Chapter 34

Use the quote to answer the question.

 

“By this time next year we shall know whether the policy of appeasement has appeased, or whether it has only stimulated a more ferocious appetite.”

 

—Winston Churchill

 

What “policy of appeasement” was Winston Churchill referring to? 

• Treaty of Versailles

• Lend-Lease Act

• Neutrality Acts

• Munich Pact

Why did the United States population passionately support isolationism and the neutrality acts?

• They recalled the horrors of World War I and wanted to avoid getting drawn into a new conflict.

• After World War I, they completely disbanded their military.

• They had a strong relationship with the Soviet Union and believed they could defeat Germany.

• all of the above

On December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war. Which of these events led to this request?

• Germany's lightning war that ended with the fall of France

• Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor

• Stalin's agreement to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler

• Churchill's desperate need for help in the Battle of Britain

Which of these allowed the United States to send "all aid short of war" to Britain despite its status as a neutral nation early in World War II?

• Selective Training and Service Act

• Double V campaign

•  Lend-Lease Act

•  Atlantic Charter

Which of these events caused Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany?

• Germany's seizure of the Sudetenland

• Germany's invasion of neighboring Poland

• Germany's political union with Austria

• Germany's occupation of the Rhineland

How did Hitler break the Nonaggression Pact in 1941?

• He attacked the Soviet Union.

• He withdrew his troops from France.

• He did not send aid to Poland.

•  He became allies with Britain.

Which of the following was Benito Mussolini known for?

• He conquered part of the Soviet Union.

• He was the first leader to oppose Adolf Hitler.

• He established the Communist Party in Italy.

• He founded the first fascist political movement.

What kind of government system did Joseph Stalin establish in the Soviet Union by the early 1930s?

• Nazism

• totalitarianism

• fascism

• militarism

What did Hitler take advantage of in order to spread his ideas?

• Germany’s economic depression following World War I

• Germany’s need for oil in the Dutch East Indies

• A strong alliance with the United States

• The aggressive actions of Great Britain in the Rhineland region

In the 1930s, what legislation signaled the United States policy of isolationism?

• Munich Pact

• treaty of Versailles

• Good Neighbor Policy

• Five-Year Plan