Chapter 27
The African American who proposed the 1941 March on Washington to end discrimination in defense employment was
A. Philip Randolph.
During World War II, Germany, Italy, and Japan were collectively known as the _______ powers
Axis
Which one of the following battles prevented the Japanese assault on Australia?
Battle of the Coral Sea
The Fascist dictator of Italy was
Benito Mussolini.
The commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet during World War II was
Chester W. Nimitz.
During World War II, the United States' closest ally was
England.
In 1931, the illusion of peace was shattered by the Japanese invasion of
Manchuria.
The turning point of the Pacific war was the American victory at the battle of
Midway.
Which Washington Conference treaty pledged to uphold the Open Door policy?
Nine Power Treaty
In October 1941, German U-boats sank the U.S. destroyer
Reuben James.
The German invasion of the Soviet Union was turned back at
Stalingrad.
Britain and France responded to initial German aggression by
attempting to appease Hitler.
Germany's use of tanks, armored columns, and dive bombers in close coordination was known as
blitzkrieg.
During the war, U.S.-Soviet relations were
constantly strained by significant ideological differences.
With the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, President Roosevelt
declared American neutrality.
The American fleet at Pearl Harbor was caught by surprise when Japan attacked because
of human miscalculations and mistakes.
The Clark Memorandum of 1930
repudiated the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.