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35. In 1940, the "lend-lease" plan A. allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England, to be returned or paid for when the war was over. B. saw England agree to allow jobless Americans to enlist in the British military. C. saw England allow the construction of American military bases in British territory. D. saw the U.S. lend funds to the Allies so they could lease war supplies from the U.S. E. was extremely controversial and barely passed the Senate.

A. allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England, to be returned or paid for when the war was over.

33. The America First Committee A. was a powerful lobby against U.S. involvement in the war. B. was strongly opposed by both major political parties. C. called for increased U.S. assistance to England without any actual intervention. D. was made up largely of Democrats who favored diplomacy to end the war. E. tried and failed to enlist the support of Charles Lindbergh.

A. was a powerful lobby against U.S. involvement in the war.

23. In 1938, Anschluss A. was proclaimed by Hitler. B. caused an uproar in the United States. C. was created at the Munich Conference. D. led France to put its military on alert. E. came to be identified with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

A. was proclaimed by Hitler.

5. All of the following nations were signatories to the Five-Power Pact of 1922 EXCEPT A. Britain. B. Russia. C. France. D. Italy. E. Japan.

B. Russia

26. Germany began World War II in Europe days after A. Germany's occupation of additional areas of Czechoslovakia. B. a nonaggression pact was signed between Germany and Russia. C. France promised Poland it would provide military support if attacked. D. Germany and Austria were unified. E. Hitler's violation of the Munich agreement

B. a nonaggression pact was signed between Germany and Russia.

20. The Neutrality Act of 1937 A. stripped the president of many of his powers as commander-in-chief. B. allowed warring nations to purchase nonmilitary goods in the United States if they paid cash. C. loosened the trade policy for England, while tightening it for Germany and Japan. D. banned the sale of all goods from the United States to any nation at war. E. exempted Asian nations from the provisions of the 1935 Neutrality Act.

B. allowed warring nations to purchase nonmilitary goods in the United States if they paid cash.

39. The Tripartite Pact was a defensive alliance among A. the United States, England, and Russia. B. the United States, England, and France. C. Japan, Germany, and Italy. D. Japan, Germany, and Austria. E. England, France, and Italy

C. Japan, Germany, and Italy.

32. The Burke-Wadsworth Act of 1940 A. reaffirmed the desires of isolationists to stay out of the war. B. approved sending U.S. weapons to England. C. approved the first peacetime draft in American history. D. saw the United States end all trade with any nation allied with Nazi Germany. E. repealed the 1935 and 1937 Neutrality Acts.

C. approved the first peacetime draft in American history.

22. In response to the breakout of the civil war in Spain, the U.S. government joined with Britain and France in an agreement to A. support the republican side. B. support Franco's regime. C. offer no help to either side. D. use the conflict as a means of establishing military positions in Spain. E. offer help to whichever side would repudiate any diplomatic contact with Hitler's regime

C. offer no help to either side.

6. The Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 A. was an alliance between France and the United States against Germany. B. was to be enforced with multinational trade embargoes. C. was signed with wide international acclaim. D. stated that an attack on one nation was an attack on all nations. E. was an alliance between France and the United States against Japan.

C. was signed with wide international acclaim

25. The Munich agreement of 1938 A. was the result of negotiations involving the League of Nations. B. put most of Poland under German control. C. ended further German aggression until World War II began. D. was supported by President Franklin Roosevelt. E. was signed by Joseph Stalin despite misgivings about German intent.

D. was supported by President Franklin Roosevelt.

28. By the middle of 1940, Germany had defeated A. Norway. B. Denmark. C. France. D. the Netherlands. E. All these answers are correct

E. All these answers are correct.

7. The Dawes Plan of 1924 A. called for the United States to lend money to Germany to meet its reparation payments. B. was designed to help England and France make their debt payments to the United States. C. called for Britain and France to reduce the amount of German reparation payments. D. called for both the United States to lend money to Germany to meet its reparation payments, and Britain and France to reduce the amount of German reparation payments. E. All these answers are correct

E. All these answers are correct.

24. The Munich Conference of 1938 was precipitated by a crisis over A. Austria. B. Poland. C. Hungary. D. Belgium. E. Czechoslovakia

E. Czechoslovakia.

4. The Five-Power Pact of 1922 dealt with A. restructuring Germany's war debt. B. the League of Nations. C. the civil war in Russia. D. Japanese aggression toward China. E. armament limitations.

E. armament limitations

19. The Neutrality Act of 1935 A. sought to protect America's international trade agreements. B. prevented Americans from traveling on ships of warring nations. C. did not prevent the United States from intervening when Italy invaded Ethiopia. D. was passed by Congress with recent acts of Nazi aggression in mind. E. included a mandatory arms embargo of both sides during any military conflict.

E. included a mandatory arms embargo of both sides during any military conflict.