Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Francisco Franco

Accepted Answer

Francisco Franco was a Spanish general w

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-isolationism

Accepted Answer

Isolationism refers to a foreign policy

Question 3

The 1941 lend-lease program was all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  a focus of intense debate between internationalists and isolationists. 
B)  a direct challenge to the Axis dictators. 
C)  the point when all pretense of American neutrality was abandoned. 
D)  the catalyst that caused American factories to prepare for all-out war production. 
E)  another privately arranged executive deal, like the destroyers-for-bases trade. 
A)  a focus of intense debate between internationalists and isolationists. 
B)  a direct challenge to the Axis dictators. 
C)  the point when all pretense of American neutrality was abandoned. 
D)  the catalyst that caused American factories to prepare for all-out war production. 
E)  another privately arranged executive deal, like the destroyers-for-bases trade.

Question 4

Fascist aggression in the 1930s included Mussolini's invasion of ____,Hitler's invasion of ____,and Franco's overthrow of the republican government of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt; France; Poland 
B)  Albania; Italy; Austria 
C)  Ethiopia; Czechoslovakia; Spain 
D)  Belgium; the Soviet Union; France 
E)  Ethiopia; Norway; Portugal 
A)  Egypt; France; Poland 
B)  Albania; Italy; Austria 
C)  Ethiopia; Czechoslovakia; Spain 
D)  Belgium; the Soviet Union; France 
E)  Ethiopia; Norway; Portugal

Question 5

Explain in what way
a. the fall of France,
b. Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, and
c. the attack on Pearl Harbor mark the most important turning points in American foreign policy between 1935 and 1942.

Accepted Answer

The fall of France, Hitler's invasion of

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-the Holocaust

Accepted Answer

The Holocaust was a systematic, state-sp

Question 7

Congress's first response to the unexpected fall of France in 1940 was to

Accepted Answer

A)  revoke all the neutrality laws. 
B)  expand naval patrols in the Atlantic. 
C)  enact a new neutrality law enabling the Allies to buy American war materials on a cash-and-carry basis. 
D)  call for the quarantining of aggressor nations. 
E)  pass a conscription law. 
A)  revoke all the neutrality laws. 
B)  expand naval patrols in the Atlantic. 
C)  enact a new neutrality law enabling the Allies to buy American war materials on a cash-and-carry basis. 
D)  call for the quarantining of aggressor nations. 
E)  pass a conscription law.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-America First Committee

Accepted Answer

The America First Committee was a promin

Question 9

Passage of the Neutrality Acts of 1935,1936,and 1937 by the United States resulted in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  abandonment of the traditional policy of freedom of the seas. 
B)  a decline in the navy and other armed forces. 
C)  making no distinction between aggressors and victims. 
D)  spurring aggressors along their path of conquest. 
E)  balancing the scales between dictators and U.S. allies by trading with neither. 
A)  abandonment of the traditional policy of freedom of the seas. 
B)  a decline in the navy and other armed forces. 
C)  making no distinction between aggressors and victims. 
D)  spurring aggressors along their path of conquest. 
E)  balancing the scales between dictators and U.S. allies by trading with neither.

Question 10

Efforts to bring large numbers of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany to the United States were largely blocked by

Accepted Answer

A)  restrictive immigration laws and opposition from southern Democrats and the State Department. 
B)  internal tensions between German-Jewish and eastern European Jewish communities in the United States. 
C)  pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic organizations within the United States. 
D)  the inability to find sufficient passenger ships to bring refugees across the Atlantic to the United States. 
E)  Zionist organizations that wanted to steer Jewish immigration to Israel, not the United States. 
A)  restrictive immigration laws and opposition from southern Democrats and the State Department. 
B)  internal tensions between German-Jewish and eastern European Jewish communities in the United States. 
C)  pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic organizations within the United States. 
D)  the inability to find sufficient passenger ships to bring refugees across the Atlantic to the United States. 
E)  Zionist organizations that wanted to steer Jewish immigration to Israel, not the United States.

Question 11

As part of his plan to concentrate on alleviating the Depression at home,President Roosevelt's administration

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperated closely with other nations in the London Economic Conference. 
B)  extended formal diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union. 
C)  abandoned the interventionist policy toward Latin America. 
D)  promised independence to the Philippines. 
E)  sought closer ties with Canada and Mexico. 
A)  cooperated closely with other nations in the London Economic Conference. 
B)  extended formal diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union. 
C)  abandoned the interventionist policy toward Latin America. 
D)  promised independence to the Philippines. 
E)  sought closer ties with Canada and Mexico.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Spanish Civil War

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Civil War was a significant

Question 13

By 1940,a strong majority of American public opinion had come to favor

Accepted Answer

A)  the America First position. 
B)  active participation in the war. 
C)  permitting U.S. volunteers to fight in Britain. 
D)  shipping Britain everything except military weapons. 
E)  providing Britain with "all aid short of war." 
A)  the America First position. 
B)  active participation in the war. 
C)  permitting U.S. volunteers to fight in Britain. 
D)  shipping Britain everything except military weapons. 
E)  providing Britain with "all aid short of war."

