Quiz: Beginnings of WW2 863-869

Which of the following statements best describes Japan’s foreign policy in the 1930s?

• Japan tried to work through the League of Nations to bring pressure on the United States when they embargoed petroleum and scrap metal.

• Japan sought to expand their military power by invading China in 1931 and 1937.

• Japanese diplomats tried to find a peaceful solution to territorial disputes over Nanking.

• Domestic power struggles kept Japan out of international affairs until 1941.

  Why did many Americans hope to avoid involvement in the war in Europe that began in 1939?

• Many regretted intervening in World War I, especially after learning that bankers and businessmen profited from U.S. involvement

• It seemed clear to many in America that there would be little possibility of an Allied victory over the Nazis.

• d.  Adolf Hitler had a strong following of admirers in the United States and Congress did not want to alienate that voting bloc.

What was President’s Roosevelt’s “cash and carry” plan?

• This program allowed war material sales but only to countries who could pay cash and transport the merchandise themselves.

• This was an arrangement that made it possible for the Japanese to buy scrap metal and petroleum from U.S. suppliers in the Pacific region.

• This was an arrangement that allowed U.S. banks to offer arms sales to countries that were members of the League of Nations.

   Why did Franklin Roosevelt decide to seek a third term as president in 1940?

• He feared the Republican candidate, Wendel Wilkie, was too sympathetic with the position of Nazi Germany.

• He argued the nation should not switch leadership when the nation was involved in a war.

• He felt national recovery was too fragile and the international situation too dangerous for him to leave office.

• He felt he had much in common with the leaders of Germany and Italy and would be the best one to understand how to defeat them.

  What was the primary impact of the Lend-Lease Bill that was passed in 1941?

• This bill let the U.S. support both sides of the European war while still maintaining a neutral position.

• American industrialists sent so much to Great Britain that when the U.S. finally entered the war, their troops were undersupplied.

• This allowed the U.S. to continue supporting Great Britain, even though they were running out of money.

• This bill brought tremendous profits to American manufacturers as they were paid above-market rates by the government.