US in World War II

What did the Neutrality Act of 1935 do?

• authorized the president to stop all arms shipments  to belligerent nations
• Prohibited the extension of loans to belligerents
• Prohibited the shipment of arms to the two sides in the Spanish Civil Wr

What did the Neutrality Act of 1936 prohibit?

• US citizens from sailing on ships of belligerent nations
• Extension of loans and credit to belligerents
• Shipment of arms to either side of the Spanish Civil War

What did the Neutrality Act of 1937 do?

• Prohibited US citizens from sailing on ships from belligerent nations
• Prohibited shipment of arms to belligerent nations
• Prohibited extension of loans to belligerent nations
• Prohibited selling arms to the two sides in the Spanish Civil War

According to Gerald Nye, who involved the US in World War I?

• Greedy Bankers & Business Owners
• Mexican rebels who wanted to regain lost territory
• Communists living in the US
• Labor Unionists who believed it would help US industry

Which of the following does NOT explain why US wanted to remain neutral in the 1930s?

• Belief that US should not have entered WWI
• Belief that demand for war was primarily for economic purposes
• US still in midst of the Great Depression
• The US had not rebuilt foreign trade after WWI

Who did Roosevelt run against in 1940?

• Herbert Hoover
• Harry S. Truman
• Douglas McArther
• Willard Wilkie

What act illustrated an end to the US position of neutrality by allowing for the lending of money to Britain in order to buy military supplies?

• Cash & Carry Act
• Lend-Lease Act
• Arsenal of Democracy Act
• Selective Service Act

In what year did Congress pass the Selective Service Act requiring the registering of males from 21-35?

• 1938 (German invasion of Poland)
• 1940 (after the US surrender of France to Germany)
• 1941 (after the bombing of Pearl Harbor)
• 1943 (In preparation for the D-Day Invasions)

 What was the chief motivating factor for Roosevelt's engagement in "Dollar Diplomacy"?

• Roosevelt wanted the US to engage in the war
• Trade would assist US in recovering from the Great Depression
• Roosevelt wanted the US to enter the war to gain new territory in the Pacific
• Roosevelt wanted the US to expand its military to help end the Great Depression

What was formed in 1940 to argue for American neutrality?  Charles Lindburgh was a member.

• American Neutrality Committee
• Americans for Peace Party
• America First Committee
• American National Party