Events leading to World War II
Prior to World War II, Japan, led by the military leadership of General Hideki Tojo, had focused its imperialist desires on which country?
China.
In addition to the internment of Japanese Americans, people of _______ background were also targeted by anti-foreign legislation during World War II.
German and Italian.
Which major event took place on September 1, 1939 and initiated World War II?
Germany invaded Poland.
Great Britain and France appeased Hitler and avoided war for another year after which event in 1938?
Munich Conference.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech was given to congress on January 6, 1941. In this speech, Roosevelt stated that...
all people in the world have the right to certain freedoms.
What pulled the United States permanently out of the Great Depression?
entry into World War II.
The Neutrality Acts passed by the United States as part of a policy of isolationism during the 1930s were, in part, a response to...
growing conflicts in European and Asian countries.
Actions like the signing of Executive Order 9066 and the internment of Japanese Americans were most likely a result of...
policies based on racist ideas.
In order to see that the U.S. Army had all the supplies it needed during World War II, Americans at home had to...
ration goods.
The Neutrality Acts of 1937 and 1939 prohibited trading with any nation that was participating in a war. Due to President Roosevelt's efforts, however, the acts granted that a nation could trade with the U.S. if....
the nation paid cash and transported its own goods.