Chapter 17 - World War II: The Road to War

A group of isolationists that included aviator Charles Lindbergh formed the

The Vichy government of France adopted which of the following policies after Germany conquered France?

Stalin modernized agriculture in the Soviet Union through

The America First Committee wanted to

Which was the real motive behind the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?

Where did one of the greatest rescues in the history of warfare take place?

In 1932, Manchuria was taken over by

What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941?

What was one result of the Manchurian Incident?

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

What did Italy, Germany, and Japan have in common in the 1930s?

After Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia and made a pact with Stalin, he invaded

Joseph Stalin dominated the Soviet Union using the tactics of

How did Mussolini use gangs of Fascist thugs in Italy?

In September 1940, Japan allied itself with

Great Britain held out against the German attack at the Battle of

All of the following events led up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor except

Who inspired the British people to resist the German invasion?

Which was part of American policy during the early years of World War II?

The Burma Road was a 700-mile-long highway linking Burma (present-day Myanmar) to

During the 1930s, Hitler, Mussolini, and the military leaders of Japan

Shortly after Congress passed a war declaration on Japan, which other two countries declared war on the United States?

During the 1930s, the United States focused largely on

Congress passed Neutrality Acts that were designed to

Hitler used which of the following military strategies when invading Poland?

In what battle did Hitler launch the greatest air assault the world had yet seen?

To which direction did Hitler look when he decided Germany needed more lebensraum (“living space”)?

In the Manchurian Incident, the Japanese army

Nazism was an extreme form of

By the beginning of World War I, Japan had

Lebensraum was the term Hitler used that meant

In 1940, one of the greatest rescues in the history of warfare occurred

The Japanese leaders believed they could cripple the American naval fleet

Both Mussolini and Hitler saw expansion of their territory as a way to increase

What historical event contributed to the rise of fascism in both Italy and Germany?

During the early years of World War II, the United States

Why did two Chinese leaders, Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong, unite?

In order to modernize agriculture in the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin

Which militant Japanese general became prime minister in October of 1941?

Although Communists and Fascists have traditionally been enemies, in 1939 which Fascist made a pact with which Communist

Which country had gained control of most of Western Europe by 1940?

The Axis Powers were named for the “axis” between which two European capitals?