Chapter 23 Quiz

Which of the following is true of the Office of Price Administration?

It established a nationwide rationing program for certain consumer goods.

How did the Supreme Court rule in the Korematsu case, which involved the internment of Japanese Americans?

It upheld the government's policy of internment.

The Office of War Information was created for which of the following reasons?

It was in charge of domestic propaganda to build public support for the war.

Which of the following is true of government military contracts during the Second World War?

Most were awarded to the nation's largest corporations.

By the end of the Second World War, the United States was producing 40 percent of the world's weaponry. How was this feat accomplished?

The assembly-line process of mass production was used in many defense-related industries.

Which of the following statements concerning the wartime economy is true?

The national debt skyrocketed during the war years.

Which of the following was a consequence of the Doolittle raid?

The raid, which convinced Japanese commander Yamamoto to lure the U.S. into a decisive confrontation, led to the Battle of Midway.

The primary task of the War Production Board was to

allocate resources and coordinate production among thousands of American factories as they converted from civilian to military production.

President Roosevelt responded to the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in July 1941 by

freezing Japanese assets in the United States.

The Manhattan Project refers to

the secret plan to build an atomic bomb.