History week 2 chapter 8
get congress to repeal neutrality, apply cash and carry
After Hitler's invasion of Poland, President Roosevelt was able to [choose all that apply]
bismark
After sinking the HMS Hood, this German battleship was sunk on her maiden voyage in May 1941:
general george patton
After the American defeat at Kasserine Pass, who was given command of American troops in North Africa?
wolfpacks
Allied air attacks forced German U-boats to operate in groups called
the aleutian islands
As a diversion for the attack on Midway, the Japanese sent a force to
general erwin rommel
As the Italians lost control of North Africa, who did Hitler send to command the Afrika Korps?
casablanca conference
At what conference did President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill decide that when to go ahead with the Allied invasion of mainland Europe?
uss hornet
Doolittle's Raid was launched from the aircraft carrier
vichy north africe
Failure of the Dieppe Raid convinced Roosevelt that the first attempt at Allied invasion of German territory should take place in
as a secondary effort
How did the American leadership view military action in North Africa?
egypt
In 1940, the Italians planned an invasion of this British holding in order to gain control of the Suez Canal?
enigma
In 1942, the British captured information on this German naval code that allowed them to intercept and decipher messages about U-boat operations:
the dieppe raid
In August 1942, the Allies tested an amphibious assault on mainland Europe in
infamy
In FDR's December 8 speech to a joint session of Congress, he uttered one of the most famous lines in American history. " Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in ______________..."
hickam field
In addition to Pearl Harbor, the December 7, 1941 attack targeted what other military installation in Hawaii?
arsenal of democracy
In his "fireside chat" that introduced his plan to help Great Britain combat the Nazis, President Roosevelt claimed that America must be a great
from radio
On December 7, 1941, how did most people learn of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
because of the suez canal
Once World War II began, why was North Africa important?
immigration policy
One way in which anti-Semitism manifested itself in America in the 1930s was through
TORCH
Operation ____________ began with Allied forces landing in Morocco and Algeria in November 1942.
borrow
The "Lend-Lease" program would allow the British to _______________ weapons and other military supplies from the United States.
bataan
The American defense plan for the Philippines involved a retreat to the ____________ Peninsula, where 75,000 American and Filipino soldiers were captured by the Japanese.
in the air, on the sea
The Battle of Midway was largely fought [choose all that apply]
german american bund
The German group that became an extension of Nazi Party in America was called the
the caucasus
The German offensive called "Case Blue" was an effort to capture
living space
The German term lebensraum means "_______________ ______________.
the tokyo express
The Japanese convoys that brought reinforcements to the island of Guadalcanal were called
henderson field
The Marine base on Guadalcanal that provided a launching point for the capture of the rest of the island was
desert war
The North African campaign was also known as the "______________ _______."
Burma
The loss of this British colony on the Malay Peninsula to advancing Japanese forces in 1942 closed the only land route open to resupply Nationalist Chinese forces:
isolationism
The policy that America adopted between 1937 and 1940 was one of _____________________.
leningrad
The siege of what Russian city saw the development of a new weapon and defense of the city by a "People's Army"?
singapore
This British city-state was the main headquarters for the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA)
the battle of kursk
This action between the Germans and Soviets was one of the greatest and bloodiest land battles of the entire war?
corregidor
This island in Manila Bay provided a base of operations for General MacArthur and was the last point of surrender by American forces:
guadalcanal
This island in the Solomon chain was the focus of a six month military campaign on land and sea beginning in August 1942:
holy mother russia
To inspire the Russian people, Soviet leaders called for every comrade to defend
operation crusader
Under General Auchinleck, British troops launched this offensive, which drove Rommel back and relieved the garrison at Tobruk:
flying tigers
Under the command of Claire Chennault, the _________________________ were a group of American pilots operating in China during World War II.
burma road
United States aid to Nationalist China originally went over the "___________ _______," until it was eventually cut off and supplies had to be ferried in by air from India.
annexation of french indochina
What event led the United States to freeze all Japanese assets and reduce the export of oil and gasoline to the island nation in 1941?
transerred industry to the east, reorganized the russian military command system
What two decisions did Stalin make that were crucial to Soviet survival? [choose 2]
prevented rommel, british victory
What was important about the First Battle of El Alamein? [choose all that apply]
all but a stunning defeat for the americans
What was significant about the Battle of Midway? [choose all that apply]
isolate australia
What was the Japanese goal for capturing Port Moresby in New Guinea?
drained german resources, gave the american forces needed experience
What was the benefit of the African campaign for the later fighting in Europe? [choose all that apply]
the americans did not control the area around the sea
What was the crucial problem that hampered American efforts to capture Guadalcanal?
german u boat
What was the driving force behind the Battle of the Atlantic?
restore american military morale
What was the purpose of the Doolittle Raid?
they almost unanimously supported war
What was the reaction of the American people to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
the japanese suffered over 50% casualities
What was the result of the Battle of Bloody Ridge?
all of them
What were Hitler's reasons for declaring war on the United States on December 11, 1941? [choose all that apply]
japanese wanted to reduce, japanese wanted to bring america into open war
What were the Japanese goals for the attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941? [choose all that apply]
Lend-Lease
When Great Britain began to run out of ready money to purchase military supplies by the end of 1940, Roosevelt devised the "_____________-_____________" program to help supply them with arms to fight the Nazis.
kasserine pass
Where in North Africa did the Americans suffer the only total rout in all of World War II?
admiral graf spree
Which German surface raider began the war in a good position, but was scuttled by her own crew off the coast of Uruguay?
russians didnt have any men left after stalins purges
Which of the following is NOT a reason why Hitler believed Germany could easily conquer the Soviet Union?
french indochina
Which of the following was NOT one of the Allied holdings in the Pacific attacked as part of the operation that included Pearl Harbor?
firebombing
Which of the following was NOT one of the conditions faced by American Marines on Guadalcanal?
all but americans didnt know
Which of the following were reasons why Americans did not become involved in the conflicts in Europe and Asia in the late 1930s? [choose all that apply]
all that apply
Which of the following were reasons why the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was so successful? [choose all that apply]
oklahoma, arizona
Which two American battleships were NOT salvageable after the Pearl Harbor attacks? [choose 2]
adolf hitler
Who became Commander-in-Chief of the German Army in 1942
general douglas macarthur
Who was the American commander of the Philippines when the Japanese launched their attack in 1942?
general bernard montgomery
Who was the British general who forced the Germans to retreat to Libya, marking a turning point in the war?
he trusted hitler to respect the pact
Why was Stalin so surprised by the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
americans were able to decode and read japanese messages
Why were the Americans able to turn back the Japanese advance at the Battle of Coral Sea?
they had been able to break japanese secret code
Why were the Americans ready for the Japanese attack on Midway Island?
they contained some of the most important oil fields in the world
Why were the Dutch East Indies so important to the Japanese in 1942?
stalingrad
With the surrender of this city, all German hope of conquering the Soviet Union disappeared?