<p> World War II, 1941-1945</p><p>25.1 GUIDED READING QUESTIONS: THE COMING OF WORLD WAR II (p. 751-755)</p><p>1) What was the primary concern of the Roosevelt administration during the 1930s?</p><p>2) What were the worldwide economic and political ramifications of the Great Depression?</p><p>3) Describe the aggressive actions taken by Japan in the 1930s that threaten stability in Asia.</p><p>4) Who was Benito Mussolini?</p><p>5) Identify & explain the Rome-Berlin Axis and Lebensraum </p><p>Isolationism</p><p>6) Describe the policies and events exposing Hitler’s Germany as a racially and religiously intolerant regime.</p><p>7) Why did many Americans favor isolationism prior to the start of World War II.</p><p>8) Identify the groups of people and famous Americans who supported the idea of isolationism. What were their specific objections? Roosevelt Readies for War</p><p>9) What was President Roosevelt’s view of the war prior to United States involvement in the war?</p><p>10) Identify & explain Blitzkrieg and Selective Service Act, 1940. </p><p>11) Describe how the Lend Lease Act (1941) moved America closer to participation in World War II.</p><p>12) Identify the “common principles” that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill agreed to in the Atlantic Charter.</p><p>Pearl Harbor</p><p>13) Identify the diplomatic and military events in 1940 and 1941 that foreshadow war between Japan and the United States.</p><p>14) What was Japan’s overall objective for Asia?</p><p>15) What was Japan’s military objective for the attack on Pearl Harbor?</p><p>16) How did the United States become involved in the war in Europe?</p>