Mobilization on the Home Front

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

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

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the Evacuation of Dunkirk

Question 3

Look at the map.Europe in 1940This map illustrates

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the countries occupied by Germany.

Question 4

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 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

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 7

Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 signaled

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the end of American neutrality in World War II.

Question 8

The United States formally entered World War II following the Japanese attack on

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Pearl Harbor

Question 9

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

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internationalism.

Question 10

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

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