Question 1

In 1933, the Roosevelt administration extended diplomatic recognition to ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1933, the Roosevelt administration extended diplomatic...

Question 2

In his foreign policy for Latin America, President Herbert Hoover

Accepted Answer

A)  repudiated the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. 
B)  repeatedly ordered troops into various Central American nations. 
C)  canceled Latin American war debts owed to the United States. 
D)  closely followed the policies of the two previous administrations. 
E)  declared America would henceforth only recognize democratically-elected regimes. 
A)  repudiated the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. 
B)  repeatedly ordered troops into various Central American nations. 
C)  canceled Latin American war debts owed to the United States. 
D)  closely followed the policies of the two previous administrations. 
E)  declared America would henceforth only recognize democratically-elected regimes.

Question 3

The Hoover administration imposed economic sanctions against Japan for its takeover of Manchuria in the early 1930s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

President Roosevelt's decision to give American destroyers to Great Britain was consistent with the "cash-and-carry" provisions of the Neutrality Acts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable? Could it have been avoided?

Accepted Answer

The war between the United States and Ja

Question 6

In what ways did the Hoover administration continue past foreign policy? In what way did it break from the past?

Accepted Answer

The Hoover administration continued past

Question 7

The German sinking of the American ship Reuben James

Accepted Answer

A)  essentially triggered an American naval war against Germany. 
B)  led Congress to approve the arming of American merchant ships. 
C)  led Congress to approve American ships sailing into belligerent ports. 
D)  led Congress to approve both the arming of American merchant ships and the sailing of American ships into belligerent ports. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  essentially triggered an American naval war against Germany. 
B)  led Congress to approve the arming of American merchant ships. 
C)  led Congress to approve American ships sailing into belligerent ports. 
D)  led Congress to approve both the arming of American merchant ships and the sailing of American ships into belligerent ports. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 8

As part of his foreign policy, President Herbert Hoover moved to withdraw American troops from

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Venezuela. 
D)  Colombia. 
E)  Haiti. 
A)  Mexico. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Venezuela. 
D)  Colombia. 
E)  Haiti.

Question 9

In September 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan entered into a defensive alliance called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In September 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan...

Question 10

Germany began World War II in Europe days after

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany's occupation of additional areas of Czechoslovakia. 
B)  a nonaggression pact was signed between Germany and Russia. 
C)  France promised Poland it would provide military support if attacked. 
D)  Germany and Austria were unified. 
E)  Hitler's violation of the Munich agreement. 
A)  Germany's occupation of additional areas of Czechoslovakia. 
B)  a nonaggression pact was signed between Germany and Russia. 
C)  France promised Poland it would provide military support if attacked. 
D)  Germany and Austria were unified. 
E)  Hitler's violation of the Munich agreement.

Question 11

The Good Neighbor Policy of the Roosevelt administration expanded on earlier changes in foreign policy made by the Hoover administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

President Roosevelt's first response to the war in Europe was to request that Congress extend lend-lease to the Allies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Like Woodrow Wilson before him, President Roosevelt asked the American people to be neutral in thought when war erupted in Europe in 1939.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A)  declared the United States would remain neutral. 
B)  declared the United States would be the "arsenal of democracy." 
C)  sent American military advisers to England. 
D)  ordered a "preparedness" campaign much like Woodrow Wilson had in 1916. 
E)  was unsure whether a majority of Americans supported Germany. 
A)  declared the United States would remain neutral. 
B)  declared the United States would be the "arsenal of democracy." 
C)  sent American military advisers to England. 
D)  ordered a "preparedness" campaign much like Woodrow Wilson had in 1916. 
E)  was unsure whether a majority of Americans supported Germany.

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The State Department assumed the Japanese would never attack American interests. 
B)  The American aircraft carriers escaped the attack. 
C)  Few American authorities believed Japan was capable of an attack on Pearl Harbor. 
D)  The Japanese suffered light losses in the attack. 
E)  More than 2,000 American soldiers and sailors died in the attack. 
A)  The State Department assumed the Japanese would never attack American interests. 
B)  The American aircraft carriers escaped the attack. 
C)  Few American authorities believed Japan was capable of an attack on Pearl Harbor. 
D)  The Japanese suffered light losses in the attack. 
E)  More than 2,000 American soldiers and sailors died in the attack.

Question 16

In 1938, Anschluss

Accepted Answer

A)  was proclaimed by Hitler. 
B)  caused an uproar in the United States. 
C)  was created at the Munich Conference. 
D)  led France to put its military on alert. 
E)  came to be identified with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. 
A)  was proclaimed by Hitler. 
B)  caused an uproar in the United States. 
C)  was created at the Munich Conference. 
D)  led France to put its military on alert. 
E)  came to be identified with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.

Question 17

On foreign policy matters, President Roosevelt and his Republican challenger, Wendell Willkie, were in essential agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 1932, the Hoover administration, in response to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria,

Accepted Answer

A)  issued warnings to the Japanese government. 
B)  imposed economic sanctions against Japan. 
C)  sent financial aid to Chiang Kai-shek's government in China. 
D)  sent Americans to Manchuria to train Chinese pilots. 
E)  called for Japanese recognition of the Open Door policy. 
A)  issued warnings to the Japanese government. 
B)  imposed economic sanctions against Japan. 
C)  sent financial aid to Chiang Kai-shek's government in China. 
D)  sent Americans to Manchuria to train Chinese pilots. 
E)  called for Japanese recognition of the Open Door policy.

Question 19

The Five-Power Pact of 1922 dealt with

Accepted Answer

A)  restructuring Germany's war debt. 
B)  the League of Nations. 
C)  the civil war in Russia. 
D)  Japanese aggression toward China. 
E)  armament limitations. 
A)  restructuring Germany's war debt. 
B)  the League of Nations. 
C)  the civil war in Russia. 
D)  Japanese aggression toward China. 
E)  armament limitations.

Question 20

Why did the events surrounding World War I encourage the growth of isolationism in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s?

Accepted Answer

The events surrounding World War I encou

Exam 25: The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

In 1933, the Roosevelt administration extended diplomatic recognition to ________.

In his foreign policy for Latin America, President Herbert Hoover

The Hoover administration imposed economic sanctions against Japan for its takeover of Manchuria in the early 1930s.

President Roosevelt's decision to give American destroyers to Great Britain was consistent with the "cash-and-carry" provisions of the Neutrality Acts.

Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable? Could it have been avoided?

In what ways did the Hoover administration continue past foreign policy? In what way did it break from the past?

The German sinking of the American ship Reuben James

As part of his foreign policy, President Herbert Hoover moved to withdraw American troops from

In September 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan entered into a defensive alliance called the ________.

Germany began World War II in Europe days after

The Good Neighbor Policy of the Roosevelt administration expanded on earlier changes in foreign policy made by the Hoover administration.

President Roosevelt's first response to the war in Europe was to request that Congress extend lend-lease to the Allies.

Like Woodrow Wilson before him, President Roosevelt asked the American people to be neutral in thought when war erupted in Europe in 1939.

Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt

Which of the following statements regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is FALSE?

In 1938, Anschluss

On foreign policy matters, President Roosevelt and his Republican challenger, Wendell Willkie, were in essential agreement.

In 1932, the Hoover administration, in response to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria,

The Five-Power Pact of 1922 dealt with

Why did the events surrounding World War I encourage the growth of isolationism in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s?

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

Filters