WW2 and US Entry Quiz

What contributed significantly to the global economic depression in the 1920s and 1930s?

• The discovery of penicillin

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The invention of the internet

• The crash of 1929 and the drying up of American capital

Who transformed Italy into a single party state between 1925 and 1927?

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

What act gave Hitler the power to make all laws for four years?

• The Enabling Act

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Munich Pact

• The Nuremberg Laws

Which countries formed the Axis Powers?

• USA, UK, and USSR

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• China, Korea, and Vietnam

• France, Poland, and Belgium

What was the Blitzkrieg?

• A political party

• A lightning war strategy

• A type of submarine

• A peace treaty

What policy did Roosevelt enact to help Britain and France without breaking neutrality?

• Marshall Plan

• Total War

• Lend Lease

• Cash and Carry

What event directly led to the US entering WW2?

• The invasion of Poland

• The bombing of London

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Battle of Midway

What was the main reason for the Neutrality Acts passed by Congress in the 1930s?

• To strengthen the US economy

• To prepare for an invasion of Europe

• To prevent the US from entering another war

• To support the Axis Powers

What did the Atlantic Charter proclaim?

• The division of Germany post-war

• The establishment of the United Nations

• The creation of the European Union

• The right of self-determination and freedom of the seas

How did the US respond to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

• By asking for a League of Nations intervention

• By launching a counterattack on Tokyo

• By signing a peace treaty with Japan

• By declaring war on Japan