WW2 ap classroom
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, State of the Union address, January 1941 Roosevelt's speech was most likely intended to increase public support for
aiding the Allies in Europe during the Second World War
All of the following have been cited as reasons for the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 EXCEPT the need to
block a planned Japanese invasion of the United States
The American home front in the Second World War is best described as
economically invigorated by military spending
ince the 1890s, despite the abolition of slavery and the three Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution, Jim Crow segregation pervaded every aspect of American society.
African American socioeconomic standing improved overall.
Which of the following messages did the United States government most likely intend to impart in the Second World War poster pictured above?
Encouragement of greater acceptance of African American workers in wartime industrial jobs
Which of the following was most responsible for the change shown between 1938 and 1942 on the chart above?
Industrial mobilization related to the Second World War
Which of the following was a common experience on the United States home front during the Second World War?
Rationing of basic consumer goods
Which of the following was Harry Truman's stated reason for authorizing the use of the atomic bomb against Japan?
Using the atomic bomb would prevent the need for a costly invasion of Japan.
The bracero program encouraged
Mexican workers to come to the United States as temporary laborers from the 1940s to the 1960s
Which of the following ways best explains how the United States attempted to influence the outside world following the conclusion of the First World War?
It used trade and investment in order to maintain international connections.
Which of the following best explains the factor that prompted United States involvement in military actions during the Second World War?
Japan conducted a surprise attack on a United States military base