WW2 Flashcard-Speeches-Pearl Harbor

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What is appeasement?

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giving into demands in order to keep peace.

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What are the “four essential human freedoms” that Roosevelt describes in his “Four Freedoms” speech?

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freedom from fear, freedom of speech and expression, freedom from want, freedom of religion

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The Lend-Lease Act was mostly between what two countries?

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Great Britain & United States

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What was an immediate effect of the Lend-Lease Act?

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The United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Allies.

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Where is Pearl Harbor located?

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Hawaii

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Who made the statement: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy…”?

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President Roosevelt

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Before the attack on Pearl Harbor and as the WWII raged in Europe and Japan was expanding its empire in Asia, what was the U.S. foreign policy stance?

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The U.S. maintained its neutrality and followed an isolationist policy.

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After Japan occupied Indochina and when Roosevelt became aware the Japanese were preparing for an attack against both British Malaya and the oil-rich Dutch East Indies, what action did he take?

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He froze all of Japan’s assets in the United States, effectively cutting off oil to them.

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Why did Japan select Pearl Harbor to attack?

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Because the U.S. Pacific Fleet was stationed there.

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What was Japan’s strategy or what did they hope to accomplish by attacking Pearl Harbor?

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Destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet; It would take years for the U.S. to replace the Pacific Fleet and the U.S. would be vulnerable; The U.S. would be forced to negotiate peace with Japan.