WWII - Unit Assessment Review

What did the Neutrality Act of 1935 prohibit?

• Selling weapons to nations at war.

• Giving financial aid to warring countries.

• Joining military alliances with warring nations.

• Trading non-military goods with warring countries.

What was the purpose of the "cash-and-carry" policy in the Neutrality Act of 1937?

• It allowed countries in conflict to buy non-military goods with cash and use their own ships.

• It required the US to give financial and military aid only to Allied nations.

• It banned all sales of arms and goods to countries in conflicts.

• It allowed trade with warring nations under neutrality rules.

What change did the Neutrality Act of 1939 introduce?

• It allowed warring nations to purchase weapons on a "cash-and-carry" basis.

• It required the U.S. to join the Allied forces.

• It banned all trade with nations in foreign wars permanently.

• It permitted loans and military aid only to countries fighting dictatorships.

What event started U.S. involvement in World War II?

• Japanese invasion of Manchuria 1931

• Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 1941

• Germany’s invasion of France 1940

• Japan’s Axis Pact with Germany and Italy

Why did Japan pursue imperial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• To align with Germany and Italy

• To secure resources and markets

• To spread democracy in Asia

• To challenge U.S. naval power

What was the main goal of the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s?

• To keep the U.S. out of foreign wars

• To give military help to allies

• To boost trade with warring countries

• To set up military bases abroad

True or false. President Roosevelt ordered the internment of Japanese Americans.

• True

• False

What did Executive Order 9066 authorize?

• Internment of Japanese Americans

• Bombing of Hiroshima

• Invasion of Iwo Jima

• Seizure of enemy ships

What was the U.S. government's reason for Executive Order 9066?

• To provide jobs for Japanese Americans

• To protect Japanese Americans from backlash

• For national security against espionage

• To integrate Japanese Americans into the military

What was the outcome of Korematsu v. United States?

• Internment was ruled unconstitutional.

• Internment policy was upheld.

• Reparations for Japanese Americans were made.

• Racial discrimination was banned.