World War II Begins Quiz

The Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934 ...

• FDR finished what President Wilson started with a plan for Independence for the Philippines

• Lowered tariffs

• Promised Independence to the Philippines

• Created a system where the president could make deals with other countries to lower tariffs

Which is NOT true of FDR's Reciprocal Trade Agreement?

• FDR finished what President Wilson started with a plan for Independence for the Philippines

• Lowered tariffs with 21 other countries

• allowed president to lower tariffs against other countries by up to 50%

• Created a system where the president could make deals with other countries to lower tariffs

Match the totalitarian leader with their country.

• Soviet Union

• Adolf Hitler

• Italy

• Hideki Tojo

• Japan

• Benito Mussolini

• Germany

• Joseph Stalin

Which is NOT true of Hitler's goals for Nazi Germany?

• Racial Purification (create an Aryan state)

• National Expansion (expand Germany's territory)

• Extreme Nationalism

• Promote democratic principles among Aryans

Define Kristallnacht.

• a violent pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany on November 9-10, 1938.

• A government initiative to promote Jewish businesses.
• A celebration of Jewish culture in Germany.
• When Stalin sent Russians to labor camps.

Define Blitzkrieg.

• A naval strategy involving blockades and sieges, then more blockades and sieges, then a ground invasion.

• A military strategy characterized by swift, surprise attacks with bombings followed my ground invasion.

• A defensive tactic aimed at holding territory.
• A strategy focused on prolonged warfare and attrition.

The Lend-Lease Act...

• The Lend-Lease Act was a military strategy used by the Axis powers.
• was a treaty signed between the U.S. and Germany.

• was a U.S. program to supply military aid to allies during World War II.

• was a program to provide financial aid to domestic businesses.

World War II officially begins when Germany invades ...

• The Soviet Union

• Poland

• Austria

• Britain

Japan attacked the US at...

• San Francisco

• New Mexico

• Washington DC

• Pearl Harbor

FDR is the only president in US history to ...

• be elected 3 times

• die in office

• lead the US in a World War

• sign multiple executive orders