11.8: WWII Quick Check

What is a mass political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of the nation over the individual?

• Communism

• Nationalism

• Fascism

• Militarism

What is a way that the United States kept ourselves neutral?

• The Lend Lease Act

• The Neutrality Acts

• The Treaty of Versailles

• Cash and Carry

Which one of these is not part of the four freedoms?

• Freedom from poverty

• Freedom from want

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom from fear

What was Cash and Carry

• Established a draft for men 21 to 35

• A system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."

• Allowed belligerent countries to buy American arms if they used their own ships, and paid cash

• America could give cash to Britain to help them with their war effort

What happened immediately after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

• The US spent their resources rebuilding Pearl Harbor

• The US did nothing and decided to continue to stay neutral

• Japan apologized and said it was an accident

• The US declared war on Japan on December 8th

What is an argument for neutrality?

• The US was not powerful enough to fight this war well

• The US had other problems of their own and should focus on themselves before spending resources on war

• The Nazis are becoming too powerful and democracy is in danger

• A German submarine destroyed a US ship

Which country was not part of the Axis powers?

• Italy

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• Japan

What is a strategy of war that the US used in the European Theater?

• Island hopping

• Firebombing

• Attack at sea, defense by air

• • Defense at Sea, Attacks by Air

What happened after the Manhattan Project?

• Harry Truman ordered atomic bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August

• Harry Truman gave J. Robert Oppenheimer a Nobel Peace Prize

• Harry Truman ordered atomic bombs to be dropped in Germany

• Harry Truman gave the design to the bombs to the Soviet Union for them to drop on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Which countries made up the Grand Alliance?

• US, France, and Great Britain

• US, Soviet Union, and Japan

• US, Soviet Union, and Great Britain

• US, Great Britain, and Japan