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.