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WORLD/U.S. HISTORY II
WWII Begins and America Edges Toward War
Chapter 19, Section 2, pages 591 to 594
The War Begins
1. What event marked the beginning of World War II, and which countries declared war against each other
at the start of the war?
Blitzkrieg in Poland
2. What was blitzkrieg, where was it used, and what was the result?
The Fall of France
3. After Germany defeated Poland, what was the progression of events resulting in British and French
forces being trapped in Belgium?
The Miracle at Dunkirk
4. Explain the circumstances resulting in the Dunkirk evacuation, and the surrender of France.
Britain Remains Defiant
5. How did Winston Churchill and the British people respond to the German threat?
6. What was the Luftwaffe, and what was the significance of the Battle of Britain?
Chapter 19, Section 4, pages 602 to 604
The Neutrality Act of 1939
7. Why did Roosevelt ask Congress to revise the neutrality laws, and how did Congress do so?
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
8. Explain the destroyers-for-bases deal.
The Isolationist Debate and Edging Toward War
9. What was the America First Committee, who led it, and according to Roosevelt what were the “Four
Freedoms” for which both the United States and Great Britain stood?
The Lend-Lease Act
10. Explain how the Lend-­‐Lease Act differed from the 1939 Neutrality Act and its cash and carry provision. 11. Why did FDR believe it was necessary for the United States to become the “great arsenal of democracy”? 12. What caused the United States to send lend-­‐lease aid to the Soviet Union? The Hemispheric Defense Zone 13. What was the purpose and effect of FDR’s designation of a hemispheric defense zone? The Atlantic Charter 14. What agreement between Roosevelt and Churchill was announced in the Atlantic Charter? 15. What incident resulted from the escalation of hostilities between the United States and Germany?