US Involvement in WW2

Which country was NOT part of the Allied Powers

• Great Britain

• USA

• USSR

• Germany

What event spurred America to enter WW2?

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• the Munich Pact

• Roosevelt's death

• Pearl Harbor

What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes

• The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway

• Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps

• U.S. trade sanctions/embargo had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

Why did Russia enter WW2?

• Germany violated Non-Aggression Pact

• Hitler asked them to

• Japan attacked them at Pearl Harbor

• they didn't

What was the immediate impact of the Pearl Harbor attack?

• The United States' declaration of neutrality in World War II

• The United States' withdrawal from World War II

• The United States' alliance with Japan

• The United States' entry into World War II

What were the main causes of the Pearl Harbor attack?

• Italy's invasion of Ethiopia, U.S. oil embargo, breakdown of diplomatic negotiations

• Japan's desire for revenge, U.S. oil embargo, breakdown of diplomatic negotiations

• Japan's desire for expansion, U.S. oil embargo, breakdown of diplomatic negotiations

• Germany's invasion of Poland, U.S. oil embargo, breakdown of diplomatic negotiations

What was the main reason for Japan's aggression in the 2nd Sino-Japanese War?

• To retaliate against Chinese aggression

• To gain control over resources and territories in China

• To spread Japanese culture and influence in China

• To establish a puppet government in China

Which was not an Axis power?

• Germany

• Italy

• Russia

• Japan

How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?

• They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
• They loved it because it was so favorable to them
• They hated it because it treated them severely
• Most Germans didn't really care

What does this show?

• American Isolationism

• America joining WW2

• America's drive for global peace

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