America's Entry in WWII Lesson

FDR asked congress to declare war on Japan the next day. He said, "December 7th is a day that will__________________."

• be eventually forgotten

• in the end be the defeat of America

• live on in infamy

• challenge the souls of all children

On December 7th 1941, the ___________military bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

• Germans

• Polish

• Chinese

• Japanese

The attack on Pearl Harbor killed more than 2,500 Americans and most of the ___________in the Pacific fleet were destroyed.

• houses

• ships

• buildings

• supplies

This attack shocked Americans and they wanted ___________against the Japanese empire.

• revenge

• to ignore

• cry out

• forgiveness

The United States entered World War 2 because of this event that occurred on On December 7, 1941.

• German submarine attacks

• Italian attacks on a neutral country

• A surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Soviet Union asking for help

America joined the war after

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

• Germany sank the Lusitania

• The holocaust ended

• None of the Above

Americans who volunteered to serve as pilots fighting the Japanese in China prior to the US entering the war.

• Glenn curtiss

• Charles Lindbergh

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Flying Tigers

Americans who volunteered to serve as pilots fighting the Japanese in China prior to the US entering the war.

• Glenn curtiss

• Charles Lindbergh

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Flying Tigers

What was the primary goal of the United States in World War 2 after entering the conflict?

• To expand its territory in Europe

• To defeat the Axis powers

• To establish a global empire

• To remain neutral

What significant action did President Franklin Roosevelt take on September 16, 1940?

• He resigned from office.

• He signed a peace treaty with Japan.

• He signed the Selective Training and Service Act.

• He declared war on Germany.