World War II Neutrality & Homefront

Isolationism is the belief that

• Countries can and should take over other, weaker countries

• Countries should form alliances with other countries for protection

• Countries should not focus or participate in foreign affairs

• All wars are bad

Why did the US want to stay neutral and isolated during the start of WW2?

• The destruction of World War 1

• Seen as not America's problem

• Fear of jumping into a deadly war for economic reasons

• All of the above

What does the Lend Lease Act do?

• Allows nations to buy supplies from the US if they can pay in cash and transport it themselves

• Outlaws sales of all weapons to nations at war

• Outlaws sales of all supplies to the Axis Powers

• Allows nations, primarily Britain, to borrow supplies

Why does FDR push to pass the Lend Lease Act?

• FDR did not want the US to participate in this war but the American public did

• FDR wanted to help Great Britain fight against the Axis Powers but the American public did not want to fight

• To start a peace time draft

• To ensure his third reelection

What stated that the US would not sell war materials or give loans to nations at war?

• Neutrality Acts

• Lend-Lease Act

• Atlantic Charter

The Japanese attack here_____________________ led the United States into joining WW2.

• New York City

• Washington D.C

• Pearl Harbor

What was the declaration of principles issued by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt in August 1941?

• Lend-Lease Act

• Treaty of Versailles

• Atlantic Charter

• 14 Point Plan

To pay for the War the federal government sold? 

• Stocks 
• War bonds 
• Land 
• Silver/Gold 

Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of ...

• the campaign to hire women to work in factories during WW2.

• women who joined the armed forces during WW2

• Japanese civilians who were sent to internment camps

• Mexican farmworkers who helped harvest crops

What was a major reason for wartime rationing?

• restricting lower-priced food imports

• ensuring that American troops had enough supplies

• providing jobs for the unemployed

• preventing deflation in the currency or money systme