Question 1

In 1941, Germany's declaration of war against the United States

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A)   occurred after the United States declared war on Germany.
B)   came the same day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
C)   did not occur until two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
D)   occurred before the United States declared war on Germany.
E)   was never reciprocated by Congress.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

In 1940, the "lend-lease" plan

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A)   allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England, to be returned or paid for when the war was over.
B)   saw England agree to allow jobless Americans to enlist in the British military.
C)   saw England allow the construction of American military bases in British territory.
D)   saw the U.S. lend funds to the Allies so they could lease war supplies from the U.S.
E)   was extremely controversial and barely passed the Senate.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 3

The Neutrality Act of 1935

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A)   sought to protect America's international trade agreements.
B)   prevented Americans from traveling on ships of warring nations.
C)   did not prevent the United States from intervening when Italy invaded Ethiopia.
D)   was passed by Congress with recent acts of Nazi aggression in mind.
E)   included a mandatory arms embargo of both sides during any military conflict.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 4

During the 1920s, the United States played a more active role in global politics than it ever had in its history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The ________ of 1921 was an attempt to prevent a naval arms race among the United States, Great Britain, and Japan.

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Question 6

In July 1940, opinion polls showed the clear majority of the American public

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A)   believed Germany posed a direct threat to the United States.
B)   were strongly against any involvement by the United States in the war.
C)   thought the United States should immediately declare war on Germany.
D)   believed it would be a waste to aid England, as that nation would soon fall to Germany.
E)   believed Japan was a greater threat to the United States than the war in Europe.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

President Roosevelt's August 1941 meeting with Winston Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland led to a private commitment to use the American military in the war against Hitler.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1934, U.S.-Soviet relations soured in part because the United States demonstrated little interest in stopping the expansion of

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A)   Germany.
B)   Italy.
C)   China.
D)   Japan.
E)   Great Britain.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

In 1941, prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,

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A)   Japanese troops attacked the Philippines.
B)   the Japanese developed a new, unbreakable communication code.
C)   Japan tried to repair relations with the United States in order to restore their flow of supplies.
D)   President Franklin Roosevelt ordered Japan's diplomats to leave Washington.
E)   President Franklin Roosevelt froze all Japanese assets in the United States.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

By late November of 1941, American officials assumed that the next Japanese move would be directed not against American territory, but against British or ________ possessions to the south.

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Question 11

Which of the following statements about the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany is FALSE?

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A)   His rise was partially precipitated by ruinous inflation.
B)   Hitler displayed a pathological anti-Semitism and a passionate militarism.
C)   Hitler believed in the genetic superiority of the Aryan people.
D)   Hitler argued in favor of extending German territory for the purpose of Lebensraum.
E)   Upon coming to power in 1933, Hitler called his new government "the Weimar Republic."F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 12

How might the Roosevelt administration be labeled isolationist? How and why might it be labeled internationalist?

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Question 13

In 1940, Charles Lindbergh and Senator Gerald Nye took leading roles in the ________ Committee.

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Question 14

During the 1920s and 1930s, interest in pursuing an isolationist foreign policy

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A)   led the United States to give up its membership in the World Court.
B)   seemed to grow in the U.S. as it became apparent that Italy would invade Ethiopia.
C)   led the U.S. Senate to assert that no single nation was a threat to world peace.
D)   was strongly supported by President Franklin Roosevelt.
E)   declined after the investigations chaired by Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt's "quarantine" speech

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A)   saw the president call for further isolation from the nation's enemies.
B)   warned Japan it faced a U.S. embargo if it continued to be aggressive.
C)   saw Roosevelt challenge England and France to limit the aggression of Germany.
D)   received a decidedly hostile response by the American people.
E)   was given in response to the Japanese sinking of the Panay.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Lend-lease to Great Britain led directly to an American decision to escort convoys of goods across parts of the Atlantic Ocean.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Hoover administration's foreign policy?

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Question 18

President Franklin Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor Policy"

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A)   expanded initiatives begun under Herbert Hoover.
B)   was designed to keep the peace in western Europe.
C)   limited land purchases by U.S. companies in neighboring countries.
D)   was abandoned by the United States at the start of World War II.
E)   gave nations allied against fascism preferential loan rates.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 19

President Franklin Roosevelt's decision in 1940 to give fifty American destroyers to England

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A)   was cancelled by Congress.
B)   circumvented the cash-and-carry provision of the Neutrality Acts.
C)   was in response to requests by the U.S. ambassador to London.
D)   both circumvented the cash-and-carry provision of the Neutrality Acts and was in response to requests by the U.S. ambassador to London.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

The 1928 ________ was a multilateral treaty to outlaw war.

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Exam 25: The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

President Roosevelt's August 1941 meeting with Winston Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland led to a private commitment to use the American military in the war against Hitler.

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What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Hoover administration's foreign policy?

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During the 1920s and 1930s, interest in pursuing an isolationist foreign policy

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President Franklin Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor Policy"

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In 1940, the "lend-lease" plan

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In 1940, Charles Lindbergh and Senator Gerald Nye took leading roles in the ________ Committee.

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President Franklin Roosevelt's decision in 1940 to give fifty American destroyers to England

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The ________ of 1921 was an attempt to prevent a naval arms race among the United States, Great Britain, and Japan.

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In July 1940, opinion polls showed the clear majority of the American public

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Lend-lease to Great Britain led directly to an American decision to escort convoys of goods across parts of the Atlantic Ocean.

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The 1928 ________ was a multilateral treaty to outlaw war.

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How might the Roosevelt administration be labeled isolationist? How and why might it be labeled internationalist?

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The Neutrality Act of 1935

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By late November of 1941, American officials assumed that the next Japanese move would be directed not against American territory, but against British or ________ possessions to the south.

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In 1934, U.S.-Soviet relations soured in part because the United States demonstrated little interest in stopping the expansion of

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Which of the following statements about the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany is FALSE?

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