Reading Quiz Chapter 25
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 offer help to whichever side would repudiate any diplomatic contact with Hitler's regime. B use the conflict as a means of establishing military positions in Spain. C support Franco's regime. D offer no help to either side. E support the republican side.
A
The Neutrality Act of 1937 A allowed warring nations to purchase nonmilitary goods in the United States if they paid cash. B banned the sale of all goods from the United States to any nation at war. C loosened the trade policy for England, while tightening it for Germany and Japan. D stripped the president of many of his powers as commander in chief. E exempted Asian nations from the provisions of the 1935 Neutrality Act.
A
Which of the following statements regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is FALSE? A The State Department assumed the Japanese would not attack American territory. B More than 2,400 American soldiers and sailors died in the attack. C Few American authorities believed Japan was capable of an attack on Pearl Harbor. D The American aircraft carriers escaped the attack. E The Japanese suffered light losses in the attack
A
The "lend-lease" plan A saw England allow the construction of American military bases in British territory. B allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England, to be returned when the war was over. C saw England agree to allow jobless Americans to enlist in the British military. D was extremely controversial and barely passed the Senate. E saw the U.S. lend funds to the Allies so they could lease war supplies from the U.S.
B
In 1941, the Atlantic Charter A was signed in Washington, D.C. B was completed by senior military officials in the United States and England. C saw the United States and England claim to share common principles. D gave American merchant ships the authority to fire on German submarines. E saw President Roosevelt agree to an eventual invasion of Europe to drive out the Nazis.
C
The Washington Conference of 1921 A saw the Harding administration refuse to participate in it. B ended as a diplomatic failure for the United States. C attempted to prevent a global naval arms race. D attempted to create a world court. E sought to expand the global markets of the United States.
C
Germany began World War II in Europe by invading Poland shortly after A rmany and Austria were unified. B Germany's occupation of additional areas of Czechoslovakia. C Hitler's violation of the Munich agreement. D France promised Poland it would provide military support if attacked. E a nonaggression pact was signed between Germany and Russia.
E
The Dawes Plan of 1924 A was designed to help England and France make their debt payments to the United States. B called for the United States to lend money to Germany to meet its reparation payments. C 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. D called for Britain and France to reduce the amount of German reparation payments. E All these answers are correct.
E
The Tripartite Pact was a defensive alliance among A England, France, and Italy. B Japan, Germany, and Austria. C the United States, England, and France. D the United States, England, and Russia. E Japan, Germany, and Italy.
E
Which of the following statements about the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany is FALSE? A Hitler argued in favor of extending German territory for the purpose of Lebensraum. B His rise was partially precipitated by ruinous inflation. C Hitler believed in the genetic superiority of the Aryan people. D Hitler displayed a pathological anti-Semitism and a passionate militarism. E Upon coming to power in 1933, Hitler called his new government "the Weimar Republic."
E
