Chapter 32 Part 2

Who did American cash-and-carry rules at the beginning of World War II help most? a. Republicans b. Axis c. Allies d. Japan

c. Allies

Now, match each of these events with the statement that best describes its historical significance. 1. U.S. withdrawal from international cooperation 2. Provided troops for Germany to seize territory 3. Escalation of anti-Semitism

1- London Economic Conference 2-Compulsory military service instituted in Germany 3-Kristallnacht in Germany

Which of the following ways best explains how the United States attempted to influence the outside world following the conclusion of the First World War? a. It used trade and investment in order to maintain international connections. b. It contributed to rebuilding European militaries in order to discourage invasions. c. It established mutual defense treaties to discourage war from occurring. d. It granted independence to colonies such as the Philippines to encourage European countries to end their empires.

a. It used trade and investment in order to maintain international connections.

Which of the following statements about the election of 1940 is true? a. Roosevelt won the majority of electoral and popular votes in the 1940 election. b. Roosevelt won the majority of electoral votes in 1940 but not popular votes. c. Roosevelt won the majority of popular votes in 1940 but not electoral votes.

a. Roosevelt won the majority of electoral and popular votes in the 1940 election.

"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. "The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world. "The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world. "The third is freedom from want—which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants—everywhere in the world. "The fourth is freedom from fear—which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world." President Franklin D. Roosevelt, State of the Union address, January 1941 Which of the following most immediately increased enthusiasm in the United States for upholding the freedoms outlined in the excerpt? a. The attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor b. The successful detonation of an atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project c. The passage of a federal law providing veterans with financial aid in housing and education d. The growing number of women working in defense manufacturing

a. The attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor

All of the following are true about the Atlantic Charter EXCEPT a. it stated that possession of Germany would be split among the Allies. b. it was formed in 1941. c. it was created by Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. d. it described a post-war world based on self-determination.

a. it stated that possession of Germany would be split among the Allies.

The Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 did all of the following EXCEPT a. prevented the signing of treaties with belligerent nations b. allowed cash-and-carry sale of nonmilitary goods to belligerents c. embargo all exports of American arms on the outbreak of war d. prohibit American ships from carrying arms to a belligerent

a. prevented the signing of treaties with belligerent nations

The Selective Service and Training Act and the War Resources Board demonstrated a. the United States was gearing up for war. b. Democratic dissent to any preparation for war. c. the United States was taking any measure to avoid war. d. worry about the war in Japan.

a. the United States was gearing up for war.

German militarization of the Rhineland and the Italian invasion of Ethiopia demonstrated a. the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations b. the ignorance of dominance in the Pacific by Japan c. the American's inability to stop Germany or Italy d. the military power of Germany and Italy

a. the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations

The Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 demonstrated a. America's determination to keep Japan from becoming a world power b. America's determination not to get involved in another World War c. no defense of America's colonial possessions d. America's belief they could not fight a war against a European power single-handedly

b. America's determination not to get involved in another World War

The Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 demonstrated a. the determination to keep Japan from becoming a world power b. America's determination not to make the mistake of joining a World War again c. America's belief they could not fight a war against a European power single-handedly d. no defense of America's colonial possessions

b. America's determination not to make the mistake of joining a World War again

The Nazi Party was an extreme example of what political ideology? a. Socialism b. Fascism c. Communism d. Democratic Socialism e. Naionalism

b. Fascism

"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. "The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world. "The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world. "The third is freedom from want—which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants—everywhere in the world. "The fourth is freedom from fear—which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world." President Franklin D. Roosevelt, State of the Union address, January 1941 Which of the following most directly contributed to Roosevelt's view that "freedom from want" was necessary? a. The fear of the Soviet threat to spread communism to nations in the West b. The experience of domestic and global economic upheavals during the 1930s c. The inspiration of Woodrow Wilson's vision for an international democratic order d. The memory of federal agencies violating some Americans' civil liberties in the 1920s

b. The experience of domestic and global economic upheavals during the 1930s

American attitudes in 1940 towards World War II were a. mostly for complete isolation. b. split between defending America at home and aiding the Allies. c. concentrated on focusing on Japan and the Pacific. d. ready to engage in war.

b. split between defending America at home and aiding the Allies.

The Selective Service and Training Act was a. extended to ages from 18 to 40. b. the first draft in which women were drafted. c. America's first peacetime draft. d. enacted in hopes of avoiding a war.

c. America's first peacetime draft.

