Chapter 12: America in WW2

^{Which choice best completes the diagram?}   

• Spain
• Japan
• Poland
• USSR

When was Pearl Harbor attacked?

• December 7, 1941
• September 1, 1939
• October 31, 1941
• December 25, 1941

What actions did the Japanese Empire take in response to America's trade embargo against them?

• They bombed the Atlantic fleet at Cape Canaveral.
• They bombed the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
• They planned an invasion of the American West coast.
• They refused to sell American goods in Japan.

The Non-Aggression Pact was broken 

• by America when it started selling weapons and loaning money to countries
• by Russia when Stalin invaded Poland
• by Japan when it invaded China
• by Germany when Hitler attacked Russia

What does this map suggest about the Soviet Union’s role in World War II? (Only true in this Map)

• The Soviets suffered significant losses fighting Axis forces
• The Soviets joined Allied offensives in North Africa
• The Soviets saw heavy combat in Southeastern Europe
• The Soviets fought alongside other Allied forces in France

What does this map suggest about the Soviet Union’s role in World War II? (Only true in this Map)

• The Soviets suffered significant losses fighting Axis forces
• The Soviets joined Allied offensives in North Africa
• The Soviets saw heavy combat in Southeastern Europe
• The Soviets fought alongside other Allied forces in France

This map best shows the Japanese ability to  

• defend its borders against Chinese aggression.
• control trade routes in southeast Asia.
• launch an attack on Pearl Harbor.
• prepare an offensive against Australia.

What do the actions listed in this chart suggest about the League of Nations?

• The League of Nations kept the aggression of Germany, Italy, and Japan in check.
• The League of Nations was ineffective because it did not condemn the aggressive actions of Germany and Japan.
• The League of Nations criticized the actions of aggressive nations but did not take effective measures to stop the aggression.
• The League of Nations was ineffective because Great Britain and the United States did not support its actions.

This cartoon showing Hitler between two tanks was most likely drawn around the time of

• the Allied attack on Normandy.
• the Allied invasion of Germany.
• the German attack on Great Britain.
• the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

Which decision did President Truman make that most significantly altered the course of the war?

• dividing Germany into four zones of occupation
• dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• asking for Soviet assistance in the war against Japan
• agreeing to diplomatic talks with the Soviet Union