Pearl Harbour L7

Question 1

What policy did America follow after World War I?

Answer 1

Isolationism – avoiding involvement in other countries’ affairs

Question 2

How did the USA initially assist in World War II?

Answer 2

Provided economic assistance (Lend-Lease) to Britain and France

Question 3

When did the USA begin helping the USSR?

Answer 3

After Germany invaded the USSR in 1941

Question 4

By summer 1941, how was the USA involved in World War II?

Answer 4

Economically involved but not politically

Question 5

When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Answer 5

7th December 1941

Question 6

What was Pearl Harbor?

Answer 6

A U.S. naval base in Hawaii

Question 7

What damage did Japan cause at Pearl Harbor?

Answer 7

Destroyed/damaged nearly 20 ships and over 300 airplanes

Question 8

How many Americans died in the Pearl Harbor attack?

Answer 8

More than 2,400, including civilians

Question 9

How many people were wounded in the Pearl Harbor attack?

Answer 9

About 1,000

Question 10

What was the result of the Pearl Harbor attack?

Answer 10

The USA declared war on Japan and entered World War II