Question 1

In December of 1941, Germany declared war on the United States before the United States declared war on Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In response to the breakout of the civil war in Spain, the U.S. government joined with Britain and France in an agreement to

Accepted Answer

A)  support the republican side. 
B)  support Franco's regime. 
C)  offer no help to either side. 
D)  use the conflict as a means of establishing military positions in Spain. 
E)  offer help to whichever side would repudiate any diplomatic contact with Hitler's regime. 
A)  support the republican side. 
B)  support Franco's regime. 
C)  offer no help to either side. 
D)  use the conflict as a means of establishing military positions in Spain. 
E)  offer help to whichever side would repudiate any diplomatic contact with Hitler's regime. C

Question 3

The American preference for neutrality increased in popularity in October 1935 when Mussolini finally launched his anticipated attack on Ethiopia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Were American isolationists in the 1920s and 1930s a recent phenomenon, or did their thinking fit into traditional American ideas regarding foreign policy? Justify your response.

Accepted Answer

American isolationism in the 1920s and 1

Question 5

In 1921, Charles Evans Hughes feared an arms race would develop on the world's oceans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What steps were taken during the 1930s to reinforce the American retreat from Europe? What steps did the Roosevelt administration take to lead the United States away from isolationism?

Accepted Answer

During the 1930s, several steps were tak

Question 7

President Hoover upheld the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Munich Conference of 1938 was precipitated by a crisis over

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Hungary. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  Czechoslovakia. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Hungary. 
D)  Belgium. 
E)  Czechoslovakia.

Question 9

A Senate committee headed by Senator _______ of North Dakota investigated the reasons behind the American entry into World War I.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A Senate committee headed by Senator _______...

Question 10

During the 1920s, what were the primary objectives of U.S. foreign policy? How did the United States go about achieving these objectives?

Accepted Answer

During the 1920s, the primary objectives

Question 11

Under the Dawes Plan, the United States lent money to European countries to repay war debts owed to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The America First Committee

Accepted Answer

A)  was a powerful lobby against U.S. involvement in the war. 
B)  was strongly opposed by both major political parties. 
C)  called for increased U.S. assistance to England without any actual intervention. 
D)  was made up largely of Democrats who favored diplomacy to end the war. 
E)  tried and failed to enlist the support of Charles Lindbergh. 
A)  was a powerful lobby against U.S. involvement in the war. 
B)  was strongly opposed by both major political parties. 
C)  called for increased U.S. assistance to England without any actual intervention. 
D)  was made up largely of Democrats who favored diplomacy to end the war. 
E)  tried and failed to enlist the support of Charles Lindbergh.

Question 13

The Dawes Plan of 1924

Accepted Answer

A)  called for the United States to lend money to Germany to meet its reparation payments. 
B)  was designed to help England and France make their debt payments to the United States. 
C)  called for Britain and France to reduce the amount of German reparation payments. 
D)  called for both the United States to lend money to Germany to meet its reparation payments, and Britain and France to reduce the amount of German reparation payments. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  called for the United States to lend money to Germany to meet its reparation payments. 
B)  was designed to help England and France make their debt payments to the United States. 
C)  called for Britain and France to reduce the amount of German reparation payments. 
D)  called for both the United States to lend money to Germany to meet its reparation payments, and Britain and France to reduce the amount of German reparation payments. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 14

The Neutrality Acts of the mid-1930s established the U.S. right to use military action to defend any violation of its neutrality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

President Franklin Roosevelt made his "quarantine" speech in an effort to block Hitler's takeover of Austria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1941, the Atlantic Charter

Accepted Answer

A)  was signed in WashingtonD.C., 
B)  was completed by senior military officials in the United States and England. 
C)  saw President Roosevelt agree to an eventual invasion of Europe to drive out the Nazis. 
D)  saw the United States and England claim to share common principles. 
E)  gave American merchant ships the authority to fire on German submarines. 
A)  was signed in WashingtonD.C., 
B)  was completed by senior military officials in the United States and England. 
C)  saw President Roosevelt agree to an eventual invasion of Europe to drive out the Nazis. 
D)  saw the United States and England claim to share common principles. 
E)  gave American merchant ships the authority to fire on German submarines.

Question 17

In what became known as the 1933 "bombshell" message, Franklin Roosevelt declared that

Accepted Answer

A)  all foreign war debts would be forgiven. 
B)  America would no longer recognize fascist governments. 
C)  the Monroe Doctrine was now null and void. 
D)  further Japanese aggression against China would be met with force. 
E)  America would reject any international agreement on currency stabilization. 
A)  all foreign war debts would be forgiven. 
B)  America would no longer recognize fascist governments. 
C)  the Monroe Doctrine was now null and void. 
D)  further Japanese aggression against China would be met with force. 
E)  America would reject any international agreement on currency stabilization.

Question 18

President Roosevelt responded to the Nazi invasion of Russia by extending lend-lease to Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By the middle of 1940, Germany had defeated

Accepted Answer

A)  Norway. 
B)  Denmark. 
C)  France. 
D)  the Netherlands. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Norway. 
B)  Denmark. 
C)  France. 
D)  the Netherlands. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 20

In September of 1940, Congress passed the ________ Act, inaugurating the first peacetime draft in American history.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In September of 1940, Congress passed the...

Exam 25: The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

In December of 1941, Germany declared war on the United States before the United States declared war on Germany.

In response to the breakout of the civil war in Spain, the U.S. government joined with Britain and France in an agreement to

The American preference for neutrality increased in popularity in October 1935 when Mussolini finally launched his anticipated attack on Ethiopia.

Were American isolationists in the 1920s and 1930s a recent phenomenon, or did their thinking fit into traditional American ideas regarding foreign policy? Justify your response.

In 1921, Charles Evans Hughes feared an arms race would develop on the world's oceans.

What steps were taken during the 1930s to reinforce the American retreat from Europe? What steps did the Roosevelt administration take to lead the United States away from isolationism?

President Hoover upheld the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

The Munich Conference of 1938 was precipitated by a crisis over

A Senate committee headed by Senator _______ of North Dakota investigated the reasons behind the American entry into World War I.

During the 1920s, what were the primary objectives of U.S. foreign policy? How did the United States go about achieving these objectives?

Under the Dawes Plan, the United States lent money to European countries to repay war debts owed to the United States.

The America First Committee

The Dawes Plan of 1924

The Neutrality Acts of the mid-1930s established the U.S. right to use military action to defend any violation of its neutrality.

President Franklin Roosevelt made his "quarantine" speech in an effort to block Hitler's takeover of Austria.

In 1941, the Atlantic Charter

In what became known as the 1933 "bombshell" message, Franklin Roosevelt declared that

President Roosevelt responded to the Nazi invasion of Russia by extending lend-lease to Russia.

By the middle of 1940, Germany had defeated

In September of 1940, Congress passed the ________ Act, inaugurating the first peacetime draft in American history.

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

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Varieties of American Nationalism

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