Question

1. the “cash and carry” policy and the lend - lease act were used by the united states to

a. help fund league of nations efforts to maintain peace
b. encourage british appeasement of germany
c. fulfill treaty obligations with great britain and france
d. provide support for the allies in world war ii without entering the war

1. base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

we intend to begin on the first of february unrestricted submarine warfare. we shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the united states of america neutral. in the event of this not succeeding, we make mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in texas, new mexico, and arizona. the settlement in detail is left to you.
—telegram of january 19, 1917
this telegram was part of an effort to
a. form an alliance between germany and the united states
b. convince several western states to secede from the united states
c. bring mexico into world war i on the side of great britain and france
d. enlist mexican support for germany if the united states declared war

1. the tragedy of the triangle shirtwaist company fire of 1911 drew national attention to the need to

a. restrict immigration from southern europe
b. establish full - time fire departments
c. protect the safety of workers
d. improve conditions for tenement dwellers

1. base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

…we must be the great arsenal of democracy. for us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. we must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war…
—president franklin d. roosevelt, december 29, 1940
in urging the united states to become the “arsenal of democracy,” president franklin d. roosevelt meant the nation should
a. make its neutrality laws more restrictive
b. create a military draft
c. provide war materials to allied nations
d. send troops to europe to fight in the war

Explanation:

• Question 43: The "cash and carry" policy and the Lend - Lease Act were ways for the US to support the Allies (like Britain) in World War II without directly entering the war. The US was not part of the League of Nations (so A is wrong), appeasement was a British policy not encouraged by these acts (B is wrong), and there were no such specific treaty obligations (C is wrong).
• Question 44: The telegram is the Zimmermann Telegram. Germany was trying to enlist Mexican support if the US declared war (by offering to help Mexico regain lost territory). It was not about forming an alliance with the US (A is wrong), secession (B is wrong), or bringing Mexico to the Allied side (C is wrong).
• Question 45: The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire was a workplace disaster. It drew attention to worker safety. It had nothing to do with immigration (A is wrong), full - time fire departments were already a thing in many places (B is wrong), and tenement dwellers were not the focus (D is wrong).
• Question 46: When Roosevelt called the US the “arsenal of democracy”, he meant the US should provide war materials (weapons, supplies etc.) to Allied nations. Making neutrality laws more restrictive (A) is the opposite, creating a military draft (B) and sending troops (D) are about direct military involvement, not just being an “arsenal”.

Answer:

1. D. provide support for the Allies in World War II without entering the war
2. D. enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war
3. C. protect the safety of workers
4. C. provide war materials to Allied nations