16-4 America Moves Toward War

The nations of Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and US were the _____.

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

• Gary Powers

The nations of Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as the _____.

• Allies

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

• Union Army

What was the name of the first plan developed by the US to help the Allies without extending credit or shipping the supplies overseas?

• Lend-Lease

• Borrow-For-Free

• Cash-Carry

• None of the above

What was FDR doing that could have been considered "red flags" for US entry into WW2?

• Canceled the draft

• Initiated a peacetime draft

• Cut defense spending

• Refused to sell weapons to Britain

Which of the following IS TRUE about the Election of 1940?

• FDR won an unprecedented third term.

• No one opposed FDR in 1940.

• Wendell Wilkie defeated FDR.

• The election was called off in 1940 due to US involvement in WW2.

What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes

• The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway

• Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps

• U.S. trade sanctions/embargo had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

This allowed the US to sell military supplies to the Allies, but they had to come pick up the materials.

• Cash and Carry
• Lend-Lease Act
• Neutrality Acts
• Pendleton Act

December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked

• Pearl Harbor

• Poland

• Stalingrad

• Vietnam

Famous quote about Pearl Harbor: "A day that will live in ________________________"

• our hearts

• infamy

• world history

• our memory

FDR gave the illustration about lending your neighbor a garden hose if their house was on fire to convince Congress to pass what act?

• Cash-Carry

• Civil Rights

• Lend-Lease

• Sedition Act