SS8H9 Lend-Lease and Pearl Harbor

What caused the dramatic shift in the American public's opinion regarding military intervention overseas?

• The Japanese attacked the United States on its own soil.

• The Germans attacked the United States on its own soil.

• German U-boats attacked and sank a US civilian ship.

• The Japanese navy attacked and sank a US civilian ship.

Why was the Lend-Lease Act signed into law?

• The government planned to share nuclear technology with the Allied Powers.

• The government believed that communist spies were working in the White House.

• The government wanted to remain neutral by giving weapons to all sides in World War II.

• The government feared that the Allied Powers would be defeated by the Axis Powers.

Which action was authorized by the Lead-Lease Act?

• detaining Japanese Americans in camps

• transferring weapons to Great Britain

• imprisoning young men for draft evasion

• bombing German targets in France

Describe America’s stance on World War II before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 

• Ready for War
• Neutral
• Recruiting for the war
• Already involved in the war