Question 1

The Neutrality Act of 1935

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A)  sought to protect America's international trade agreements. 
B)  prevented Americans from traveling on ships of warring nations. 
C)  did not prevent the United States from intervening when Italy invaded Ethiopia. 
D)  was passed by Congress with recent acts of Nazi aggression in mind. 
E)  included a mandatory arms embargo of both sides during any military conflict. 
A)  sought to protect America's international trade agreements. 
B)  prevented Americans from traveling on ships of warring nations. 
C)  did not prevent the United States from intervening when Italy invaded Ethiopia. 
D)  was passed by Congress with recent acts of Nazi aggression in mind. 
E)  included a mandatory arms embargo of both sides during any military conflict.

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Washington Conference of 1921

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A)  attempted to prevent a global naval arms race. 
B)  saw the Harding administration refuse to participate in it. 
C)  sought to expand the global markets of the United States. 
D)  ended as a diplomatic failure for the United States. 
E)  attempted to create a world court. 
A)  attempted to prevent a global naval arms race. 
B)  saw the Harding administration refuse to participate in it. 
C)  sought to expand the global markets of the United States. 
D)  ended as a diplomatic failure for the United States. 
E)  attempted to create a world court.

Question 4

In 1941,Germany's declaration of war against the United States

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A)  occurred after the United States declared war on Germany. 
B)  came the same day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. 
C)  did not occur until two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 
D)  occurred before the United States declared war on Germany. 
E)  was never reciprocated by Congress. 
A)  occurred after the United States declared war on Germany. 
B)  came the same day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. 
C)  did not occur until two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 
D)  occurred before the United States declared war on Germany. 
E)  was never reciprocated by Congress.

Question 5

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

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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 6

The secretary of state of the Harding administration was

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A)  Charles Evans Hughes. 
B)  Charles Dawes. 
C)  Henry Cabot Lodge. 
D)  Henry Stimson. 
E)  Cordell Hull. 
A)  Charles Evans Hughes. 
B)  Charles Dawes. 
C)  Henry Cabot Lodge. 
D)  Henry Stimson. 
E)  Cordell Hull.

Question 7

The sinking of the ________ in the fall of 1941 led Congress to arm American merchant ships.

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The answer of The sinking of the ________ in the...

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the winter and early spring of 1939-1940,Europe settled into what some called "the ________ war."

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The answer of During the winter and early spring of...

Question 10

In the election of 1940,Franklin Roosevelt

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A)  selected Henry Wallace as his new running mate. 
B)  won a closely contested electoral college victory for his third term. 
C)  removed Harry Truman from the ticket at the request of conservatives. 
D)  both selected Henry Wallace as his new running mate, and won a closely contested electoral college victory for his third term. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  selected Henry Wallace as his new running mate. 
B)  won a closely contested electoral college victory for his third term. 
C)  removed Harry Truman from the ticket at the request of conservatives. 
D)  both selected Henry Wallace as his new running mate, and won a closely contested electoral college victory for his third term. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

In the 1930s,President Franklin Roosevelt carried out international policies that

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A)  kept the United States on the gold standard. 
B)  preserved the circular loan system of the Dawes Plan. 
C)  established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. 
D)  allowed American banks to make loans to nations in default to the United States. 
E)  further soured relations with Latin America. 
A)  kept the United States on the gold standard. 
B)  preserved the circular loan system of the Dawes Plan. 
C)  established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. 
D)  allowed American banks to make loans to nations in default to the United States. 
E)  further soured relations with Latin America.

Question 12

The United States failed to join the League of Nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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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.

Question 14

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Hoover administration's foreign policy?

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The Hoover administration's foreign poli

Question 15

In 1940,the "lend-lease" plan

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A)  allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England, to be returned or paid for when the war was over. 
B)  saw England agree to allow jobless Americans to enlist in the British military. 
C)  saw England allow the construction of American military bases in British territory. 
D)  saw the U.S. lend funds to the Allies so they could lease war supplies from the U.S. 
E)  was extremely controversial and barely passed the Senate. 
A)  allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England, to be returned or paid for when the war was over. 
B)  saw England agree to allow jobless Americans to enlist in the British military. 
C)  saw England allow the construction of American military bases in British territory. 
D)  saw the U.S. lend funds to the Allies so they could lease war supplies from the U.S. 
E)  was extremely controversial and barely passed the Senate.

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

By the middle of 1940,Germany had defeated

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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 18

By the time President Roosevelt ran for a third term,a significant majority of the American people believed that Nazi Germany posed a direct military threat to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

The Neutrality Act of 1935

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

The Washington Conference of 1921

In 1941,Germany's declaration of war against the United States

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

The secretary of state of the Harding administration was

The sinking of the ________ in the fall of 1941 led Congress to arm American merchant ships.

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

During the winter and early spring of 1939-1940,Europe settled into what some called "the ________ war."

In the election of 1940,Franklin Roosevelt

In the 1930s,President Franklin Roosevelt carried out international policies that

The United States failed to join the League of Nations.

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

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Hoover administration's foreign policy?

In 1940,the "lend-lease" plan

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

By the middle of 1940,Germany had defeated

By the time President Roosevelt ran for a third term,a significant majority of the American people believed that Nazi Germany posed a direct military threat to the United States.

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