The fall of France in June 1940 resulted in all of the following except: a. The passing of a conscription law in the United States b. An inspired British leader in Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the bulldog-jawed orator who nerved his people to fight off the fearful air bombings of their cities c. Congress flatly rejecting Roosevelt's desperate plea for aid to Great Britain d. Roosevelt's pushing for conscription and arranging the bases-for-destroyers deal to aid Britain e. A pell-mell but successful evacuation from the French port of Dunkirk; the British managed to salvage the bulk of their shattered and partially disarmed army

c. Congress flatly rejecting Roosevelt's desperate plea for aid to Great Britain

What is the cartoonist implying by having the barn door read "Consolidated World Dairy"? a. Hitler got his start in the dairy business. b. Germany was a leading dairy producing country. c. It suggests that Hitler wants to rule the world, and that he wishes to add more countries to the cow. d. It suggests that the only nations that are important to Hitler are those represented by the cow.

c. It suggests that Hitler wants to rule the world, and that he wishes to add more countries to the cow.

All of the following are true about the attack on Pearl Harbor except: a. It resulted in three thousand casualties. b. It was described by President Roosevelt as a day that will "live in infamy." c. It took American focus off of Germany. d. It thrust the Untied States into war with Japan, Germany, and Italy. e. It was carried out by Japanese bombers flying in from distant aircraft carriers.

c. It took American focus off of Germany.

Which of the following statements about the election of 1936 is true? a. Roosevelt did not win the majority of electoral votes in 1936 . b. Roosevelt won the majority of electoral votes in 1936 but not popular votes . c. Roosevelt won the majority of electoral and popular votes in the 1936 election.

c. Roosevelt won the majority of electoral and popular votes in the 1936 election.

Under the Neutrality Acts, Americans could not do which of the following? a. Collect debts from foreign countries. b. Declare the existence of a foreign war. c. Sell or transport munitions to a foreign belligerent. d. Make loans to any European country. e. Travel to any European country.

c. Sell or transport munitions to a foreign belligerent.

Who was most vigorously opposed to the bases-for-destroyers deal of 1940? a. Secretary of State Cordell Hull b. Alf Landon c. The America First Committee d. The Nye commission e. The Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies

c. The America First Committee

An agreement between which two countries spurred World War II? a. The United States and Britain b. Britain and France c. The Soviet Union and Poland d. Germany and the Soviet Union e. France and Poland

d. Germany and the Soviet Union

Which of the following answers best describes the term "Lebensraum"? a. It was the term used to describe the Nazi belief that they should rule the entire world. b. It was the term given to the fast paced, "lightning war" that Nazi generals favored in WWII. c. It was the term used for the invasion of Poland and its eventual subjugation. d. It was the term given to the area of Europe that Hitler intended to conquer for the use of "Pure Blooded" Germans.

d. It was the term given to the area of Europe that Hitler intended to conquer for the use of "Pure Blooded" Germans.

Which group of Americans served in the Spanish Civil War? a. Isolationists b. Interventionists c. Blacks d. The Abraham Lincoln Brigade e. Roman Catholics

d. The Abraham Lincoln Brigade

What is the significance of all of the countries drawn on the cow? a. None of the choices are correct. b. They all submitted willfully to the rule of the Nazi Party. c. They were all countries that were fighting Germany. d. They were the countries now under the rule of Nazi Germany.

d. They were the countries now under the rule of Nazi Germany.

The cash-and-carry rules passed by Franklin Roosevelt during World War II a. helped the Axis. b. were voted against by most Democrats. c. forbade short term loans to belligerents. d. forbade American ships to travel with belligerents.

d. forbade American ships to travel with belligerents.

United States foreign policy in the 1920s and 1930s consisted primarily of a. containment b. colonialism c. assurance of mutual destruction d. isolationism

d. isolationism

The Selective Service and Training Act and the War Resources Board demonstrated a. the United States was taking any measure to avoid war. b. Democratic dissent to any preparation for war. c. worry about the war in Japan. d. the United States was gearing up for war.

d. the United States was gearing up for war.

Why did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 come as a surprise? a. No American officials suspected that Japan might start a war with the United States. b. It was believed that Japan had insufficient aircraft carriers to reach Hawaii. c. Japanese communications were in a secret code unknown to the United States. d. Japanese communications were in a secret code unknown to the United States. e. President Roosevelt suspected that if an attack came, it would be in Malaysia or the Philippines.

e. President Roosevelt suspected that if an attack came, it would be in Malaysia or the Philippines.

Efforts to bring large numbers of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany to the United States were largely blocked by what? a. American organizations sympathetic to Fascism and Nazism such as the German Bund in the United States b. Internal tensions between German-Jewish and eastern European Jewish communities in the United States c. Zionist organizations that wanted to steer Jewish immigration to Israel, not the United States d. The inability to find sufficient passenger ships to bring refugees across the Atlantic to the United States e. Restrictive immigration laws and opposition from southern Democrats and the State Department

e. Restrictive immigration laws and opposition from southern Democrats and the State Department