What event led to the US joining WWII?

Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.

In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by

passing a series of neutrality acts

authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members

relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps

Why was the United States called the “arsenal of democracy” in 1940?

The United States provided much of the weaponry needed to fight the Axis powers.

The leaders in the democratic nations of Europe were educated in the United States.

Most of the battles to defend worldwide democracy took place on American soil.

The United States supervised elections in European nations before the war.

What is isolationism?

A national policy of remaining apart from the political and economic affairs of other nations.

A time of long and severe economic decline.

Programs aimed to help the unemployed and boost the economy

A word that describes the United States struggle over the decision to join the Allies in World War II.

During the 1930's what factors pushed the American public opinion and policy toward isolationism?

The Great Depression and the memory of the tragic losses in WWI.

Bad relationships with European countries.

High tariffs from European countries and a small, weak US military.

The Lend-Lease Act and the Neutrality Acts

Congress passes three Neutrality Acts between 1935 and 1937. What was the overall purpose of those acts?

To prevent American involvement in any foreign conflict.

To push the united States in to the war.

To help the United States recover from the Great Depression

To give women the right to vote.

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act that was passed in March of 1941?

It allowed the United States to sell, lend, or give ships, planes, tanks, or other equipment to the Allies.

It was to help American farmers get new farming equipment.

It put American factors back to work.

The purpose of the Neutrality Acts was to

Prevent America from getting involved in conflicts overseas

Assist only nations fighting in self-defense

Assist nations fighting in civil wars

encourage Americans to travel on ships of belligerent nations

The America First Committee encouraged

Interventionism in the war in Europe

Interventionism in the war in Asia

Interventionism in both Europe and Asia

The Neutrality Act of 1935

Prohibited the US from giving war supplies to belligerent nations

Banned Americans from traveling to belligerent nations

Banned Americans from traveling on ships of belligerent nations

Allowed for the policy of Cash & Carry

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APUSH - Chapter 33 - Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?

Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?

Who was the dictator of Japan during WWII?

Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power?

Which of the following was NOT an Allied Power during WWII?

What event led to the US joining WWII?

What US policy allowed the sale, loan, or lease of war materials to any country whose defense was necessary for US security?

In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by

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