VUS.11&12 World War II

World War II began in 1939 when ---

• Japan bombed Peal Harbor

• France armed its military

• Hitler invaded Poland

• Stalin came to power in the USSR

• US passed the Lend-Lease Act

During the first two years of World War II, the United States --

• remained officially neutral

• invaded the Soviet Union (USSR)

• officially joined the Axis Powers

• started submarine warfare against Germany

• declared support for Italy and Germany

What gave the President authority to send equipment to countries to defend themselves against the Axis Powers?

• Wilson's Fourteen Points

• Neutrality Acts

• Lend-Lease Act

• Espionage and Sedition Act

• 18th Amendment

The air attack on Britain by Germany was called ---

• D-Day

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Normandy

• Battle of Alamein

• Pearl Harbor

Which militaristic nation invaded and brutalized the Chinese province of Manchuria?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• Korea

• Soviet Union (USSR)

What is significant about the date - December 7, 1941?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Victory in Europe (VE) Day

• Victory against Japan (VJ) Day

• France was invaded by Germany

• Lend-Lease Act passed by Congress

Allied strategy of "Defeat Hitler First" meant --

• most American military resources were targeted for Europe

• to quickly defeat and gain access to Soviet oil fields

• to force Britain out of the war quickly

• to organize the Italian and French Armies against Hitler

• US focused on Japan while USSR & Britain focused on Germany

Which battle turned the tide against Germany on the eastern front?

• Warsaw

• Stalingrad

• Berlin

• Moscow

• Paris

What event shown took place on -

June 6, 1944?

• Pearl Harbor

• El Alamein

• Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Normandy Landings

What was the outcome of the Battle of Midway?

• Liberation of western Europe from Hitler began

• American victory allowed island hopping campaigns to begin

• Prevented Hitler from gaining access to oil supplies

• Japanese defeated a large American naval force

• Allowed a German victory in the Battle of Britain