Setting the stage
What treaty ended WWI and laid the groundwork for WWII?
Treaty of Versailles
Name two of the major Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
What was the US policy of staying out of European conflicts called?
Neutrality (Isolationism)
Which leader rose to power in Germany in the 1930s, promising to restore the nation’s pride?
Adolf Hitler
Name two of the major Allied Powers at the start of WWII.
Britain, France
What program allowed the US to supply weapons to Britain while remaining neutral?
Lend-Lease Act
What policy did Britain and France use to avoid war with Germany when it invaded Czechoslovakia?
Appeasement
What event caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
Invasion of Poland
Which event brought the US into WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the event that officially started WWII in 1939?
Germany’s invasion of Poland
Which country switched from the Axis to the Allies in 1943?
Italy
What year did the US officially join the war?
1941
Name the agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union that allowed them to split Poland.
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
What was the name of the pact that united Japan, Germany, and Italy?
Tripartite Pact
Who was the US president at the start of WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt