HISTORY 106 FINAL EXAM
(TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT
GALVESTON - LARRY
BLOMSTEDT) QUESTIONS
CORRECTLY ANSWERED!!
HISTORY 106
Evatee 10/17/24 HISTORY 106
,HISTORY 106 FINAL EXAM (TEXAS A&M
UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON - LARRY
BLOMSTEDT) QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
ANSWERED!!
Isolationism Answer - a belief that the United States should avoid
entanglements with other nations
Why was isolationism popular in the U.S. during the 1920s-1930s? Answer -
Depression made foreign policy remote and unimportant & fearful because of
war
What event represented the key failure of the League of Nations? Answer -
Denouncement of the Treaty of Versailles
Name the Axis Powers of World War II Answer - Germany, Italy, and Japan
"Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis"
Name the Allied Powers of World War II Answer - U.S., Britain, and the Soviet
Union
What were the "Four Freedoms" that FDR discussed in his State of the Union
speech in 1941? Answer - Speech, expression, freedom to worship God,
freedom from want and fear
Why did he press this theme? Answer - Wanted to mark this era of America
coming out of isolationism
, Describe the events leading up to the "appeasement" of Hitler via the Munich
Agreement of 1938. Answer - Hitler kept on gaining territory and taking over
countries which led to the Munich Agreement. This agreement granted Hitler
Czechoslovakia.
What event, on what date, marked the "official" start of World War II? Answer
- September 1, 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland
How did the Nazi-Soviet Pact benefit Germany? Answer - The Soviets realized
they couldn't stop Russia so they signed a nonaggression treaty with Germany
called the Nazi-Soviet Act. This Act enabled Germany to avoid a two-front war;
the Russians' reward was half of Poland
Why did many Americans reverse their convictions about isolationism starting
in early 1940? Answer - The occurrence of Pearl Harbor
Lend-Lease Answer - In 1941, Congress gave President Franklin D. Roosevelt
the authority to sell, lend, lease, or transfer war materials to any country
whose defense he declared vital to that of the United States
Describe the events that led the Japanese to decide to bomb Pearl Harbor.
Answer - Japan needed the U.S.'s oil, scrap metal, and steel and the U.S.
banned all embargo including oil so Japan was angry since they were
completely dependent on the U.S. The Dutch government took the same step.
Japan sent Washington negotiations but the only demand the U.S. had was to
free China. Japan's response was the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Why did the British and the Americans decide to initiate the North African
campaign in late 1942? Answer - British strategists wanted to invade North
Africa first
(TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT
GALVESTON - LARRY
BLOMSTEDT) QUESTIONS
CORRECTLY ANSWERED!!
HISTORY 106
Evatee 10/17/24 HISTORY 106
,HISTORY 106 FINAL EXAM (TEXAS A&M
UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON - LARRY
BLOMSTEDT) QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
ANSWERED!!
Isolationism Answer - a belief that the United States should avoid
entanglements with other nations
Why was isolationism popular in the U.S. during the 1920s-1930s? Answer -
Depression made foreign policy remote and unimportant & fearful because of
war
What event represented the key failure of the League of Nations? Answer -
Denouncement of the Treaty of Versailles
Name the Axis Powers of World War II Answer - Germany, Italy, and Japan
"Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis"
Name the Allied Powers of World War II Answer - U.S., Britain, and the Soviet
Union
What were the "Four Freedoms" that FDR discussed in his State of the Union
speech in 1941? Answer - Speech, expression, freedom to worship God,
freedom from want and fear
Why did he press this theme? Answer - Wanted to mark this era of America
coming out of isolationism
, Describe the events leading up to the "appeasement" of Hitler via the Munich
Agreement of 1938. Answer - Hitler kept on gaining territory and taking over
countries which led to the Munich Agreement. This agreement granted Hitler
Czechoslovakia.
What event, on what date, marked the "official" start of World War II? Answer
- September 1, 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland
How did the Nazi-Soviet Pact benefit Germany? Answer - The Soviets realized
they couldn't stop Russia so they signed a nonaggression treaty with Germany
called the Nazi-Soviet Act. This Act enabled Germany to avoid a two-front war;
the Russians' reward was half of Poland
Why did many Americans reverse their convictions about isolationism starting
in early 1940? Answer - The occurrence of Pearl Harbor
Lend-Lease Answer - In 1941, Congress gave President Franklin D. Roosevelt
the authority to sell, lend, lease, or transfer war materials to any country
whose defense he declared vital to that of the United States
Describe the events that led the Japanese to decide to bomb Pearl Harbor.
Answer - Japan needed the U.S.'s oil, scrap metal, and steel and the U.S.
banned all embargo including oil so Japan was angry since they were
completely dependent on the U.S. The Dutch government took the same step.
Japan sent Washington negotiations but the only demand the U.S. had was to
free China. Japan's response was the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Why did the British and the Americans decide to initiate the North African
campaign in late 1942? Answer - British strategists wanted to invade North
Africa first
