America’s Entry into the War

Question 1

How did the Destroyers for Bases agreement President Roosevelt signed help Britain and its allies?

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The agreement put US bases on British territory.

Question 2

Look at the map.Europe in 1940This map illustrates

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the countries occupied by Germany.

Question 3

What saved many British and French forces from the Germans in 1940?

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the Evacuation of Dunkirk

Question 4

How did the United States demonstrate its isolationist policy before World War II?

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by avoiding alliances and other international relationships

Question 5

What made Germany’s invasions of Europe difficult to stop during World War II?

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Germany’s air attacks and fast-moving ground troops

Question 6

Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 signaled

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the end of American neutrality in World War II.

Question 7

What made it increasingly difficult for President Roosevelt to stay neutral during World War II?

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Germany’s growing power and Britain’s desperate need

Question 8

Why did Germany sign a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939?

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Hitler wanted to prevent a two-front war.

Question 9

Where did US military officials expect the Japanese to attack during World War II?

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Asia

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