Question 1

In 1932, the Hoover administration, in response to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria,

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A)   issued warnings to the Japanese government.
B)   imposed economic sanctions against Japan.
C)   sent financial aid to Chiang Kai-shek's government in China.
D)   sent Americans to Manchuria to train Chinese pilots.
E)   called for Japanese recognition of the Open Door policy.

Question 2

As part of his foreign policy, President Herbert Hoover moved to withdraw American troops from

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A)   Mexico.
B)   Cuba.
C)   Venezuela.
D)   Colombia.
E)   Haiti.

Question 3

The Five-Power Pact of 1922 dealt with

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A)   restructuring Germany's war debt.
B)   the League of Nations.
C)   the civil war in Russia.
D)   Japanese aggression toward China.
E)   armament limitations.

Question 4

In 1933, the Roosevelt administration extended diplomatic recognition to ________.

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Question 5

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 6

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.

Question 7

In what ways did the Hoover administration continue past foreign policy? In what way did it break from the past?

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The Hoover administration continued past...

Question 8

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

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Question 9

The Good Neighbor Policy of the Roosevelt administration expanded on earlier changes in foreign policy made by the Hoover administration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In his foreign policy for Latin America, President Herbert Hoover

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A)   repudiated the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
B)   repeatedly ordered troops into various Central American nations.
C)   canceled Latin American war debts owed to the United States.
D)   closely followed the policies of the two previous administrations.
E)   declared America would henceforth only recognize democratically-elected regimes.

Question 11

Like Woodrow Wilson before him, President Roosevelt asked the American people to be neutral in thought when war erupted in Europe in 1939.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable? Could it have been avoided?

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The war between the United States and Ja...

Question 13

The German sinking of the American ship Reuben James

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A)   essentially triggered an American naval war against Germany.
B)   led Congress to approve the arming of American merchant ships.
C)   led Congress to approve American ships sailing into belligerent ports.
D)   led Congress to approve both the arming of American merchant ships and the sailing of American ships into belligerent ports.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 14

Germany began World War II in Europe days after

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A)   Germany's occupation of additional areas of Czechoslovakia.
B)   a nonaggression pact was signed between Germany and Russia.
C)   France promised Poland it would provide military support if attacked.
D)   Germany and Austria were unified.
E)   Hitler's violation of the Munich agreement.

Question 15

President Roosevelt's first response to the war in Europe was to request that Congress extend lend-lease to the Allies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why did the events surrounding World War I encourage the growth of isolationism in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s?

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The events surrounding World War I encou...

Question 17

In 1938, Anschluss

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A)   was proclaimed by Hitler.
B)   caused an uproar in the United States.
C)   was created at the Munich Conference.
D)   led France to put its military on alert.
E)   came to be identified with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.

Question 18

On foreign policy matters, President Roosevelt and his Republican challenger, Wendell Willkie, were in essential agreement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

President Roosevelt's decision to give American destroyers to Great Britain was consistent with the "cash-and-carry" provisions of the Neutrality Acts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt

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A)   declared the United States would remain neutral.
B)   declared the United States would be the "arsenal of democracy."
C)   sent American military advisers to England.
D)   ordered a "preparedness" campaign much like Woodrow Wilson had in 1916.
E)   was unsure whether a majority of Americans supported Germany.

Exam 25: The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

In 1933, the Roosevelt administration extended diplomatic recognition to ________.

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Why did the events surrounding World War I encourage the growth of isolationism in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s?

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In 1932, the Hoover administration, in response to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria,

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In his foreign policy for Latin America, President Herbert Hoover

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In 1938, Anschluss

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The Good Neighbor Policy of the Roosevelt administration expanded on earlier changes in foreign policy made by the Hoover administration.

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The German sinking of the American ship Reuben James

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Germany began World War II in Europe days after

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Like Woodrow Wilson before him, President Roosevelt asked the American people to be neutral in thought when war erupted in Europe in 1939.

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President Roosevelt's decision to give American destroyers to Great Britain was consistent with the "cash-and-carry" provisions of the Neutrality Acts.

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The Five-Power Pact of 1922 dealt with

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As part of his foreign policy, President Herbert Hoover moved to withdraw American troops from

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President Roosevelt's first response to the war in Europe was to request that Congress extend lend-lease to the Allies.

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

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

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Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt

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

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In what ways did the Hoover administration continue past foreign policy? In what way did it break from the past?

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On foreign policy matters, President Roosevelt and his Republican challenger, Wendell Willkie, were in essential agreement.

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Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable? Could it have been avoided?

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