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Section 4 From Isolationism to War
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Neutrality Acts
Cash and carry
America First Committee
Lend-Lease Act
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1. Why did the United States choose neutrality in
the 1930s?
2. How did American involvement in the
European conflict grow from 1939 to 1941?
3. Why did Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor led to
United States to declare war?
4. How much did President Roosevelt consider
American public opinion when deciding how to
respond to the conflict in Europe?
5. Why did he need to consider public opinion
at all?
By the time the United States entered the war in 1941,
A) Germany had conquered most of Europe.
B) Italy had already surrendered.
C) the Soviet Union had joined the Axis powers.
D) Britain was winning the war.
The America First Committee opposed
A) international economic competition.
B) American aid to Britain's war effort.
C) a military buildup in Japan.
D) the Nazi regime.
The United States entered World War II after
A) Germany invaded Poland.
B) Italy attacked Ethiopia.
C) Germany began bombing Britain.
D) Pearl Harbor was attacked.
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One of the reasons for American isolationism in the
1930s was
A) the domestic economic situation.
B) the growing war in Europe.
C) the increasing sophistication of military weaponry.
D) the ongoing conflict between the Americans and the
British.
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Pearl Harbor is a
A) U.S. Air Force base in the Pacific.
B) U.S. Navy base in the Pacific.
C) U.S. Air Force base in the Caribbean.
D) U.S. Army base in the Caribbean.
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Which country attacked Pearl Harbor on
December 7, 1941?
A) Germany
B) Great Britain
C) the Soviet Union
D) Japan
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