6.2 America Debates Involvement (Pages 390-398)
Across
- 2. Act passed in 1941 that allowed President Roosevelt to sell or lend war supplies to any country whose defense he considered vital to the safety of the United States.
- 6. Group of countries led by Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union that fought the Axis Powers in World War II.
- 8. (1902-1974) was an American aviator who completed the first non-stop, solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 9. Act that allowed nations at war to buy goods and arms in the United States if they paid cash and carried merchandise on their own ships.
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- 1. "Lightning war" that emphasized the use of speed and firepower to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory.
- 3. Group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan that fought the Allies in World War II.
- 4. Agreement that created an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
- 5. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945, he inspired the British during World War II. After the war, he was not re-elected. However, he resumed office again between 1951 to 1955. He strongly opposed the expansion of Soviet communism, referring to nations under communism as behind the "Iron Curtain."
- 7. Pact signed by Great Britain and the United States that endorsed certain principles for building a lasting peace and establishing free governments in the world.