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Section II (National Study): USA 1919-1941
Quick questions on From neutrality to intervention 1939-1941: HSC Modern History USA
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What is september 1939?Show answer
Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939; Britain and France declared war on 3 September. Roosevelt issued a Proclamation of Neutrality (5 September 1939) but, unlike Wilson in 1914, did not call on Americans to be neutral in thought.
What is the Destroyer-for-Bases Agreement?Show answer
Britain's escort destroyer force was being sunk faster than it could be replaced. Churchill pressed Roosevelt for American destroyers from May 1940.
What is the America First Committee?Show answer
The principal isolationist coalition was the America First Committee (founded 4 September 1940 at Yale Law School). At its peak it had around 800,000 members and 450 chapters. Its prominent spokesmen included Charles Lindbergh, Senator Burton Wheeler, businessman Robert E. Wood (Sears), and historian Charles Beard.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is an extract from the Atlantic Charter (14 August 1941). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the development of American policy from neutrality to intervention. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the United States was effectively at war in the Atlantic before Pearl Harbor. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Warren Kimball and Justus Doenecke on the road to American intervention. [10 marks]
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