WWII Review

What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes
• The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway
• Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps
• U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

• attack on Pearl Harbor

• Lend-Lease Act

• Operation Torch

What is Genocide?

• prejudice, racism, hatred against Jews

• systematic attempt to eliminate an entire race

• organized attack on Jewish homes and businesses

Which policy had the goal of supporting the allies and maintaining neutrality?

• Atlantic Charter

• Appeasement

• Cash and Carry

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

• Neutrality Acts

• Lend-Lease Act

• Atlantic Charter

US wanted to remain________ by not taking any sides.

• Isolated
• passive
• neutral 
• invisible

World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 

• The Cold War
• The Dust Bowl
• The Great Depression

Where did WW2 take place? 

• Europe 

• The Pacific islands

• All of the above 

Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?

• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What is it called when a country uses ALL of its human, economic & military resources to fight.

• total war

• draft

• appeasement

• genocide