Pearl Harbor: When Japan Woke The Sleeping Giant | WWII In Numbe

What was Roosevelt's promise during the 1940 presidential campaign?

• To support the Allies unconditionally

• To send troops immediately into the war

• To increase military spending

• To avoid entering any foreign wars

Why was the Mediterranean region strategically important during WWII?

• It was crucial for British access to oil and resources

• It provided a direct route to invade the U.S.

• It was the primary route for German invasions

• It was the main source of oil for Japan

What led the U.S. to impose economic sanctions on Japan?

• Negotiations between the U.S. and Japan failing

• A direct attack on American soil

• Japan's expansion into Indochina

• Japan's refusal to leave China

What was a major outcome of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• A ceasefire between the U.S. and Japan

• Immediate U.S. declaration of war on Japan

• Japan's decision to withdraw from China

• Strengthening of U.S.-Japan relations

What was the primary reason for the British defeat in Singapore?

• Superior Japanese naval forces

• Lack of will among colonial troops

• Overwhelming air superiority by the Allies

• British focus on the European front

What was the Bataan Death March?

• A strategic retreat by American forces

• A naval blockade by the Japanese

• A forced march of prisoners by the Japanese

• A tactical maneuver by Filipino forces

What was the initial purpose of the Enigma machine?

• To plan German naval strategies

• To encrypt German military messages

• To decode Allied communications

• To intercept radio broadcasts

What event marked the turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic?

• The introduction of the hedgehog anti-submarine system

• The withdrawal of U-boats from the North Atlantic

• The capture of a German codebook

• The sinking of the Bismarck