Kearney Chapter 23 Test

How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically? a. Germans eventually believed that democracy would solve their economic problems b. Germans eventually believed that Hitler would solve their economic problems c. Thousand of Germans eventually emigrated to communist nations in search of jobs d. The German parliament eventually became more powerful

Which of the following actions did Japan take in an attempt to recover from the Great Depression? a. Japan adopted democratic principles b. Japan reduced military spending c. Japan abandoned its constitutional monarchy d. Japan seized control of resources in other nations

What impact did the appeasement policy of the United States, Britain, and France have on German aggression? a. It encouraged more aggression b. It reduced aggression c. It restricted aggression to certain regions d. It brought peace to Europe

The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States as long as those nations a. agreed to keep the United States out of the conflict b. promised not to use the materials against the United States c. paid cash and transported the materials themselves d. adopted democratic policies in their own countries

Interventionists claimed that the United States could avoid war if it a. sent aid to Britain b. refused aid to Britain c. sent aid to all nations at war d. refused aid to any nation at war

Which of the following was perceived as being equivalent to declaring economic war against the Axis Powers? a. the Munich Pact b. the Tripartite Pact c. the Atlantic Charter d. the Lend-Lease Act

What goal did President Roosevelt hope to achieve when he enacted the embargo on naval and aviation supplies in 1940? a. to provoke Japan into war b. to stop Japanese expansion c. to avoid war with Japan d. to appease Japan

What role did the Office of War Mobilization (OWM) play during the war? a. It issued propaganda statements b. It monitored civilian activities c. It supervised use of industry resources d. It recruited soldiers for military service

Where does the Bataan Peninsula lie in relation to Manila? a. east b. west c. north d. south

Italy and Japan were dissatisfied with the peace settlements provided in the Treaty of Versailles because both countries expected more a. financial assistance from the United States and Britain b. guidance in establishing their own democratic governments c. territory in exchange for their sacrifices during World War I d. representation in the League of Nations

Which political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s? a. the Communist Party b. the Nazi Party c. the Fascist Party d. the Socialist Party

One of the ways that Mussolini maintained his power in Italy was by a. allowing freedom of the press b. disbanding youth groups c. supporting strikes d. outlawing political parties

The League of Nations did not prevent German and Italian aggression against other nations because it a. had no standing army and no real power to enforce its decrees b. supported German and Italian aggression c. focused only on Japanese aggression d. was already involved in the Spanish Civil War

Why did the United States initially follow a policy of appeasement toward Germany? a. The United States wanted to focus on its own economic troubles b. The United States supported Hitler's desire to create a unified Germanic state c. The United States was afraid that Germany would attack the United States if appeasement were not offered d. The United States believed that Austria posed a greater threat than did Germany

Roosevelt delivered his "Four Freedoms" speech to Congress in January 1941 to a. increase economic support for Britain b. encourage Congress to support an immediate declaration of war c. persuade Congress to take a neutral position in the war d. appease Germany and other Axis Powers

Interventionists believed that providing aid to Britain would a. draw the United States into war b. keep the United States out of war c. provoke attacks on the United States d. prompt other countries to expect aid

Who appeared to be winning the war in Europe at the end of 1940? a. Germany and Italy b. the Soviet Union c. Britain and France d. the United States

How did support for the Allies change following Roosevelt's reelection in 1940? a. Support decreased; Congress refused to provide additional aid b. Support increased; Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act c. Support increased; Congress urged the president to declare war d. There was no change; the United States continued its isolationist policy

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to a. gain control of the Hawaiian Islands b. destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts c. provoke the United States into declaring war d. demonstrate their support for Germany and Italy

Which ships survived the attack on Pearl Harbor untouched? a. battleships b. destroyers c. light cruisers d. aircraft carriers

How did the attack on Pearl Harbor change the political divisions between the isolationists and interventionists? a. The attack increased the political divisions b. The attack ended the political divisions c. The attack turned interventionists toward isolationism d. The attack did little to change the political divisions

After declaring war, the United States government a. repealed the Neutrality Act of 1939 b. enacted a draft because few Americans wanted to fight in the war c. transformed peacetime industries into war industries d. withdrew economic support from Britain because it was no longer needed

After the United States declared war, the nation's economic situation a. improved b. worsened c. stalled d. remained unchanged

How did Adolf Hitler explain the problems facing Germany in his book "Mein Kampf"? a. He stated that the problems caused by a state-controlled press and state-controlled education system b. He blamed the problems on the Jewish people and the great threat they caused Germany c. He said the existing government caused the problems by forbidding citizens to read books that were "un-German" d. He claimed the problems were caused by the country's implementation of a secret police

How did America take a step toward war in 1941? a. Americans violated the Munich Pact b. Roosevelt signed a nonaggression pact with Hitler c. America retaliated against U-boat attacks d. Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act

What event led to the House and Senate voting to declare war? a. Roosevelt placed an embargo on Japan b. The attack on Pearl Harbor ended any divisions between isolationists and interventionists c. Americans suffered heavy losses at Pearl Harbor d. The U.S. rejected Japan's demands of expansion

Which of the following statements is true regarding the actions taken after the attack on Pearl Harbor? a. Americans accepted the call for service by finding ways to contribute to the war effort b. The size of the United States Navy more than doubled from 1941 to 1942 c. The Women's Army Corps provided clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors, and lab technicians d. all of the above

Which statement represents the viewpoint of the interventionists? a. The United States should avoid alliance with other nations b. Complete neutrality was the best way to keep the United States safe c. Axis aggressions were wrong and threatened American interests d. Intervention in a foreign war would be a mistake

Commander of the United States Army forces in Asia

"lightning war"

formal alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan

general who staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

army auxiliary corps for women

Russian leader who was known as the Great Terror

policy of granting concessions

included Britain, France, and eventually many other nations

allowed President Roosevelt to provide any type of economic aid to the Allies

U.S. navy base in the Pacific

battle that forced Japan to give up its quest for New Guinea

theory of government in which one person or party controls all aspects of life

Germany's peaceful union with Austria

document that strengthened the alliance between the United States and Britain

long-distance relocation of American and Filipino prisoners by Japanese troops

included a cash-and-carry provision that aided the Allies

used their militaries to invade and control other nations

prejudiced against Jewish people

Italian leader who founded the Fascist Party

dictator who wanted to unite all Germanic people into one state

British leader who said that Nazi aggression threatened all democracies