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

Which of the following was a reason the US adopted a policy of isolationism before World War II?

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the large number of American casualties in World War I

Question 3

What US action in 1941 angered the Japanese and resulted in the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

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The US froze Japan’s assets and exports.

Question 4

Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech signaled a shift in US foreign policy from isolationism to

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internationalism.

Question 5

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 6

Look at the map.Europe in 1940This map illustrates

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the countries occupied by Germany.

Question 7

Germany’s invasion of which country started World War II?

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Poland

Question 8

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

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the Evacuation of Dunkirk

Question 9

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 10

During which decade did the US pursue a policy of isolationism?

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1930s

America’s Entry into the War Answers