World War II

The diagram below provides details about events in the U.S. in June 1941. Which sentence completes the diagram?

A. Philip Randolph proposes a "March on Washington."

President Truman consulted four advisers about dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The excerpts below summarize the advice they gave. Which advisers believed that dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was an appropriate and justifiable military action?

Advisers A and B

How did methods of warfare in World War II differ from those in World War I?

Airplane, tank, and troop movements were coordinated for rapid advances.

The statement below was made by Admiral Osami Nagano in the Imperial Conference on September 6, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. What event was planned to solve the problem identified by Admiral Nagano?

Attack on Pearl Harbor

The statement below by Justice Hugo Black is from the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944). Based on this excerpt, with which statement would Justice Black have agreed?

Individual rights can be restricted if a "clear and present danger" exists.

The statement below was made by Ms. Aiko Herzig-Yoshinage in a interview in 1994. She recalls events form her childhood when her family was relocated during World War II. Based on her statement, what conclusion can be drawn about the relocation of Japanese Americans?

Japanese Americans were given very little time to take care of their personal possessions.

The chart below provides details on the Holocaust. Which sentence completes the chart?

Jewish synagogues and businesses are attacked in government-supported riots.

President Franklin Roosevelt made the statement below in his annual message to Congress on January 6, 1941. What measure did President Roosevelt urge Congress to pass in this message?

Lead-Lease Act

Which civil rights leader helped to draft the United Nations Charter?

Mary McLeod Bethune

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events in World War II?

Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; D-Day; VE-Day; VJ-Day

The map below shows Western Europe from June 1944 to May 1945. Based on the map, what conclusion can be made about the Allied campaign in France in 1944-1945?

The Allies faced the greatest resistance in the Ardennes Forest, where the Germans had also invaded in 1940.

The political cartoon below appeared in England in December 1919. What was the main idea of this cartoon?

The League of Nations is weak because the United States as failed to become a member.

The posters below were created by the U.S. government during World War II. Which generalization do these posters support?

The government urged women to fill jobs left vacant by men.

What was the purpose of rationing by the Office of Price Administration?

To ensure that enough products were available for military use.

The newspaper headlines below describe several laws passed by the U.S. Congress. What common goal did the laws announced in these headlines share?

To keep America from being drawn into a war in Europe.

The diagram on the left provides details about Europe in the 1930s. Which phrase completes the diagram?

Ways in Which Hitler Violated the Treaty of Versailles