Ch. 23
The refusal of the United States to join the League of Nations reflected a desire of the nation to?
Return to a policy of isolation
Which statement about the U.S. economy during World War II is accurate?
Many essential goods were rationed
What was the primary reason that President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the "Good Neighbor Policy" in 1933?
To improve relations with Latin American nations
This movie was released in 2017. Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of ____.
Dunkirk
Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?
This man is bald!
Which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States in the years between World War I and World War II?
Isolation from European military conflicts
This poster was created during World War II to encourage American women too?
Contribute to the war effort by working
The neutrality laws passed in the 1930s were based on the assumption that the surest way to avoid war was for the United States?
Restrict loans to warring nations and limit trade with them
Released in 2014. the Allies are making their final push in the European theater. A battle-hardened Army sergeant named Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Brad Pitt), leading a Sherman tank and a five-man crew, undertakes a deadly mission behind enemy lines. What is this movie?
Fury
Why is Europe like a frying pan?
Because it has Greece at the bottom.
Which trend in U.S. foreign policy is shown by the passage of the Neutrality Acts of 1939, the destroyers for bases deal, and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?
Increase in support for the Allied powers
Victory Gardens were used by Americans in the war effort as a way to?
Raise more food for home consumption
Which best describes how the United States responded in the 1930s to the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy?
The United States passed a series of neutrality laws
The true story of Pfc. Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), who won the Congressional Medal of Honor despite refusing to bear arms during WWII on religious grounds. What is this movie?
Hacksaw Ridge
A petshop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage that said: "Parrot repeats everything it hears". Davey bought the parrot and for two weeks he spoke to it and it didn't say a word. He returned the parrot but the shopkeeper said he never lied about the parrot.
How can this be?
The parrot was deaf.
"Banning loans to nations at war" "Prohibiting the sale of arms to nations at war" These governmental actions were similar in that each was intended to?
Keep the United States out of war
Which statement is most accurate about race relations during World War II?
Despite support for the war effort, racial minorities often faced discrimination
Which of these statements is most accurate about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's announcement of his "Good Neighbor Policy"?
The President saw it as a way to revoke the principles of the "Big Stick" Policy
During World War II, 8-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield) and his family leave Berlin to take up residence near the concentration camp where his father (David Thewlis) has just become commandant. Unhappy and lonely, he wanders out behind his house one day and finds Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish boy of his age. Though the barbed-wire fence of the camp separates them, the boys begin a forbidden friendship, oblivious to the real nature of their surroundings.
What is this Movie?
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Why did Tigger go to the bathroom?
He wanted to find his friend, Pooh!
What was a major goal of U.S. foreign policy in the 1930s?
Provide defensive weapons to our European friends
Which statement best describes how World War II affected the home front in the United States?
Gasoline was rationed, Victory Gardens were planted, and more women found jobs in factories.
Which statement about Japanese Americans interned during the war is most accurate?
Many Japanese Americans lost their homes and businesses
In February and March of 1945, U.S. troops fight and win one of the most crucial and costly battles of the war on the island of Iwo Jima. A photo of U.S. servicemen raising the flag on Mount Suribachi becomes an iconic symbol of victory to a war-weary nation.
What is the movie?
Flags of our Fathers
There was a man who wanted to prove his love to his wife. So, he climbed the highest mountain, swam the deepest ocean and walked the biggest desert. What do you think his wife said?
Nothing. She divorced him for never being at home.