Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Joseph Stalin

Accepted Answer

Joseph Stalin was a Soviet political lea

Question 2

Roosevelt's recognition of the Soviet Union was undertaken partly

Accepted Answer

A)  in order to win support from American Catholics. 
B)  because the Soviet leadership seemed to be modifying its harsher communist policies. 
C)  in hope of developing a diplomatic counterweight to the rising power of Japan and Germany. 
D)  to win favor with American liberals and leftists. 
E)  to open opportunities for American investment in Siberian oil fields. 
A)  in order to win support from American Catholics. 
B)  because the Soviet leadership seemed to be modifying its harsher communist policies. 
C)  in hope of developing a diplomatic counterweight to the rising power of Japan and Germany. 
D)  to win favor with American liberals and leftists. 
E)  to open opportunities for American investment in Siberian oil fields.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Neutrality Acts

Accepted Answer

The Neutrality Acts were a series of law

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act

Accepted Answer

The Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act (RTAA

Question 5

The net effect of most of Franklin Roosevelt's early foreign policy moves was that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States was developing a strong defense perimeter across the northern Atlantic Ocean. 
B)  the United States was willing to accommodate Stalin's Soviet Union but not Hitler's Germany. 
C)  the United States was tilting toward engagement with undeveloped nations rather than with the Western world. 
D)  the United States was giving up ambitions to be a world power and concentrating on the Western hemisphere. 
E)  Americans would be economically but not diplomatically engaged with the rest of the world. 
A)  the United States was developing a strong defense perimeter across the northern Atlantic Ocean. 
B)  the United States was willing to accommodate Stalin's Soviet Union but not Hitler's Germany. 
C)  the United States was tilting toward engagement with undeveloped nations rather than with the Western world. 
D)  the United States was giving up ambitions to be a world power and concentrating on the Western hemisphere. 
E)  Americans would be economically but not diplomatically engaged with the rest of the world.

Question 6

By 1941,Japan believed that it had no alternative to war with the United States because Franklin Roosevelt absolutely insisted that Japan

Accepted Answer

A)  withdraw from the Dutch East Indies. 
B)  withdraw from China. 
C)  renew its trade with America. 
D)  break its treaty of nonaggression with Germany. 
E)  stop attempting to become a dominant Pacific naval power. 
A)  withdraw from the Dutch East Indies. 
B)  withdraw from China. 
C)  renew its trade with America. 
D)  break its treaty of nonaggression with Germany. 
E)  stop attempting to become a dominant Pacific naval power.

Question 7

Those opposed to the Lend-Lease program,such as members of Massachusetts' Woman's Political Club,feared that

Accepted Answer

A)  the lending countries would default on their debt. 
B)  it was in violation of America's strict neutrality. 
C)  it would eventually draw the nation into the war itself. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  the lending countries would default on their debt. 
B)  it was in violation of America's strict neutrality. 
C)  it would eventually draw the nation into the war itself. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 8

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ The nation that,when invaded in 1939,touched off the formal onset of World War II.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 9

Isolationist critics frequently charged Franklin Roosevelt with deception in his policies of increasing support for Britain in 1939-1941.Is there any validity to that charge? Why wasn't he more candid with the American people about what he was doing?

Accepted Answer

Isolationist critics often accused Frank

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"cash-and-carry"

Accepted Answer

The term "cash-and-carry" refers to a po

Question 11

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A)Munich Conference,(B)German invasion of Poland,and (C)Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, C, B 
B)  B, C, A 
C)  C, B, A 
D)  C, A, B 
E)  A, B, C 
A)  A, C, B 
B)  B, C, A 
C)  C, B, A 
D)  C, A, B 
E)  A, B, C

Question 12

Franklin Roosevelt's sensational Quarantine Speech in 1937 resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  a belief in Europe that America would stop fascist aggression. 
B)  a wave of protest by isolationists. 
C)  support from both Democratic and Republican leaders. 
D)  a slowing of Japanese aggression in China. 
E)  a modification of the Neutrality Acts. 
A)  a belief in Europe that America would stop fascist aggression. 
B)  a wave of protest by isolationists. 
C)  support from both Democratic and Republican leaders. 
D)  a slowing of Japanese aggression in China. 
E)  a modification of the Neutrality Acts.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Winston Churchill

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill was a British statesma

Question 14

Assess President Roosevelt's conduct of American foreign policy after 1935.When and why did he move from isolationism to interventionism in the European war? Do you think that he purposely led the United States into war? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

President Roosevelt's conduct of America

Question 15

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ The nation invaded by Hitler in 1941 despite a formal nonaggression pact signed two years earlier.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Cordell Hull

Accepted Answer

Cordell Hull was an American politician

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nazi-Soviet Pact

Accepted Answer

The Nazi-Soviet Pact, also known as the

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-lend-lease

Accepted Answer

The Lend-Lease Act, officially known as

Question 19

The surprise Republican presidential nominee in 1940 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Wendell L. Willkie. 
B)  Robert A. Taft. 
C)  Thomas E. Dewey. 
D)  Alfred E. Landon. 
E)  Charles A. Lindbergh. 
A)  Wendell L. Willkie. 
B)  Robert A. Taft. 
C)  Thomas E. Dewey. 
D)  Alfred E. Landon. 
E)  Charles A. Lindbergh.

Question 20

America's attempt to remain neutral in the war between the Axis powers and the Allies came to an end when

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. 
B)  Germany attacked Poland. 
C)  the conscription law was passed in 1940. 
D)  France fell to Germany. 
E)  Italy "stabbed France in the back." 
A)  Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. 
B)  Germany attacked Poland. 
C)  the conscription law was passed in 1940. 
D)  France fell to Germany. 
E)  Italy "stabbed France in the back."

Exam 34: Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Joseph Stalin

Roosevelt's recognition of the Soviet Union was undertaken partly

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Neutrality Acts

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act

The net effect of most of Franklin Roosevelt's early foreign policy moves was that

By 1941,Japan believed that it had no alternative to war with the United States because Franklin Roosevelt absolutely insisted that Japan

Those opposed to the Lend-Lease program,such as members of Massachusetts' Woman's Political Club,feared that

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ The nation that,when invaded in 1939,touched off the formal onset of World War II.

Isolationist critics frequently charged Franklin Roosevelt with deception in his policies of increasing support for Britain in 1939-1941.Is there any validity to that charge? Why wasn't he more candid with the American people about what he was doing?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"cash-and-carry"

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A)Munich Conference,(B)German invasion of Poland,and (C)Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.

Franklin Roosevelt's sensational Quarantine Speech in 1937 resulted in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Winston Churchill

Assess President Roosevelt's conduct of American foreign policy after 1935.When and why did he move from isolationism to interventionism in the European war? Do you think that he purposely led the United States into war? Why or why not?

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ The nation invaded by Hitler in 1941 despite a formal nonaggression pact signed two years earlier.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cordell Hull

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nazi-Soviet Pact

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -lend-lease

The surprise Republican presidential nominee in 1940 was

America's attempt to remain neutral in the war between the Axis powers and the Allies came to an end when

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