The Beginning
Who was the leader of Germany during this time?
Who is Adolf Hitler
Who was the United States trying to appease?
Who was Adolf Hitler or Germany
This was one of the reasons Americans wanted to stay out of the war
What is:
The U.S. should focus on issues at home (depression)
The people wanted to stay true to the traditional American values of isolationism
WWI had been a deadly mistake
Japan relied heavily on America for two imports to fuel their assault on China and French Indochina. These two imports were _______________ and _____________
What are steel and oil
This is the term for "lightening war" - an intense military campaign the Germans used to bring about a swift victory
What is blitzkrieg
What was fear
What was created as a term in the Treaty of Versailles whose goal was to encourage peace among all nations?
What is the League of Nations
The policy of making concessions to the dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict is known as
What is appeasement
This arrangement lent war equipment to nations that couldn't afford to fully buy their equipment.
What is the Lend-Lease Deal
Japan became mad with America because
What is America stopped trade with Japan which made them desperate for war materials and fuel
Who is General Douglas MacArthur
What roles did women have as part of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) that was established in 1943 (name 2)
What was nurses, clerical workers, truck drivers, lab techs
The viewpoint of Americans following World War 1 in terms of participation with foreign affairs
What is Americans wanted isolationism.
This was the goal of justifying appeasement
What is to prevent war
President Roosevelt signed these three important laws that aimed at reversing the mistakes made that led to the American entry into the First World War
What are the Neutrality Acts
America stopped trade with Japan and as a result, what happened
What is Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
More than 7,000 American soldiers would die on a grueling 8 mile journey by the Japanese during this march.
What was the Bataan Death March
This was the job of the War Production Board (WPB)
What was Fascism.
British and French realized that appeasement had failed when Hitler did this
What is violated the Munich Pact
Those people in favor of the U.S. getting involved in the war
Who are interventionists
on what date did America declare war on Japan
What is December 8, 1941
This raid gave the Americans a morale boost in the Pacific Theater
What is the Doolittle Raid
Who was Benito Mussolini
Who was the leader of Italy during this time?
Who was Benito Mussolini
What country was most vulnerable with the appeasement policy
What was Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt's Quarantine Speech had the effect he wanted and America was ready to take action in Europe.
Is this statement True or False. If false make it true
False: Americans still wanted to no part in the war.He did not get the support he needed.
A result of declaring war on Japan was
What is Germany and Italy declared war on U.S.
or
United States entered World War II
The reason why Hitler bombed London during the Battle of Britain
This agreement gave into Hitler's demands for the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia after he agreed he would stop his aggressiveness.
What is the Munich Pact