Unit 6 Quiz
The next two questions refer to the following document. I have read your extremely interesting report and I agree that the time has come for a review of the work of the Office on New Weapons. I think you had better go ahead and work this out with the Chief of Staff and Chief of Naval Operation—confining the whole thing to a very small number of people.I am returning the report for you to lock up, as I think it is probably better that I should not have it in my own files.
(Memo from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Vannevar Bush, a scientist andthe director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II)
All of the following statements regarding the Allied development of an atomic bomb during World War II are true EXCEPT which one?
Albert Einstein was in charge of the development program.
Which of these was true of the U.S. fight against Japan by 1943?
American forces finally managed to drive the Japanese from Guadalcanal.
The heaviest troop casualties in the Pacific Theater occurred at which battle?
Okinawa
What happened before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt froze all Japanese financial assets in the United States.
The memo best supports which of the following statements regarding U.S. success in World War II?
Science and technology research was a key part of U.S. strategy.
Germany began World War II in Europe just days after which event?
the signing of a nonaggression pact between Germany and Russia
During World War II, what was the purpose of the National Defense Research Committee?
It was at the forefront of spending over $100 million in government money on research.
During World War II, what happened with organized labor in the United States?
It won automatic union memberships for new defense plant workers.
Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, what action was taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
He declared the United States would remain neutral.
What had Franklin D. Roosevelt done by 1937?
He shot down international cooperation by abandoning the gold standard.
What effect did the lend-lease plan have in 1940 and 1941?
It allowed the United States to give unlimited aid to England.
Which of these did the U.S. military do concerning racial issues during World War II?
It began to relax its practices of racial segregation.
Which statement is true regarding the Battle of the Bulge?
It ended serious German resistance in the west.
During World War II, what happened with the War Production Board?
It favored large over small contractors.
What was the purpose of the America First Committee?
It was a powerful lobby against U.S. involvement in the war.
Aside from the factor alluded to in the memo, which one of the following factors also contributed to victory for the United States and its allies in World War II?
The Allies had better political and military cooperation than the Axis powers did.
Which of these happened during the Harding administration?
The United States proposed a dramatic reduction in the size of naval fleets of major powers.
All of the following statements regarding the Allied D-Day invasion of France in June 1944 are true EXCEPT which one?
The landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel.
What happened with Native Americans during World War II?
The war undermined their efforts to revitalize tribal traditions.
Which of these statements was true in 1942 when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers"?
There was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk.
In 1942 and 1943, what did the British and American war effort against Nazi Germany concentrate on?
fighting in North Africa and southern Europe
Where were most women employed during World War II?
in the service sector
Between 1939 and 1945, the federal budget of the United States ________.
increased more than tenfold
Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States ________.
refused to accept large numbers of refugees including those on the ocean liner St. Louis
What did the Stimson Doctrine of 1932 declare?
that the United States would not recognize territories seized by force
In 1943, which country pressed for an immediate Allied invasion of France against Germany?
the Soviet Union
