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Problems on the home front included all of the following except

A rise in the number of unmarried mothers

Which of the following is correctly paired with his or her activity during World War II?

A. Philip Randolph—threatened to head a march on Washington to protest racial discrimination

What led to the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany?

All of the above

Which of the following was characteristic of fascist governments in the 1930s and 1940s, especially Nazi Germany?

All of the above

A Progressive-era reform that was undermined by the government's action during World War II was

Antitrust prosecution

Which of the following states was most affected by population migrations during World War II?

California

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes U.S. politics during World War II?

Congress narrowed Roosevelt's call in 1944 for a second bill of rights program to include only veterans.

What was the result of the United Mine Workers' strike, led by John L. Lewis in 1943?

Congress passed legislation limiting the ability of unions to strike during the war and forbidding political contributions by unions.

In June 1943, thirty-four people died during a major race riot in

Detroit

In the United States, World War II brought all of the following changes except

Ending legalized, racial segregation

During World War II, the "big three" consisted of

England, America, soviet union

In 1938, which of the following would have been least likely to support the policy of appeasement?

Franklin Roosevelt

World War II began in Europe when

Germany invaded Poland.

What progressive legislation was passed during World War II to encourage women workers in the war effort?

Government child care programs

All of the following are true about World War II except

It was fought on three of the seven continents and four of the five oceans

Which is true of the America First Committee?

Its intent was to keep the nation out of war.

What did President Roosevelt call "a date that will live in infamy"?

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Which of the following is properly matched?

Lend-Lease—allowed the distribution of arms and equipment to nations whose defense was vital to the security of the United States

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the entry of women into the American workforce during World War II?

Men earned higher wages than women for comparable work

Which of the following statements accurately describes rationing during World War II?

Most Americans complied with rationing

The United States' initial response to world problems in the 1930s was

Neutrality

During World War II, federal income tax was

Paid by ten times as many Americans as before.

The advertisement represents which of the following?

Rosie the riveter

Prior to World War II, all of the following countries embraced fascist governments except

Russia

The turning point of World War II in Europe came when the

Soviets halted the German advance at Stalingrad in the winter of 1942-43.

The principles of freedom of the seas, national self- determination, and collective security were reiterated in

The Atlantic charter

Which of the following nations was not overrun by Germany in June 1940?

The Soviet Union

The greatest civil rights abuse(s) during the war was (were)

The internment of Japanese Americans

Which of the following is true of discrimination in the armed services during World War II?

The military segregated African Americans and assigned them menial duties

Why did the United States participate in World War II?

To protect democracy in Europe and preserve American power outside the Western Hemisphere.

Harry S. Truman was nominated as Roosevelt's vice presidential running mate in 1944 because

Vice President Wallace was considered to be too liberal by many party leaders.

Which of the following is properly paired?

War Production Board—oversaw the conversion of industry to military manufacturing

Gordon hirbayashi was

a pacifist who was arrested and convicted for resisting the forced relocation of Japanese Americans on the West Coast.

Executive Order 9066

allowed for the forced relocation of Japanese Americans on the West Coast to detention camps.

The "cash-and-carry" provision of the 1937 Neutrality Act stated that

belligerents could buy nonmilitary goods from the United States under certain conditions.

Henry J. Kaiser was

dubbed the "miracle man" for revolutionizing the production of naval vessels during the war.

The GI Bill of Rights provided

education, medical care, pensions, and mortgage loans to veterans.

In a famous 1941 speech, Roosevelt defined all of the following "four essential freedoms" except

freedom from discrimination

From 1941 to 1943, Stalin was most interested in securing a guarantee that Britain and the United States would

open a second front in France to force Germany to withdraw troops from Russia.

Hitler's Germany took all of the following steps as it marched toward war in the 1930s except

refusing to negotiate with the Allies at the Munich Conference in 1938

The Neutrality Act of 1935 and its 1936 and 1937 amendments

required belligerent nations that wanted to buy nonmilitary goods from the United States to pay in cash and supply their own shipping

When Japanese troops occupied the northern part of French Indochina in fall 1940, the United States

restricted trade with Japan, including fuel and scrap metal vital to Japan's war effort.

All of the following steps were taken by FDR and Congress between 1939 and 1941 to prepare the United States for the possibility of war except

starting a massive government propaganda campaign to encourage Americans to support U.S. involvement in the war.

All of the following are true regarding the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II except

the Supreme Court ruled the policy unconstitutional in 1944, after fear of a Japanese attack had subsided.

Japanese Americans on the West Coast were interned during World War II because

the West Coast was considered to be vulnerable to attack by Japanese forces, and inflammatory rhetoric demanded that the region be rid of supposed Japanese spies.

All of the following governmental precedents were established in the United States during World War II except

the creation of a professional, all volunteer military.

According to the textbook, the most decisive American factor in determining World War II's outcome was

the immense production of war material and other needed supplies.

After the Japanese invaded China in 1937, President Roosevelt

urged peace-loving nations to "quarantine" Japan and other aggressors.

The Nye Committee report stated that

war profiteers had maneuvered the nation into World War I for financial gain.