Question 1

According to Map 25.4: The European Theater of World War II,1942-1945,which country was neither an Axis power nor under Axis control during World War II?

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A)   Libya
B)   Slovakia
C)   Finland
D)   EgyptE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?

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A)   To lend France enough money to defeat the Germans
B)   To make arms,munitions,and other supplies available to Britain
C)   To lend large sums of money to Latin American countries
D)   To give arms,munitions,and supplies to CanadaE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki only three days after the attack on Hiroshima

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A)   because it wanted to kill as many Japanese civilians as possible.
B)   because the first bomb did not lead to a Japanese surrender to the United States.
C)   to demonstrate America's power to Chinese Communists and stop their aggression.
D)   because Nagasaki was the center of Japan's wartime military and government operations.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Match the term with the definition.
-British strategy aimed at avoiding a war with Germany in the late 1930s by not objecting to Hitler's policy of territorial expansion.

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A)  appeasement
B)  Battle of Midway
C)  D Day
D)  Double V campaign
E)  GI Bill of RightsF) good neighbor policyG) HolocaustH) internment campsI) Lend-Lease ActJ) Manhattan projectK) neutrality actsL) Selective Service ActM) F) and K)
N) E) and G)

Question 5

As the Allies closed in on him in December 1944,Hitler ordered a desperate counterattack through Belgium known as

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A)   the final solution.
B)   Blitzkrieg II.
C)   Lebensraum.
D)   the Battle of the Bulge.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

What did African Americans who migrated to take jobs in defense industries during World War II experience in their new locations?

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A)   Equal employment opportunities
B)   Equal pay for equal work
C)   Widespread racial violence
D)   The nation's gratitudeE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

The Double V campaign called for both victory in the war and victory for

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A)   Thomas Dewey in the presidential election of 1944.
B)   Republicans in Congress.
C)   African Americans fighting racial prejudice at home.
D)   Franklin D.Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1944.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

In the Tripartite Pact of 1940,Germany,Italy,and Japan agreed to

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A)   form a defensive alliance among imperial powers.
B)   cooperate in an attack against the United States.
C)   advance the principles of democracy in Europe and Asia.
D)   establish the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

"Marie,Ann,Mitch,Jimmy,Jack,and myself got into a long discussion about how much democracy meant to us as individuals.Mitch says that he would even go in the army and die for it,in spite of the fact that he knew he would be kept down.Marie said that although democracy was not perfect,it was the only system that offered any hope for a future,if we could fulfill its destinies.Jack was a little more skeptical.He even suggested that we [could] be in such grave danger that we would then realize that we were losing something.Where this point was he could not say.I said that this was what happened in France and they lost all.Jimmy suggested that the colored races of the world had reason to feel despair and mistrust the white man because of the past experiences.... In reviewing the four months here,the chief value I got out of this forced evacuation was the strengthening of the family bonds.I never knew my family before this and this was the first chance that I have had to really get acquainted."
What,according to Charles Kikuchi,was one positive personal outcome of the forced evacuation of Japanese Americans during World War II?

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A)   The reaffirmation of his belief in democracy
B)   The renewal of his support for the Japanese cause
C)   The strengthening of family bonds in the face of hardship
D)   Newfound solidarity among Japanese AmericansE) All of the above
F) A) and C) C

Question 10

In the Atlantic Charter in August of 1941,the United States and England agreed to

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A)   declare the Atlantic Ocean off limits to the Third Reich and its allies.
B)   suspend all shipping between the two countries and only let naval vessels through foreign waters.
C)   protect the freedom of the seas,free trade,and the right of national self-determination.
D)   take over leadership of the League of Nations for the duration of the wars in Europe and Asia.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

At their meeting in Casablanca in January 1943,Allied leaders Roosevelt and Churchill

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A)   announced that Germany,when it lost the war,would again be forced to pay reparations.
B)   vowed that they would soon open a second front in Russia.
C)   announced that they would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of Germany and Italy.
D)   decided not to launch a significant attack anywhere in the Mediterranean region.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 12

What technological development ultimately led Hitler to withdraw the infamous U-boats from the North Atlantic?

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A)   B-52 bomber
B)   H-bomb
C)   Radar detector
D)   Apache helicopterE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Why did the United States fail to act on reports of Hitler's genocidal atrocities?

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A)   American military officials believed it was Stalin's job to address the issue.
B)   The American public and its officials believed the reports were exaggerated.
C)   Stalin threatened to withdraw from the fight against Germany if the United States addressed the issue.
D)   The United States did not believe it was fighting the war to protect human rights.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Match the term with the definition.
-Legislation passed in 1935 and 1937 that sought to avoid entanglement in foreign wars while protecting trade.It prohibited selling arms to nations at war and required nations to pay cash for nonmilitary goods and to transport them in their own ships.

Accepted Answer

A)  appeasement
B)  Battle of Midway
C)  D Day
D)  Double V campaign
E)  GI Bill of RightsF) good neighbor policyG) HolocaustH) internment campsI) Lend-Lease ActJ) Manhattan projectK) neutrality actsL) Selective Service ActM) D) and L)
N) G) and I)

Question 15

Who headed the War Production Board,which set production priorities and pushed for maximum output during World War II?

