WWII

Which term explains the U.S. policy and stance on intervening during the beginning of the war?

• neutral

• isolationist

• blitzkrieg

• fascist

What was the major reason for U.S. neutrality in the 1930's?

• The U.S. didn't care.

• The U.S. had committed itself to a policy of total nonviolence.

• The economic and emotional effects of WWI made Americans reluctant to get involved in another war

• The U.S. was confident that Britain and France could handle the situation.

This U.S. law provided increased support for the Allies by including the "cash and carry" provision.

• Neutrality Act of 1935

• Neutrality Act of 1936

• Neutrality Act of 1937

• Neutrality Act of 1939

Why did isolationists criticize giving aid to the Allies and argue for total U.S. neutrality?

• Isolationists resented the British because of the Revolutionary War.

• Isolationists argued that giving aid to the Allies was economically unwise, and that neutrality was the only way the U.S. could turn a profit.

• Isolationists were on the side of the Axis powers.

• Isolationists thought that aid to the Allies meant harming the Axis powers, and in doing so the U.S. was already on its way to entering the conflict.

What shocked Americans out of strict neutrality?

• The war's toll on the U.S. economy could not be ignored.

• Live radio news reports from London alerted American audiences that Germans were bombing civilians.

• The U.S. was invaded.

• The President very abruptly declared war.

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

• It was part of the New Deal.

• It was to help American farmers get new farming equipment.

• It solidified the U.S.'s commitment to neutrality in the war.

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

What was Japan's strategy in its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Japan wanted to prevent American resistance to Japanese expansion by destroying America's Pacific naval and air presence.

• Japan wanted distract the U.S. with Pearl Harbor while Germany coordinated a larger attack in Britain.

• Japan wanted to annex Hawaii.

• Japan wanted to draw all U.S. military attention to the Pacific so that Germany could attack from the Atlantic front.

To what extent was Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor successful?

• It was totally successful--American naval and air forces in the Pacific were totally destroyed.

• It was moderately successful--America suffered heavy losses, but its most important ships, the aircraft carriers, survived untouched.

• It was a wash--America suffered heavy losses, but they also launched and equally destructive counterattack on Japan.

• It failed--American intelligence learned of the attack early enough to intercept and destroy the incoming Japanese forces.

The attack on Pearl Harbor...

• directly led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan.

• healed the political divisions between isolationists and interventionists.

• Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S.

• All of the above.

What was a lasting impact of WWII on the view of the role that the U.S. should play in the world?

• Americans desired a return to isolationism.

• Americans wished for a total denial of their global responsibilities.

• Americans saw Britain as the de facto leader of the democratic Western world.

• Americans now understood that world peace directly effected the economic and political health of the U.S.