Chapter 26

The Smith Connally Act of 1943

was opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt. authorized the president to seize a war factory where workers had gone on strike. passed as a result of actions taken by the United Mine Workers. both was opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt and passed as a result of actions taken by the United Mine Workers. All these answers are correct.

During World War II, in the United States all of the following social indicators experienced a rise in their rate of occurence EXCEPT

high school enrollement

During World War II the United States military services

quietly tolerated illicit heterosexual relationships

During World War II American Women who worked outside the home

tended to be older than Women who worked in the past

The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan in August 1945 after

the Japanese failed to provide a response to the first bomb

In mid 1945 evidence of Japan's desperation to continue the war included

the sending of thousands of pilots on suicide missions. nighttime attacks by Japanese troops against American lines. the loss of over 100,000 Japanese lives at Okinawa. both the sending of thousands of pilots on suicide missions, and nighttime attacks by Japanese troops against American lines. All these answers are correct.

In 1942 when the United States interned the Japanese Americans in relocation centers

there was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk

the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf

was the largest naval engagement in History

During World War II Chinese Americans

were drafted in a higher proportion than any other national group. received a favorable image in U.S. government propaganda. saw the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts. both received a favorable image in U.S. government propaganda and saw the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts. All these answers are correct.

During World War II organized labor in the United States

won automatic union memberships for new defense plant workers

The First Atomic Explosion in history took placein 1945 in

Alamogordo New Mexico

All of the following statements regarding the Allied development of an atomic bomb during world war II are true except

Albert Einsten was in charge of the development program

In 1942 the North African Campaign against the Nazis the

Americans successfully regrouped from a defeat at Kasserine Pass

After 1943 the United States advanced on Japan Primarily with the aid of forces from

Australia and New Zealand

During World War II, Congress abolished the

CCC and WPA

In February 1944 American Naval forces won a series of victories in the Marshall islands under the command of

Chester Nimitz

In world war II one of the primary American Commanders in the pacific was

Chester Nimitz

In the 1944 Elections

Democrats increased their control of the House

Which of the following is true of casualties in World War II

Fourteen million combatants died. More than a million Americans were killed or wounded. Casualties were relatively light in the United States, compared to those of other countries. The war had cost the lives of 322,000 Americans. All these answers are correct.

During World War II The United States Army Chief of Staff was

George Marshall

During World War II the first axis country to be defeated was

Italy

The Costliest battle in the United States marine corps was the Battle of

Iwo Jima

In World War II the main American Strategy to fight Japan was to

Mount two offensive campaigns to attack Japanese from two directions

in 1939 the first steps toward the creation of an atomic bomb were taken by

Nazi Germany

In August 1944 the allies liberated from German occupation the city of

Paris

In 1943 in a meeting in Casalblance the allies decided they would next invade

Sicily

During World War II the regional impact of the government spending was the greatest in the

West

Which of the following is true of organized American Labor in World War II

Wildcat strikes were the most common

During the World War II, the effectiveness of German U-Boats and underwater mines reduced by the development of

acoustic countermeasures. Sonar. centimetric radar. advanced cavity magnetron valves. All these answers are correct.

In 1942, the United States and Mexico agreed to the Braceros program which

admitted Mexican contract laborers into the United States for a limited time

The U.S. government acquired definite knowledge of the Holocaust

as early as 1942

I n 1943, to simplify tax collections, Congress enacted

automatic payroll deductions

During World War II, the U.S. Military

began to relax its practices of Racial segregation

During World War II the fair employment practices commission was created

by President Roosevelt to stop black protesters from marching on the capital

In February 1945 an Allied bombing attack on Dresden Germany

destroyed 75 percent of the previously undamaged city. killed approximately 135,000 people. resulted in mostly civilian casualties. both killed approximately 135,000 people and resulted in mostly civilian casualties. All these answers are correct.

The Battle of the Bulge

ended serious German Resistance in the West

During World War II the War Production Board

favored large small contractors

In 1942-43 the British and American War effort against the Nazis concentrated on

fighting in North Africa and Southern Europe

Prior to ordering the Use of an atomic bomb against Japan, President Harry Truman

issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or face utter devastation

The 1943 the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles

led the city to prohibit the wearing of zoot suits

The Allied Decisions that delayed an invasion of France

left the Soviet Union deeply embittered. put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe. occurred after the Soviet Union had won a significant victory in Stalingrad. both put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe, and left the Soviet Union deeply embittered. All these answers are correct.`

The Battle of Coral Sea in 1942

marked the first important victory by the United States against Japan

Regarding European Jewish refugees between 1939 and 1945 the United States

refused to accept large numbers of refugees

Between 1939 and 1945 the federal budget of the United States

rose over ten-fold

During World War II the labor force of the United States

saw 15 million people leave the Civil labor for the armed forces

The battle of midway in 1942

saw the United States suffer great losses. was a stunning defeat for the Japanese navy. lasted four days. both lasted four days and was a stunning defeat for the Japanese navy. All these answers are correct.

During the World War II American Indians

saw the War effort undermine efforts to revitalize tribal traditions

In 1943 the country that pressed for an immeadiate Allied invasion of France against Germany

the Soviet Union

All of the following statements regarding the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War are true except that

the United States government has never admitted wrongdoing

During World War 2 Allied bombers targeted

the crematoria at Auschwitz. the railroad lines leading to Auschwitz. the guard towers and Nazi bunkers at Auschwitz. both the crematories at Auschwitz and the railroad lines leading to Auschwitz. None of these answers is correct.

A significant issue in the 1944 election was

the domestic economy

All of the following statements regarding the allied invasion of France in June 1944 are true EXCEPT that

the landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel

Most Employed Women during the War worked in

the service sector

In April 1945 American and British Forces halted their advance on Germany at the Elbe River

to wait for the Russian army to arrive

During the Word War II the Allied development of the Gee navigation system

used electronic pulses to plot course locations

The Japanese surrender to the United States

was announced a few days after a second atomic bomb had been dropped. was formally signed on the American battleship Missouri. occurred on September 2, 1945. was both formally signed on the American battleship Missouri and announced a few days after a second atomic bomb had been dropped. All these answers are correct.

During World War II the national defense research committee

was headed by a scientist who was a pioneer in the development of the computer

Over the course of World War II Inflation in the United States

was much less serious a problem than it had been during World War I