country after war.

• When you "repair" something physical.

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The Munich Pact incorporated this policy

• Isolationism

• Neurality

• Appeasement

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Which policy had the goal of supporting the allies and maintaining neutrality?

• Atlantic Charter

• Appeasement

• Cash and Carry

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What is Genocide?

• prejudice, racism, hatred against Jews

• systematic attempt to eliminate an entire race

• organized attack on Jewish homes and businesses

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What stated that the US would not sell war materials or give loans to nations at war?

• Neutrality Acts

• Lend-Lease Act

• Atlantic Charter