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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the problem occurring on American soil in May of 1940?
(a) The labor unions are all threatening to strike
(b) The railroad system is failing
(c) The Great Depression is in its tenth year
(d) Yankee Stadium is closed for repairs

2. With whom was Roosevelt a confident related to the war in Europe?
(a) Germany
(b) England
(c) Italy
(d) France

3. What does Churchill write to Roosevelt in November of 1940?
(a) The British navy was larger than ever
(b) The British army was going to surrender
(c) The King had died
(d) The British government needed money

4. What was the British government requesting of the United States in the Summer of 1940?
(a) Help in peace negotiations
(b) Money
(c) Soldiers
(d) Naval destroyers

5. Roosevelt had to decide whether to give military aid to the British or ________________________________.
(a) Build up America's military
(b) Stay out of the war completely
(c) Let Britain fight its own battles
(d) Side with Germany

Short Answer Questions

1. Up until this time, how many terms could a president serve?

2. Which public figured denounced the Lend-Lease aid?

3. What is the name of the proposal Roosevelt devised to help the British?

4. Who was the U.S. Ambassador to England in 1941?

5. This chapter focuses on Franklin's ______________________________.

(see the answer key)

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