America’s Entry into the War

Question 1

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 2

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 3

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

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internationalism.

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 action broke off US negotiations with Japan?

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Japan’s invasion of Indochina

Question 6

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

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Poland

Question 7

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 8

Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 signaled

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the end of American neutrality in World War II.

America’s Entry into the War Answers