USHG - Causes of World War II

How did American policy gradually change during the 1930s and early 1940s with the advancing of World War II?

• America was forced out of isolationism into direct involvement in the war.

• America became more isolated from world events.

• America refused economic aid to Allies.

• America became allies with Germany and stayed neutral.

During the 1930's, American foreign policy emphasized neutrality, but this position changed when the United States began

• supplying weapons to Japan

• sending soldiers to Europe

• giving economic aid to the Allies

• firing on German warships

The policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries is--

• nationalism

• socialism

• isolationism

• imperialism

What caused the United States to enter World War II in December, 1941?

• The German invasion of Poland

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• The dropping of atomic bombs

• Reports of the Holocaust in Germany

Adolf Hitler was the leader of what political party?

• The Nazi (National Socialist) Party

• The Nationalist Party

• The Fascist Party

• The Communist Party

What was Germany like after World War I?

*Choose all that apply*

• Germany's economy rebounded and the country quickly recovered.

• Germany was in severe debt from the Versailles Treaty.

• Germans were blamed entirely in Europe for the war.

• Germany's political system was weakened leaving it open to the rise of a dictator.

What is considered the immediate cause of World War II in Europe?

• Germany's invasion of Poland.

• Great Britain declared war on Germany.

• Germany's takeover of Sudetenland.

• Alliances with France and Great Britain.

Which country struggled economically in the 1920s because of the Treaty of Versailles?

• USA

• Germany

• Italy

• France

Why was cash and carry policy so important for the United States?

• It allowed the United states to support allies (Great Britain and France)

• It allowed us to make a great deal of money

• It allowed for the United States to support the Axis Powers (Germany and Italy)

• None of the above

Who were in the major Allied Powers during WWII?

• Germany, Italy

• US, Great Britain, U.S.S.R.

• US, Japan, Italy

• Germany, Japan, Italy