America's Entry into the War

In many people's eyes, the Lend-Lease Act was the end of

American neutrality in World War II

Where did US military officials expect the Japanese to attack during World War II?

Asia

Which statements about the early years of World War II are correct? Check all that apply.

Germany started World War II when it invaded Poland in 1939. In the Battle of Britain, Germany used bombs to attack Great Britain. In the early stages of World War II, Germany demonstrated immense military power.

What made Germany's invasions of Europe difficult to stop during World War II?

Germany's air attacks and fast-moving ground troops

What made it increasingly difficult for President Roosevelt to stay neutral during World War II?

Germany's growing power and Britain's desperate need

Which country was not a scene of early fighting in World War II?

Italy

Germany's invasion of which country started World War II?

Poland

World War II began with the German attack on which country?

Poland

How did the Destroyers for Bases agreement President Roosevelt signed help Britain and its allies?

The agreement put US bases on British territory.

isolationism

a policy of abstaining from alliances or other forms of international relations

blitzkrieg

a word meaning "lightning war," a German World War II tactic involving combined air attacks and fast-moving ground forces

During the 1930s the United States followed a foreign policy of isolationism. Which is the best example of that policy?

avoiding alliances with other nations

In his speech "The Four Freedoms," Roosevelt promotes

democratic values for all people

Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech signaled a shift in US foreign policy from isolationism to

internationalism

Which piece of Roosevelt's legislation, passed in 1941, stirred up the most controversy?

the Lend-Lease Act

cash-and-carry

the US wartime policy of allowing belligerant countries to buy goods from the United States if they paid cash and transported them in their own ships

Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 signaled

the end of American neutrality in World War II.