History 8.26.F

Which two American Battleships were NOT salvageable after the Pearl Harbor attacks? [choose 2]

1. Arizona 2. Oklahoma

After Hitler's invasion of Poland, President Roosevelt was able to [choose all that apply]

1. Get Congress to repeal the Neutrality Acts 2. Approve a policy of "cash and carry" for the military purchases

Which of the following is true about Poland in 1939? [choose all that apply]

1. They were surrounded on all sides by hostile nations 2. The Polish government were confident the British and French would move to help them before the Soviets or Germans could attack 3. they did not possess a military that was prepared for aggression by hostile nations.

The Tanggu Truce [choose all that apply]

1. allowed the Japanese to remain in control of all captured Chinese territory north of the Great Wall 2. established a demilitarized zone between the Japanese and Chinese controlled areas of mainland China

Which of the following were reasons why the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was so successful? [choose all that apply]

1. naval officers failed to raise an alarm when Japanese mini sub was found 2. there were not enough planes to patrol daily so there was none scheduled for that day 3. the radar officers dismissed the alert brought by the enlisted men 4. there were no torpedo nets in place to protect the ships in the harbor

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]

1. some Americans felt they had been tricked into taking part in the Great War and did not want it to happen again 2. the people of the United States were having difficult time dealing with the Great Depression 3. Some Americans admired Hitler and his policies that had brought Germany out of its economic downturn

In his "fireside chat" that introduced his plan to help Great Britain combat the Nazis, President Roosevelt claimed that America must be a great

Arsenal of democracy

When Hitler's forces occupied this nation in March 1938 it completed the Anschluss:

Austria

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.

Burma Road

What nation did Stalin and the Soviet Union attack in the fall of 1939 as a way to gain valuable territory?

Finland

Under the command of Claire Chennault, the ______________ were a group of American pilots operating in China during World War II.

Flying Tigers

In addition to Peral Harbor, the December 7, 1941 attack target what other military installation in Hawaii?

Hickam Field

Which of the following is NOT true of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?

It was a completely public agreement

What does the term lebensraum mean?

Living room or room to expand

The line of fortifications and defenses France constructed along its border with Germany was called the

Maginot Line

Which Chinese region was the first area targeted by conquest by the Japanese

Manchuria

World War II in Asia effectively began with the

Marco Polo Bridge Incident

Who was the leader of Vichy France?

Marshall Henri Pétain

What Chinese city saw its population become victims to some of the worst atrocities of World War II?

Nanjing

The Nazi plan for a seaborne invasion of Great Britain was codenamed

Operation Sealion

Aggressive actions against this nation brought Great Britain and France to the realization that appeasement had been a mistake and prompted them to state their intention to declare war in its defense:

Poland

On December 7, 1941, how did most people learn of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

Radio

What area of Czechoslovakia did Hitler annex in 1938 because of the high number of ethnic Germans living there?

Sudentenland

The German group that became an extension of Nazi Party in America was called teh

The German American Bund

What event led to the United States to freeze all Japanese assets and reduce the export of oil and gasoline to the island nation in 1941?

The annexation of French Indochina

What political condition in China provided Japan with the opportunity to expand their control of territory in mainland China?

The collapse of the central government in China

Germans called the nine months between the declarations of war by Britain and France and the beginning of open fighting

The sitzkrieg

The "Lend-Lease" program would allow the British to _________________ weapons and other military supplies form the United States.

borrow

After his agreement with Adolf Hitler at Munich, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain promised "_____________ in out time."

peace

What technology development provided Britain's RAF with an advantage in the Battle of Britain?

radar

What did Adolf Hitler use as an excuse to launch his invasion of Poland in 1939?

the claim that Poles of German heritage were being persecuted