From Isolation to War WW2 Review

WW2 started in...

• 1937
• 1938
• 1939
• 1940

Which of the following did NOT contribute to Japan joining WW2?

• Non-aggression Pact
• Resource Shortages
• Treaty of Versailles
• Washington Naval Conference

USA chose not to declare war on Germany in 1939 because...

• The government thought it was too far away
• Their government didn't want to get involved
• The government wanted Europe to collapse
• The government was scared

The United States declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

• True
• False

Which countries had not fallen to Germany when the U.S. entered the war?

• Great Britain and France
• France and Italy
• Great Britain and the U.S.S.R.
• Belgium and the Netherlands

Why did Japan attack the U.S. navel base at Pearl Harbor in 1941?

• Its leaders wanted to punish the Unites States for its role in World War I.
• Its leaders believed the U.S. Navy blocked Japanese expansion.
• Its leaders wanted to gain control of Hawaii's natural resources.
• The United States had recently declared war on Japan.

In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Bombing of England
• Bombing of Normandy
• Bombing of London

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What was the reaction of the United States to the attack?

• They declared war on Japan the next day
• They fled back to the US coast and let Japan have Southeast Asia 
• They asked Great Britain for help 
• They waited several months to see what would happen next 

About how long did the attack on Pearl Harbor last? 

• 10 minutes  
• 30 minutes
• Two hours  
• 6 hours

When this ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor, over one thousand US soldiers lost their lives.      

• USS Arizona
• USS Utah 
• USS Oklahoma 
• USS Chicago