Checkpoint 4.3 America Moves Toward War (USHB)

What were the Neutrality Acts designed to do?

• Encourage the sale of arms to nations at war

• Ban the sale of arms or loans to nations at war

• Support nations involved in civil wars

• Promote alliances with Axis powers

Which countries were part of the Axis powers?

• Germany, Britain, United States

• France, China, Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• United States, Britain, Soviet Union

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

• To declare war on Germany

• To ban military drafts

• To lend or lease arms to any nation vital to the U.S.

• To form a military alliance with Japan

What event led to the United States declaring war on Japan?

• The signing of the Atlantic Charter

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The invasion of Manchuria

• The sinking of American merchant ships

What was the Atlantic Charter?

• A mutual defense treaty between Germany, Italy, and Japan

• A statement of war goals by Britain and America

• An agreement to remain neutral in World War II

• A plan to invade the Soviet Union