Midterm

Question 1

Evian Conference

Answer 1

Delegates from 32 countries met to discuss Jew refuge problem. Helped hitler realize nobody was going to take steps to stop him

Question 2

Kindertransport

Answer 2

Operation to evacuate Jewish children in Nazi controlled areas from Europe to the United Kingdom

Question 3

Charles Lindbergh

Answer 3

Pilot; Leader of the America First movement, he was opposed to America’s entry into World War 2

Question 4

Charles Coughlin

Answer 4

Priest, used radio to attack FDR, he was a Nazi sympathizer and blamed the Jews

Question 5

Josef Goebbels

Answer 5

Minister of propaganda for Nazis

Question 6

Franklin Roosevelt

Answer 6

President of the United States, only president elected 4 terms. Controversial role in saving the Jews and whether he took appropriate steps to help defeat Germany

Question 7

Adolf Hitler

Answer 7

Leader of the Nazi power, fuhrer of Germany, promoted anti Semitic and extermination of Jewish and minority races.

Question 8

German American Bund

Answer 8

German-American pro Nazi organization, promoted a good view of nazis

Question 9

Silver Shirts

Answer 9

American group, Underground fascist group, modeled after Nazis brown shirts, promoted anti semitism

Question 10

Immigration Act of 1924

Answer 10

Limited immigrants allowed in United States to 2% of total number of people from each nationality

Question 11

America First

Answer 11

Committee for United States, against joining the war, wanted the American people to think about themselves before trying to save others

Question 12

Neutrality Acts

Answer 12

Prohibited Americans from selling arms to any country

Question 13

Cash and Carry

Answer 13

If you had the cash and could carry the planes/ships/weapons out, you could have them

Question 14

Lend-Lease

Answer 14

America lent services and supplies to allies and would be repaid after the war

Question 15

Arsenal of Democracy

Answer 15

FDRs speech saying that we should produce an Arsenal (weapons) and ship them so Great Britain could fight on behalf of us

Question 16

Wagner-Rodgers Bill

Answer 16

Let in 20,000 German refugee children

Question 17

3 steps on America getting involved in WW2

Answer 17

Pearl Harbor
FDR wanted to help Britain to defeat Germany, didn’t want to become next target
Unrestricted submarine warfare against the US by the Germans to sink our ships that were sending supplies