GRADE 12 SOCIAL STUDIES

What was the date when Italy entered the war on the German side?

• June 6, 1944

• June 10, 1940

• June 22, 1941

• June 4, 1942

Who declared that the United States would extend material resources to the opponents of force?

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

How did Roosevelt aid the British in their struggle against Germany?

• By sending troops

• By providing financial support

• By offering diplomatic assistance

• By transferring war materials

What did the British rely on the United States for?

• Military strategy

• Financial resources

• Diplomatic negotiations

• Technological advancements

By December 1940, what had the British already done in terms of ordering war materials?

• Placed orders beyond their capacity to finance

• Cancelled all orders

• Reduced their orders significantly

• Delayed their orders indefinitely

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

• To provide war materials, foodstuffs, and clothing to the democracies

• To transfer defense materials, services, and information to any foreign government

• To empower the president to pursue his policy of material aid

• To appropriate funds for lend-lease aid

What did the Lend-Lease Act allow Roosevelt to do?

• Transfer defense materials only to Great Britain

• Transfer defense materials to any foreign government

• Transfer defense materials only to China and the Soviet Union

• Transfer defense materials only to the opponents of force

-Which countries, besides Great Britain, received lend-lease aid?

• China and the Soviet Union

• China and Germany

• China and Japan

• China and France

When did the American deliveries of aircraft, tanks, and other supplies to the U.S.S.R. begin?

• Before the German invasion of the U.S.S.R.

• Shortly after the German invasion of the U.S.S.R.

• Before the passing of the Lend-Lease Act

• Shortly before the U.S. entry into World War II

Why did it take until November 1941 for the Soviet Union to become eligible for lend-lease aid?

• American public's suspicions of Communism

• Lack of available resources for lend-lease

• Roosevelt's reluctance to aid the Soviet Union

• Delay in passing the Lend-Lease Act