US History: World War II Review

A policy in which a nation avoids entanglement in foreign wars

• Militarism

• Isolationism

• Totalitarianism

• Fascism

Which was a common characteristic of the leaders of Italy, Germany, and Japan in the years leading up to World War II?

• They were content with the amounts of territory they controlled.
• Their forms of nationalism were linked to racism.
• They threatened democracy and wanted to spread communism.
• They felt mistreated by the treaties that ended World War I.

How were totalitarian governments in Europe able to take control of nations during the 1920s and 1930s?

• Fascist leaders offered solutions to problems posed by the economic depression.

• By taking power by force.

• By assassinating the current leaders.

• Fascist leaders put their own money into the government to improve the economic situation.

During the early years of World War II and before the U.S. joined the war, the United States

• stopped trading with all nations involved in World War II

• sent military and economic aid to all nations at war

• organized several peace talks between the Allies and the Axis powers

• tried to remain neutral while supplying weapons to Britain and France

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

• Bad relationships with European countries.

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

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

• The Lend-Lease Act and the Neutrality Acts

Which of the following was not a reason why some Americans wanted to adopt isolationism?

• Fear of dictators in Europe

• Fear another War would hurt the economy

• The belief that the US was far enough away from Europe to avoid conflict

• A desire to sell war materials to Britain

What was the goal of the Neutrality Acts of 1936-37?

• For the United States to enter WWII immediately

• For the United States to stay out of European conflicts

• To encourage the Axis powers to take over Europe

• Laws that made it legal to discriminate against Jews

Prior to US entry into WWII, Congress passed the Cash-and-Carry Act of 1939 and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941. These foreign policy actions showed that the United States

• gave equal support to both the Allied and Axis Powers

• attempted to contain the spread of communism

• maintained a strict policy of isolationism

• became increasingly drawn into the war in Europe

Which describes the Lend Lease Act?

• It prohibited Americans from doing business with warring countries

• It allowed the US to give supplies to Allied countries while remaining neutral in the war

• It provided US with income used later to buy bases before Pearl Harbor

• It gave supplies to Axis powers in exchange for bases

How did the U.S. attempt to stop Japanese aggression in Asia in the 1930s?

• limiting Japanese expansion to only the Korean peninsula

• attacking factories in Japan producing war materials

• negotiating a peace agreement between Japan and China

• placing a scrap metal and oil embargo on Japan