USHB Quiz 6 The US Declares War

President Roosevelt thought the United States should help its allies, _________, in the war.

• A. Germany and France
• B. France and Great Britain
• C. Japan and Italy
• D. Great Britain and Japan

Although the United States had not formally declared war on Germany, the U.S. Navy fought the Germans _________.

• A. on the Atlantic Ocean
• B. in the sky over France
• C. on land in Europe
• D. all of the above

While _________ diplomats met in Washington, D.C., Japan’s military prepared to attack the United States.

• A. German
• B. Italian
• C. British
• D. Japanese

On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked _________.

• A. Guantanamo Bay
• B. Pearl Harbor
• C. San Francisco
• D. all of the above

The Japanese bombers sank or damaged _________ U.S. ships and over 150 aircraft.

• A. 2
• B. 10
• C. 19
• D. 30

_________ is a U.S. naval base in Hawaii.

• A. Annapolis
• B. San Diego
• C. Guantanamo Bay
• D. Pearl Harbor

_________ approved a declaration of war on Japan.

• A. Congress
• B. The Supreme Court
• C. The states
• D. all of the above

Japanese bombers attacked Los Angeles, California, onSunday, December 7, 1941.

• True
• False

The Japanese sank or damaged 19 U.S. ships.

• True
• False

Before it officially entered the war, the United States fought against Japan on the Atlantic Ocean.

• True
• False