Beginning of WW2 Quiz

FDR used the Lend-Lease Act to support Allied nations during WW2 by..

• by sending troops to fight alongside British and Soviet forces

• by imposing trade embargoes on Axis powers in Italy and Japan

• by providing military equipment to the Allies without immediate payment

• by declaring war on Germany and Japan

What is the policy of isolationism that the United States had adopted for centuries prior to World War 2?

• The belief that religious ties to other countries should be totally avoided.

• The belief that one nation should intervene and protect another nation's society

• The belief that a nation should avoid war by not making alliances and not sending soldiers to fight.

• The belief that a nation should do anything including war to stop any and all aggression that might threaten their interests

This United States leader issued a policy of neutrality in World War 2 from 1939 until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

• Josef Stalin

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

This battleship was destroyed by a Japanese bomb which killed 1,000 U.S. sailors of which all or most of are still entombed in its wreckage.

• The USS Oklahoma

• The USS Azule

• The USS Missouri

• The USS Arizona

Japan's invasion of China in the 1930s reflected its broader goals by ...

• only challenging Western powers who had territory in Asia.

• aiming to secure natural resources and living space to strengthen Japanese dominance in the Pacific

• promoting democracy in Asia

• strengthening its defenses to protect its mainland from Chinese invasion.

Some WW2 leaders did not use the war in order to expand their nation's power or to conquer weaker nations. Which leader listed below is the only one THAT FITS that description?

• Hideki Tojo

• Adolf Hitler

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Benito Mussolini

President Roosevelt, under the Lend Lease Act, was allowed to supply arms to friendly nations ...

• which made Germany declare war on the United States

• by asking Congress to approve deficit spending for the war.

• without making those nations pay for the arms in advance.

• without allowing American ships to attack German bases in Cuba.

This Soviet WW2 leader dealt with his opponents - real or imagined - with violence and forced his nation to become an industrial power through 5 year plans. After being attacked by Germany, he sided with the Allies

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Josef Stalin

When Japan launched its attack on Pearl Harbor, it consisted mostly of....

• An extended attack on the island until every ship was sunk

• Airplanes that launched and dropped torpedoes and bombs into American ships

• submarines torpedoing American aircraft carriers and very few planes

• Attacking the perimeter of the island and the other Hawaiian islands rather than battleship row

The Neutrality Act of 1939 changed the U.S.'s stance towards countries at war in Europe and Asia except ...

• It allowed the U.S. to sell arms and war supplies to these countries but only if they paid cash and transported them on their own ships

• It allowed the U.S. to ship weapons to countries at war.

• It allowed the U.S. to support allies like Britain and France without directly entering the conflict.

• It allowed the U.S. to stay neutral and help countries fight aggression.