Chapter 23
The refusal of the United States to join the League of Nation reflected a desire of the nation to do what?
Return to a policy of isolation
What statement best describes the United States economy during World War 2?
Many essential goods were rationed
Which action demonstrates the United States' effort to isolate itself from European conflicts after World War 2?
Refusing to join the League of Nations
What movie was released in 2008, and was about 8- year-old, Bruno and his new friendship with a Jewish boy named, Shmuel? There was even a barbed wire in between them, from the concentration camp.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
Who issued the Monroe Doctrine to prevent Spain or other nations to try to reconquer these newly independent nations?
President Monroe.
Which trend in the United States foreign policy is shown by the passage of the Neutrality Act of 1939, the destroyers for bases deal, and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?
Increase in support for the Allied powers
What statement best describes how World War 2 affected the home front in the United States?
Gasoline was rationed, Victory Gardens were planted, and more women found jobs in factories.
What was the primary reason that President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the "Good Neighbor Policy" in 1933?
to improve relations with Latin American nations
What movie was released in 2017, and was about a time in 1939, and was based in Poland, where the two main characters, Antonia Zabinski and her husband Dr. Jan Zabinski? When their country was invaded by the Nazis, Jan and Antonia are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed Cheif Zoologist.
The Zookeeper's Wife.
Who barred European countries from using force to collect debts owed them by the Dominican Republic?
President Theodore Roosevelt.
What was a major goal of the United States foreign policy in the 1930s?
Provide defensive weapons to our European friends
What statement can you say best explains why the United States mainland suffered little physical damage in World War 2?
Geographic isolation kept America protected from most of the fighting.
What is an accurate statement about the Japanese Americans interned during the war?
Many Japanese Americans lost their homes and businesses
What movie came out in 2006, and was based in 1945, United States troops fight and win one of the most crucial and costly battles of the war on the island of Iwo, Jima? A photo of the United States servicemen raising the flag on Mount Suribachi becomes an iconic symbol of victory to a war-weary nation, the individuals in the photo become heroes.
Flags of Our Fathers.
Who encouraged bankers to invest in the Carribean region, later used the investments to promote the United States foreign policy goals became known as "dollar diplomacy"?
President Taft.
What 2 actions taken by the United States before World War 2 that sought to maintain an isolationist policy?
Raised tariffs and restricted immigration.
Victory Gardens were used by Americans in the war effort as a way to what?
Raise more food for home consumption.
In what way were the Unites States Supreme Court cases of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Korematsu v. United States (1944) similar?
Specific groups of people were targeted based on their race or ethnicity
What movie was released in 2017, and was based in 1940, and talked about Germany advancing into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of...?
Dunkirk
Who rose to power as the fascist party seized power.
Benito Mussolini.
What 2 governmental actions were similar in that each was intended to keep the United States out of the war?
Banning loans to nations at war and prohibiting the sale of arms to nations at war.
What 2 ways did the federal government mobilize to assist the war effort in World War 2?
Women had to work, more war goods, and rationing, war bonds.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of what?
Impact an event can have on the social and economic fabric of Americans
What movie was released in 2002, and was about a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warshaw change gradually as World War 2 begins?
The Pianist.
Who was the British Prime Minister that met with Roosevelt in 1941, to aboard a United States warship in the Atlantic?
Winston Churchill.