Chapter 33 Part 2

American participation in the Second World War had which of the following major effects on the home front?

A movement of women into factory work

All of the following were true of the Normandy invasion except:

After desperate fighting, the invaders failed to break out of the German iron ring that enclosed the Normandy landing zone.

Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill declared a policy of unconditional surrender for their enemies at the

Casablanca Conference

True or False: The same military strategies forced both Germany and Japan to surrender.

False

During World War II, what did the term "over the hump" refer to?

Flying American supplies from Burma over the Himalayan Mountains to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China.

On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched their invasion at Normandy to open another front in the war. Review your understanding of the military situation on D-Day by identifying which of these locations was controlled by Axis powers when the Allies invaded Normandy?

France

Which of the following enabled Harry Truman to win the Democratic vice-presidential nomination in 1944?

He had received national attention as an efficient chairman of a Senate committee.

*State of the Union by FDR 1944* What does FDR mean when he says "another interim which leads to disaster"?

He is referring to the Interwar Period in which Germany, Italy, and Japan saw the rise of nationalism, militarism, and imperialism which brought about WWII.

Why did Republicans nominate Senator John Bricker for the vice presidency in 1944?

He offset their presidential candidate's internationalism.

Atomic bombs were dropped during World War II on

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Which of the following statements about the Manhattan Project is most accurate?

It led to the development of the atomic bomb.

Why was the American conquest of Guam and other islands in the Marianas in 1944 especially important?

It made possible round-the-clock bombing of Japan from land bases.

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 was a common experience on the United States home front during the Second World War?

Rationing of basic consumer goods

What was the most significant development in the Democratic convention of 1944?

Roosevelt's third-term vice president, Henry Wallace, was dumped in favor of Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman.

What was the major battle at which the Soviet Union finally halted the German invasion of its territory?

The Battle of Stalingrad

Which of the following was Hitler's last-ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British?

The Battle of the Bulge

Besides his record of military success, Franklin Roosevelt's victory in 1944 relied heavily on assistance from whom?

The CIO and other elements or organized labor

The first "Big Three" conference during World War II was the

The Tehran Conference

*State of the Union address by FDR in 1944* What is the "joy ride" which FDR is referring to in line 3?

The economic excess of the "roaring 20's" which many argue led to the Great Depression.

Why did some people harshly criticize the Allied policy of unconditional surrender?

They believed it would encourage fanatical resistance and inhibit other Germans and Japanese from seeking peace.

Which of the following best describes the experience of Americans of Japanese descent during the Second World War?

They were forced from their homes and businesses on the West Coast into detention camps.

The United Nations was established in principle in an agreement at

Yalta

*State of the Union Address 1941 by FDR* 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

The Yalta Conference featured all of the following EXCEPT

the Soviet Union would control Poland.

Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast of the United States in early 1942 were sent to internment camps on the alleged grounds that they

were a potential threat to the security of the United States.

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.

*State of the Union address by FDR in 1944* Which of the following events in American history was FDR referring to when he mentioned "ostrich isolationism"?

WWI