Which of the following was NOT one of the "Four Freedoms"?
A. freedom of speech
B. freedom of religion
C. freedom from want
D. freedom of association
D. freedom of association
In 1935, Italy invaded the independent African nation of
Ethiopia.
When Japan invaded China in 1937,
FDR ignored the Neutrality Act and offered loans to the Chinese.
To co-ordinate morale-boosting efforts and generate support for the war effort, FDR created the
Office of War Information.
Of all the combatants, only __________ escaped physical destruction on its own national soil.
the United States
American and British forces began the liberation of France and northern Europe with an invasion at
Normandy.
When Roosevelt died, he was succeeded by
Harry S. Truman.
All of the following were conquered by Japan EXCEPT
A. the Philippines.
B. Thailand.
C. Australia.
D. Indochina.
C. Australia.
The war in the Pacific was particularly vicious because
racial beliefs on both sides fueled acts of extreme brutality.
According to the text, the world learned of the Nazi destruction of the Jews
with the liberation of the concentration camps at the end of the war.