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Battle of Midway

A crucial naval battle in June 1942, in which U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz blocked the Japanese attempt to conquer a strategic island near Hawaii.

Five-Power Pact

A product of the Washington Disarmament Conference of 1921, the _____________________ placed limitations on naval armaments and was signed by Great Britain, Japan, France, Italy, and the United States in 1922.

True

During the 1920s and 1930s, the vast majority of Americans strongly favored pursuing an isolationist foreign policy

the Japanese surrendered on September 2, 1945 formally signing surrender papers on the deck of American Battleship U.S.S. Missouri.

Following the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Battle of the Bulge.

Hitler's last-ditch effort to stop the British and American advance into Germany occurred at the

a. proclaimed a union between Germany and Austria. b. for all practical purposes, constituted an uncontested German invasion and take over of Austria. c. the historical context of the movie, The Sound of Music (1965) is set during the Anschluss. d. All of these are correct. D- All of these are correct

In 1938, the Anschluss:

Neville Chamberlain in Great Britain

One of the global crises to emerge in the inter-war decades was the rise of totalitarian regimes. Which of the following was NOT a totalitarian regime?

Provides a historical example of the wisdom and value of utilizing a policy of appeasement when dealing with dictators.

Regarding the Munich Conference and resulting Munich Pact of 1938, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a brutal tropical war in which Japanese forces gained control of the Phililippines until MacArthur's return on October 20,1944.

The 1942 battles of Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines marked the beginning of:

included eight "common principles" that the United States and Great Britain would be committed to supporting in the postwar world

The Atlantic Charter, 1941:

Leyte Gulf

The Battle of _________________ was the largest naval engagement in history.

True

The Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942 marked the first important victory by the United States against Japan.

Iwo Jima

The costliest battle in the history of the United States Marine Corps was the Battle of __________________.

"island hopping" by capturing only the most strategic Japanese bases and aby-passing the rest.

The essential American strategy in the Pacific called for:

attack Germany first to defeat Hitler while using just enough strength to hold off Japan

The fundamental American strategic decision of World War II was to:

Kellogg-Briand Pact

The signatories of this well-intentioned, but wildly naive international agreement signed in 1928, vowed not to use war to resolve disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or whatever their origin.

Upon coming to power in 1933, Hitler called his new government the "Weimar Republic."

Which of the following statements about the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany is FALSE?

a. American, British, and Canadian forces stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. b. Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines prior to the beach landing. c. Within a week, German forces had been dislodged from most of the Normandy coast. d. 9000 Allied soldiers died on D-Day, but their sacrifice allowed for 100,000 troops to take the beach and and bring about Germany's defeat. e. All of these statements are TRUE. C

Which of the following statements regarding the Allied D-Day invasion of France in June 1944 is NOT true?

a. the United States has never admitted that this policy was wrong. b. The order for internment was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1944. c. There was no reliable evidence that Japanese-Americans posed a domestic security risk. d. Little more than prisons, the relocation centers provided sub-par schools and minimal medical care. A

Which of the following statements regarding the internment of Japanese-Americans in "relocation centers" during WWII is NOT true?

a. Gen. Bernard Montgomery b. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower c. Adm. Chester Nimitz d. Gen. George Patton e. Gen. Douglas MacArthur A-- Gen. Bernard Montgomery

Who of the following was NOT an American military commander during World War II?

prevent discrimination against black Americans in wartime industries.

prevent discrimination against black Americans in wartime industries.