Ch. 34

As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 a. Japan was finished as a naval power. b. the United States could bomb Japan from land bases. c. Japan was nearly able to take Australia. d. Japan stalled an Allied victory in the Pacific for nearly a year. e. General Douglas MacArthur was nearly stripped of his command because of his showmanship and self-aggrandizement.

a. Japan was finished as a naval power

The Allied policy of unconditional surrender was harshly criticized by some because they a. believed it would encourage fanatical resistance and inhibit other Germans and Japanese from seeking peace. b. thought that the policy would be impossible to implement without modifications. c. believed that there were peace-loving elements within the German and Japanese governments. d. preferred a policy of détente. e. thought that the Nazis could stay in power if they agreed to give up their conquests.

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

During World War II, the term "over the hump" referred to a. flying American supplies from Burma over the Himalayan Mountains to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China. b. finally turning the tide against the advancing Japanese and Germans. c. viewing the wreckage of Pearl Harbor over the volcanoes of Hawaii. d. leapfrogging across high volcanic Pacific islands in order to attack low-lying atolls held by the Japanese. e. delivering weapons and supplies across the Rockies on the Alcan Highway to Alaska.

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

The American conquest of Guam and other islands in the Marianas in 1944 was especially important because it a. made possible round-the-clock bombing of Japan from land bases. b. halted the Japanese advance in the Pacific. c. paved the way for the American re-conquest of the Philippines. d. indicated that the Japanese would surrender without an invasion of the home island. e. ended the Japanese occupation of Australia.

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

Besides his record of military success, Franklin Roosevelt's victory in 1944 relied heavily on assistance from a. the CIO and other elements or organized labor. b. pro-Communist popular front liberals. c. liberal Republicans. d. a majority of newspaper owners. e. blacks.

a. the CIO and other elements or organized labour

The most significant development in the Democratic convention of 1944 was that a. the issue of civil rights came to the fore as the dominant concern of the party. b. Roosevelt's third-term vice president, Henry Wallace, was dumped in favor of Missouri Senator Harry S Truman. c. party leaders developed a campaign that downplayed the New Deal's success. d. Roosevelt's appearance at the convention revealed how physically frail he was. e. there was growing resistance to Roosevelt's pursuit of a fourth term

b. Roosevelt's third term vice president, Henry Wallace, was dumped in favour of MIssouri Senator Harry S. Truman

All of the following were true of the Normandy invasion except a. French Normandy was less heavily defended than other parts of the European coast, and therefore was pinpointed for the invasion assault. b. after desperate fighting, the invaders failed to break out of the German iron ring that enclosed the Normandy landing zone. c. the invasion involved some forty-six hundred vessels. d. stiff resistance was encountered from the Germans, who had been misled by a feint into expecting the blow to fall farther north. e. the Allies were able to block reinforcements by crippling the railroads, while worsening German fuel shortages by bombing gasoline-producing plants

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

The major exception that the victorious United States made to the principle of unconditional surrender was a. guaranteeing that the Japanese could maintain a small army and navy after the war. b. officially permitting members of the Nazi Party to assume leading roles in the postwar government. c. promising to leave the Emperor in place. d. leaving Mussolini in power in Italy. e. declining to drop a second atomic bomb on Japan.

b. officially permitting members of the Nazi Party to assume leading roles in the postwar government

In a sense, Franklin Roosevelt was the "forgotten man" at the Democratic Convention in 1944 because a. he remained in Washington, D.C., to conduct the war. b. so much attention was focused on whether conservative Democrats would be able to obtain Roosevelt's agreement to drop Henry Wallace as vice president. c. Vice President Henry Wallace controlled the convention. d. poor health prevented him from taking an active role. e. the issue of whether to sue for peace with Japan and Germany among anti-war liberals dominated the convention.

b. so much attention was focused on whether conservative Democrats would be able to obtain Roosevelt's agreement to drop Henry Wallace as vice president

Hitler's last-ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British came in a. the Battle of the Rhineland. b. an attempt to arrange a negotiated peace with Stalin. c. the Battle of the Bulge. d. the attempt to assassinate Churchill and Roosevelt. e. the final U-boat campaign against the American navy.

c. the Battle of the Bulge

The tide of Japanese conquest in the Pacific was turned following the Battle of a. Guadalcanal. b. the Coral Sea. c. Leyte Gulf. d. Midway. e. Bataan and Corregidor.

d. Midway

The major battle at which the Soviet Union finally halted the German invasion of its territory was the Battle of a. Moscow. b. Warsaw c. Ukraine. d. Stalingrad. e. the Bulge

d. Stalingrad