What happened to most of the democracies which were created after the First World War?
They became dictatorships.
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
Law allowing the US president to sell arms to certain countries.
What did Adolph Hitler declare null-and-void upon becoming Chancellor?
The Treaty of Versailles
What happened during the Battle of Britain?
Air rades and battles were fought over Great Britain.
What did Franklin Roosevelt refer to as "the rattlesnakes of the Atlantic?"
German U-boats
What led militarist leaders to gain control of Japan?
The successful invasion of Manchuria.
What event led Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
The German invasion of Poland.
What was Roosevelt's opinion about US involvement in the war in the years before Pearl Harbor?
He wanted to help the allies while still honoring public opinion that the US not get directly involved in the war.
Which leader transformed the USSR into an industrial power?
Joseph Stalin
The actions of which country brought the US into WW2?
Japan
On what military strategy did blitzkrieg depend?
surprise and overwhelming force
Which action did Winston Churchill oppose?
The Munich Pact
Which nation's non-aggression pact with Germany led to the invasion and partition of Poland?
USSR
In which decade did Britain pursue the policy of appeasement?
1930s
Who replaced Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill
Which act of Japanese barbarity shocked the world?
Rape of Nanking
