America Gets Closer to War

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1) The pre-war military buildup helped lift the United States out of the Great Depression.  In 1939, how many Americans were unemployed?

• 4.5 million

• 9 million

• 18 million

2) Lend-Lease was approved by Congress on March 11, 1941 in support of Great Britain.  By the end o 1941, about 12% of Britain’s military equipment came from the United States.  By the end of the war, the percentage was 30%.  During the war, what is the percentage of food for Britain came from the United States?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

3) Yugoslavia resisted joining Hitler in he Tripatite Pack.  On April 6, 1941, Germany sent troops into Yugoslavia.  When did they sign the armistice agreement?

• April 10, 1941

• April 17, 1941

• April 30, 1941

4) Besides beginning their attack on Yugoslavia, what other country did they attack on April 6, 1941?

• Turkey

• Greece

• Egypt

5) In April 1941, fearing war with Hitler, where did President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent troops and extended United States naval operations?

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Bermuda

6) Hitler feared two outposts in the Mediterranean.  He began an attack on Malta.  What was the other outpost?

• Sicily

• Crete

• Egypt

7) What was the German battleship sunk on May 27, 1941?

• Lipzig

• Bismarck

• Manfred

8) What was the name of the United States destroyer sunk by a German U-boat on October 31, 1941, killing 115 sailors?

• Mark Knofler

• Reuben James

• James Smith

9) What German General arrived in Africa and let his Afrika Corp against the British?

• Orde Wingater

• Peter Becker

• Erwin Rommel

10) British and Free French troops attacked garrisons in Syria and Lebanon.  What country backed the garrisons in these countries and other parts of the Middle East?

• Vichy – France

• Italy

• Soviet Union

Check Your Answers

1. The answer is: 9 million.

2. The answer is: 30%.

3. The answer is: April 17, 1941.

4. The answer is: Greece.

5. The answer is: Greenland.

6. The answer is: Crete.

7. The answer is: Bismarck.

8. The answer is: Reuben James.

9. The answer is: Erwin Rommel.

10. The answer is: Vichy – France.