S2 Day 3 USH Do Now - US Homefront World War II

What event sparked the outbreak of World War II in 1939?

• German invasion of Poland

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• Mysterious explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Prior to joining the war, the US supported the Allies and maintained neutrality with the...

• Open Door Policy

• Detente

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Cash-Carry Policy

What angered the Empire of Japan enough to retaliate against the US and attack our military base at Pearl Harbor?

• The US policy of Cash Carry and Lend Lease

• US placed an embargo on oil to Japan

• US support for the nation of Israel

• US missionaries attempting to spread Christianity in the Pacific

This was the President during WWII who declared that the US would be the "Arsenal of Democracy" for any country fighting against fascism:

• Franklin D Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Warren G Harding

What was the significance of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor?

• Caused the US to declare war against Spain

• Made everyone take a deep hard look at themselves and dedicate their lives to peace

• Brought the US into WWII on the side of the Allied Forces

• Sparked the beginning of WWII with England and France declaring war on Germany