SmartBook 25

The proliferation and expansion of war industries during World War II led many people to move from _________

rural to urban area

What were the outcomes of the Tehran Conference of 1943?

-The Big Three agreed to establish an international security organization -The United States conceded that the Soviets could keep most of the Baltic states and much of Poland to create a security buffer with Germany

In addition to the Nazi genocide of European Jews, the Nazi war machine also specifically targeted which of the following? -gay people -Muslims -communists -people with disabilities

-gay people -communists -people with disabilities

Which of the following was true of the attack on Pearl Harbor? -It led to the destruction of several warships, but no human casualties. -It revealed that the United States was militarily outmatched by the Japanese. -It was a surprise attack. -It made many American isolationists change their minds about becoming involved in the war.

-it was a surprise attack -it made many American isolationists change their minds about becoming involved in the war

During World War II, Americans were encouraged to help the war effort by doing which of the following? -eating meat -supporting the tourism industry by taking long-distance vacations -recycling household items -planting victory gardens

-recycling household items -planting victory gardens

At the 1939 Worlds Fair in Flushing the Meadows, New York, business interests promoted the "American Way," which they presented as a blend of which of the following? -grassroots traditionalism -pro-unionism -technological innovation -consumerism

-technological innovation -consumerism

By the end of 1939, FDR had persuaded Congress to authorize the US to sell arm to European democracies on what two conditions?

-they needed to pay cash -they had to collect the arms themselves

Which of the following were among the OWI's Bureau of Motion Pictures (BMP) purposes? -to encourage studios to produce prowar films for civilians -to censor any movies that criticized the U.S. war effort -to produce American propaganda films to screen overseas -to distribute military training videos to the armed forces

-to encourage studios to produce prowar films for civilians -to censor any movies that criticized the U.S. war effort

The U.S. armed forces in World War II...

-was culturally and ethnically diverse -was the largest citizen-soldier army the world had ever seen

As part of Operation Overload, ________ was a massive Allied land and air invasion of German-occupied Normandy, France in June 1944.

D-Day

When its troops swarmed into Manchuria in northeast Asia in 1931, ______ became the first fascistic state to expand aggressively.

Japan

Many Americans learned about the war and began questioning their isolationist stance as a result of reports from radio broadcaster ________.

Edward R. Murrow

Which country attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941?

Japan

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR always assumed that an attack on the United States would come from ______

Germany

The top-secret American effort to develop an atomic bomb was known as _______

Manhattan Project

As part of the U.S. armed forces in World War II, more than four hundred _____ encoded vital messages and orders in their native language for the marines' signal corps.

Navajo

Following the Tehran Conference in 1943, FDR compelled Churchill to expedite Operation _______

Overload

During World War II, _____ was banned from the consumer market all together

rubber

The letter ______ was ubiquitous in advertising and fasion during World War II.

V (for victory)

Two days after Britain and France declared war on Germany, President Roosevelt ________

affirmed U.S. neutrality

In 1939, the U.S. involvement in what would become World War II consisted of ________.

an officially neutral stance, but indirectly aiding the British w

The Selective Service Act of 1940 _______.

directed nine thousand men to undergo military training

In the early 1940s, American self-identified internationalists _______________.

felt the United States had moral obligation to stop the Nazis

American Corporations promoted the concept of the "Fifth Freedom" during World War II, meaning freedom _______

from regulation

The Battle of Midway was important because it _______

helped the Allies take an area Japan could have used as a military base

In December 1944, at the Battle of ______, German forces inflicted more casualties on the U.S. troops than in any other battles.

the Bulge

Italy Benito Mussolini was able to invade Ethiopia because...

the League of Nations was ineffective in trying to stop him

In 1942, Japanese forces were focused on taking ________, a strategically important country with easy access to mineral-rich Australia.

the Philippines

Operation Overlord called for a massive invasion to divert German troops from __________.

the Soviet Union

The BMP emphasized that it was especially important that Hollywood films present what U.S. ally in a positive light?

the Soviet Union

The allied countried known as the "Big Three" in World War II were _______..

the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britian

What was Hitler's "Final Solution"?

the systematic slaughter of 6 million Jews

The War Production Board preferred to work with big business because ________

those businesses could deliver on a massive scale

What was the purpose of the War Production Board?

to incentivize U.S. businesses to produce material for the war effort

Why was President Truman interested in using the atomic bomb?

to quickly end the war in the Pacific

Under the terms of the Selective Service Act, nine thousand men aged twenty to thirty-six had to ________

undergo military training

During World War II, the regions that saw the most population growth were areas with ________.

war production industries

In 1939, American business leaders _________.

were divided about war