quiz 11-12

Question 1

international conference held in Washington, D. C. that produced agreements limiting naval armaments for the nations of the world.

Answer 1

washington Naval Conference, 1921-1922

Question 2

policy of the U.S. government toward Japan that stated the U.S. government would not recognize territorial changes made through force. (Japan had seized Manchuria from China.)

Answer 2

stimson doctrine, 1932

Question 3

foreign policy of the Franklin Roosevelt administration statin that the U.S. would not intervene in Latin American nor interfere in the domestic affairs of Latin American nations. This policy intended to end Theodore Roosevelt’s dollar diplomacy and William H. Taft’s dollar diplomacy.

Answer 3

good neighbor policy

Question 4

law passed by congeress in 1941 providing that any country whose security was vital to U.S. interests could recieve arms and equipment from the United states.

Answer 4

Lend-Lease act, 1940

Question 5

joint statement issued by Roosevelt and Churchill stating American and British postwar aims of international economic and political cooperation.

Answer 5

atlantic charter 1941

Question 6

top secret program of the U.S. government to develop an atomic bomb.

Answer 6

manhattan project 1942

Question 7

allied invasion of Europe led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. the turning point of WWII.

Answer 7

Invasion of Normandy (D-Day), 1944

Question 8

meeting between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph stalin to discuss the final defeat of the Axis powers and the problems of post war occupation. Stalin agreed to free elections in Easter Europe after the war. Stalin also agreed to assist the U.S. in its war against Japan.

Answer 8

Yalta Conference, 1945

Question 9

japanese cities hit with atomic bombs dropped by the U.S., ending WWII.

Answer 9

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945