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

What action broke off US negotiations with Japan?

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Japan’s invasion of Indochina

Question 3

Look at the map.Europe in 1940This map illustrates

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the countries occupied by Germany.

Question 4

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 5

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

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Asia

Question 6

Why did the 1939 cash-and-carry amendment to the Neutrality Acts favor Britain over Germany?

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Britain had a larger fleet of ships to carry arms than Germany.

Question 7

Which piece of Roosevelt’s legislation, passed in 1941, stirred up the most controversy?

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the Lend-Lease Act

Question 8

Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 signaled

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the end of American neutrality in World War II.

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.

America’s Entry into the War Answers