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WW2 Neutrality

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Isolationism is the belief that

a)

Countries can and should take over other, weaker countries

b)

Countries should form alliances with other countries for protection

c)

Countries should not focus or participate in foreign affairs

d)

All wars are bad

2.

America's first Neutrality Act said that the US

a)

will not sell weapons to nations at war

b)

will not loan money to nations at war

c)

All of the above

3.

As the nations that become the Axis Powers become more aggressive, what does the League of Nations do?

a)

Placed trade restrictions on aggressor nations

b)

Declared war on aggressor nations

c)

Essentially nothing

d)

Asked the US to join the League to help protect them

4.

What does the Lend Lease Act do?

a)

Allows nations to buy supplies from the US if they can pay in cash and transport it themselves

b)

Outlaws sales of all weapons to nations at war

c)

Outlaws sales of all supplies to the Axis Powers

d)

Allows nations, primarily Britain, to borrow supplies

5.

Why did the US want to stay neutral and isolated during the start of WW2?

a)

The destruction of World War 1

b)

Seen as not America's problem

c)

Fear of jumping into a deadly war for economic reasons

d)

All of the above

6.

Which country was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

7.

Which side is winning in 1942?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allies

c)

Neutral countries

d)

Can't tell from this map

8.

Why does FDR push to pass the Lend Lease Act?

a)

FDR did not want the US to participate in this war but the American public did

b)

FDR wanted to help Great Britain fight against the Axis Powers but the American public did not want to fight

c)

To start a peace time draft

d)

To ensure his third reelection

9.

What event spurred America to enter WW2?

a)

the sinking of the Lusitania

b)

the Munich Pact

c)

Roosevelt's death

d)

Pearl Harbor

10.

What does this show?

a)

American Isolationism

b)

America joining WW2

c)

America's drive for global peace

d)

the importance of sleep to a well balance life

11.

What was an immediate effect of the Lend-Lease Act?

a)

The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact.

b)

Japan declared war against the United States

c)

Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I

d)

The United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Allies.

12.

Which United States government action was MOST similar to the goal shown in this poster?

a)

Institution of the draft by the Selective Service Act (1940)

b)

Rationing by the Office of Price Administration (1941)

c)

Aid to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Act (1941)

d)

Development of the Manhattan Project (1942)

13.

How does the poster show the changing role of women in World War II?

a)

Women were assigned military roles equal to those held by men by the end of the war

b)

Women held many jobs during the war and were hired for jobs in factories that were previously held by men.

c)

Women bought war bonds and continued to work outside the home only in jobs traditionally performed by women.

d)

Women helped the war by exercising their right to vote and holding leadership positions in major wartime industries

14.
Group of American who played a key role in the Pacific campaign with an undecipherable code
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Flying Tigers
d)
Navajo Code Talkers
15.
Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Brooklyn Bombers
c)
Saskatchewan Sabers
d)
New England Patriots
16.

Where did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?

a)

Phoenix, AZ

b)

Oakland, CA

c)

Los Angeles, CA

d)

Las Vegas, NV

17.

Which of the following groups were associated with wearing zoot suits as a form of protest?

a)

women

b)

Mexican-American youths

c)

African-American youths

d)

Japanese-American youths

18.
Who was Rosie the  Riveter?
a)
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
b)
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
c)
A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
d)
A famous pilot