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| Describe America's neutral policy at the beginning of World War II | These acts banned the U.S. from providing weapons to nations at war and loans to such nations. |
| Why did the U.S. enter World War II? | We entered because the Japanese attacked Pearl harbor. |
| What measures did Joseph Stalin use to control the people of the Soviet Union? | Stalin used a series of purges with show trials. He purified the Communist Party. |
| Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? | General Tojo Hideki, who supported war against the U.S. became the Prime Minister of Japan. Japan wanted to cripple the American fleet because the U.S. had limited Japan's trade, financial asset in the U.S. and raw materials. |
| How did the government and the economy of the Soviet Union change under Stalin? | There was a state takeover of farming. There was rapid industrialization. |
| Which two countries signed a nonagression pact that eliminated the danger of a Soviet attack from the East? | Germany and the Soviet Union |
| What countries were involved in the Battle of Britain? | Germany and Great Britain |
| What was the role of Winston Churchill in the Battle of Britain? | He was Britain's Prime Minister. He pledged that the British would defend their island at all costs. |
| What type of battle was the Battle of Britain? | It was the greatest air assault the world had ever seen. It continued from August to September. As many as 1,000 planes rained boms on Britain. |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Britain? | Britain won. |
| Which country controlled most of Western Europe by 1940? | Germany |
| Did Japan ally itself with the Axis Powers or the Allies? | Japan allied itself with Germany and Italy. (Axis) |
| What two countries declared war on the U.S. after we declared war on Japan? | On December 11, Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. |