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Quarantine Speech"

Accepted Answer

The "Quarantine Speech" refers to an imp

Question 15

When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941,the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  promised aid to the Soviets but did not deliver. 
B)  refused to provide any help, either military or economic. 
C)  gave only nonmilitary aid to Russia. 
D)  made lend-lease aid available to the Soviets. 
E)  sent U.S. ships to Soviet naval bases. 
A)  promised aid to the Soviets but did not deliver. 
B)  refused to provide any help, either military or economic. 
C)  gave only nonmilitary aid to Russia. 
D)  made lend-lease aid available to the Soviets. 
E)  sent U.S. ships to Soviet naval bases.

Question 16

In September 1938 in Munich,Germany,

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain and France consented to Germany's taking the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Hitler declared his intention to take Austria. 
C)  Hitler signed the Axis Alliance Treaty with Japan. 
D)  Britain and France acquiesced to the German reoccupation of the Rhineland. 
E)  Britain and France declared that an invasion of Poland would mean war. 
A)  Britain and France consented to Germany's taking the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Hitler declared his intention to take Austria. 
C)  Hitler signed the Axis Alliance Treaty with Japan. 
D)  Britain and France acquiesced to the German reoccupation of the Rhineland. 
E)  Britain and France declared that an invasion of Poland would mean war.

Question 17

America's neutrality policy during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 did nothing to prevent

Accepted Answer

A)  Hitler from conquering Spain. 
B)  the Loyalists from winning the war. 
C)  Roosevelt and Francisco Franco from becoming personal friends. 
D)  the Soviets from successfully defending the Spanish Republic. 
E)  Spain from becoming a fascist dictatorship after Franco's victory. 
A)  Hitler from conquering Spain. 
B)  the Loyalists from winning the war. 
C)  Roosevelt and Francisco Franco from becoming personal friends. 
D)  the Soviets from successfully defending the Spanish Republic. 
E)  Spain from becoming a fascist dictatorship after Franco's victory.

Question 18

On the eve of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor,a large majority of Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  were beginning to question the increased aid given to Britain. 
B)  still wanted to keep the United States out of war. 
C)  accepted the idea that America would enter the war. 
D)  did not oppose Japan's conquests in East Asia. 
E)  were ready to fight Germany but not Japan. 
A)  were beginning to question the increased aid given to Britain. 
B)  still wanted to keep the United States out of war. 
C)  accepted the idea that America would enter the war. 
D)  did not oppose Japan's conquests in East Asia. 
E)  were ready to fight Germany but not Japan.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Adolf Hitler

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler was a German politician and

Question 20

Shortly after Adolf Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain and France signed a similar agreement. 
B)  the Soviets attacked China. 
C)  Germany invaded Poland and started World War II. 
D)  Italy signed a similar agreement with the Soviets. 
E)  the Germans invaded Finland. 
A)  Britain and France signed a similar agreement. 
B)  the Soviets attacked China. 
C)  Germany invaded Poland and started World War II. 
D)  Italy signed a similar agreement with the Soviets. 
E)  the Germans invaded Finland.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Francisco Franco

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -isolationism

The 1941 lend-lease program was all of the following except

Fascist aggression in the 1930s included Mussolini's invasion of ____,Hitler's invasion of ____,and Franco's overthrow of the republican government of ____.

Explain in what way a. the fall of France, b. Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, and c. the attack on Pearl Harbor mark the most important turning points in American foreign policy between 1935 and 1942.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the Holocaust

Congress's first response to the unexpected fall of France in 1940 was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -America First Committee

Passage of the Neutrality Acts of 1935,1936,and 1937 by the United States resulted in all of the following except

Efforts to bring large numbers of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany to the United States were largely blocked by

As part of his plan to concentrate on alleviating the Depression at home,President Roosevelt's administration

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Spanish Civil War

By 1940,a strong majority of American public opinion had come to favor

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Quarantine Speech"

When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941,the United States

In September 1938 in Munich,Germany,

America's neutrality policy during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 did nothing to prevent

On the eve of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor,a large majority of Americans

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Adolf Hitler

Shortly after Adolf Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union

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