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A)   Business leaders who were paid enormous amounts for their efforts
B)   Members of Roosevelt's Brain Trust
C)   Business leaders who were paid almost nothing for their efforts
D)   High-ranking military officials who knew the needs of the military bestE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Match the term with the definition.
-Top-secret project authorized by Franklin Roosevelt in 1942 to develop an atomic bomb ahead of the Germans.The thousands of Americans who worked on the project at Los Alamos,New Mexico,succeeded in producing a successful atomic bomb by July 1945.

Accepted Answer

A)  appeasement
B)  Battle of Midway
C)  D Day
D)  Double V campaign
E)  GI Bill of RightsF) good neighbor policyG) HolocaustH) internment campsI) Lend-Lease ActJ) Manhattan projectK) neutrality actsL) Selective Service ActM) J) and L)
N) F) and K)

Question 17

What was the goal of Roosevelt's "good neighbor" policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   To form a less belligerent,more cooperative relationship with Latin America
B)   To acknowledge that the United States had damaged Latin American economies and to repay those countries billions of dollars
C)   To buy property and raw materials from Latin American nations instead of sending in troops to take those resources
D)   To drop restrictions on immigration to the United States from Latin AmericaE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which group was forced to train in segregated camps,live in segregated barracks,and serve in segregated units during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)   African Americans
B)   Native Americans
C)   Homosexuals
D)   Chinese AmericansE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

What was the immediate consequence of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941?

Accepted Answer

A)   Proponents of neutrality in the United States stepped up their appeals in Congress to keep the nation out of war.
B)   Congress endorsed President Roosevelt's call for a declaration of war.
C)   Hitler and Mussolini offered to negotiate a peace on behalf of Japan.
D)   Japan's emperor issued an official apology and a pledge to stay out of American territory.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B) B

Question 20

Why was the capture of Okinawa in 1944 especially crucial to Allied forces?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Japanese were forced to abandon a huge supply depot.
B)   The Allies planned to make it the launching site for an attack on the Japanese mainland.
C)   Okinawa was the training center for all new Japanese kamikaze pilots.
D)   Thousands of U.S.prisoners of war were being held there.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 10: The United States and the Second World War, 1939-1945

According to Map 25.4: The European Theater of World War II,1942-1945,which country was neither an Axis power nor under Axis control during World War II?

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What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?

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The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki only three days after the attack on Hiroshima

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Match the term with the definition. -British strategy aimed at avoiding a war with Germany in the late 1930s by not objecting to Hitler's policy of territorial expansion.

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As the Allies closed in on him in December 1944,Hitler ordered a desperate counterattack through Belgium known as

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What did African Americans who migrated to take jobs in defense industries during World War II experience in their new locations?

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The Double V campaign called for both victory in the war and victory for

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In the Atlantic Charter in August of 1941,the United States and England agreed to

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At their meeting in Casablanca in January 1943,Allied leaders Roosevelt and Churchill

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What technological development ultimately led Hitler to withdraw the infamous U-boats from the North Atlantic?

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Why did the United States fail to act on reports of Hitler's genocidal atrocities?

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Match the term with the definition. -Legislation passed in 1935 and 1937 that sought to avoid entanglement in foreign wars while protecting trade.It prohibited selling arms to nations at war and required nations to pay cash for nonmilitary goods and to transport them in their own ships.

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Who headed the War Production Board,which set production priorities and pushed for maximum output during World War II?

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Match the term with the definition. -Top-secret project authorized by Franklin Roosevelt in 1942 to develop an atomic bomb ahead of the Germans.The thousands of Americans who worked on the project at Los Alamos,New Mexico,succeeded in producing a successful atomic bomb by July 1945.

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Why was the capture of Okinawa in 1944 especially crucial to Allied forces?

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Exam 10: The United States and the Second World War, 1939-1945

According to Map 25.4: The European Theater of World War II,1942-1945,which country was neither an Axis power nor under Axis control during World War II?

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What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?

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The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki only three days after the attack on Hiroshima

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Match the term with the definition. -British strategy aimed at avoiding a war with Germany in the late 1930s by not objecting to Hitler's policy of territorial expansion.

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As the Allies closed in on him in December 1944,Hitler ordered a desperate counterattack through Belgium known as

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What did African Americans who migrated to take jobs in defense industries during World War II experience in their new locations?

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The Double V campaign called for both victory in the war and victory for

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What technological development ultimately led Hitler to withdraw the infamous U-boats from the North Atlantic?

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Why did the United States fail to act on reports of Hitler's genocidal atrocities?

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Match the term with the definition. -Legislation passed in 1935 and 1937 that sought to avoid entanglement in foreign wars while protecting trade.It prohibited selling arms to nations at war and required nations to pay cash for nonmilitary goods and to transport them in their own ships.

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Who headed the War Production Board,which set production priorities and pushed for maximum output during World War II?

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What was the goal of Roosevelt's "good neighbor" policy?

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