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Knowledge Check #1

Manchuria, China was invaded and conquered by _________________(blank) because it was rich in natural resources.?

  1. Japan
  2. Italy
  3. Germany
  4. Great Britain

Answer: A. Japan

Knowledge Check #2

This U.S. foreign policy emphasized non-intervention in non-U.S. affairs.

  1. Tripartite Pact
  2. The Powerhouse Bill
  3. Atlantic Charter
  4. Isolationism

Answer: D. Isolationism

Knowledge Check #3

In 1940, General Hideki _______________(blank) became the war minister of Japan and dispatched troops to occupy the northern section of the French colony of Indochina (present-day Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos).

  1. Baba
  2. Abe
  3. Suk-won
  4. Tojo

Answer: D. Tojo

Knowledge Check #4

Why did Japan want to expand during World War II?

  1. Land
  2. Money
  3. Defense
  4. Natural Resources

Answer: D. Natural Resources

Knowledge Check #5

The cash-and-_______________(blank) policy allowed the initial sale of non-military goods as long as the nation paid for the goods in full and transported the goods on their own ships. It eventually included the sale of military goods.

  1. run
  2. carry
  3. loan
  4. return

Answer: B. carry

Knowledge Check #6

What was the goal of the America First Committee?

  1. To ensure all U.S. men have military training.
  2. To encourage the President to declare war.
  3. To keep the United States out of war.
  4. To organize as many home front efforts as possible.

Answer: C. To keep the United States out of war.

Knowledge Check #7

In 1937, Japan violently took China's capital city of Nanjing. During the _______(blank) ___(blank) _______(blank), Japanese troops sacked the city, massacred 300,000 Chinese people, and raped thousands of women.

  1. Rape of China
  2. Rape of Nanjing
  3. Nanjing is Destroyed
  4. Battle of Nanjing

Answer: B. Rape of Nanjing

Knowledge Check #8

What was the nickname for American soldiers during World War II?

  1. Red and Blues
  2. VI (Valiant Infantry)
  3. GI (Government Issued)
  4. Doughboys

Answer: C. GI (Government Issued)

Knowledge Check #9

Even though the U.S. passed the Neutrality Acts, which tried to ensure the U.S. would not become entagled in foreign affairs, congress also passed the __________(blank) - __________(blank) Act, which authorized the government to sell, transfer, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of military equipment to any country the President deems necessary for the defense of the United States.

  1. Keep-Back
  2. Co-op
  3. Stay-Safe
  4. Lend-Lease

Answer: D. Lend-Lease

Knowledge Check #10

This Axis power attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

  1. Russia
  2. Italy
  3. Germany
  4. Japan

Answer: D. Japan

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