APUSH Chapter 35 Total
Which of the following was not among the qualities of the American participation in World War II?
A higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation
The American conquest of ____ in 1944 was especially critical, because from there, U.S. aircraft could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.
Guam
The tide of Japanese conquest in the Pacific was turned following the Battle of
Midway.
Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Munich Conference, (B) German invasion of Poland, and (C) Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.
Munich, Hitler-Staling Nonaggression, German invades poland
About half of the women war workers said that the main reason they left the labor force at the end of World War II was
family obligations.
Despite the demands of the wartime economy, inflation was kept well in check during the war by
federally imposed wage and price controls.
African Americans did all of the following during World War II except
fight in integrated combat units.
Historians look to the fact that many women wanted to keep work and did after the war as
foreshadowing the eventual revolution in women's roles in America.
Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II
further assimilated into American society.
Roosevelt's and Churchill's insistence on the absolute and "unconditional surrender" of Germany
guaranteed that Germany would have to be totally reconstructed after the war.
In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of
island hopping across the South Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds.
The Potsdam conference
issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed.
During World War II
labor unions substantially increased their membership
The general American attitude toward World War II was
less idealistic and ideological and more practical than the outlook in World War I
The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it
may have been that it delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe.
The northward migration of African Americans accelerated after World War II because
mechanical cotton pickers came into use.
During World War II, American Indians
moved off reservations in large numbers
During World War II, American Indians
moved off reservations in large numbers.
In sharp contrast to World War I, during World War II, the United States was
nearly unanimous in support of the war.
By the end of World War II, the heart of the United States' African American community had shifted to
northern and western cities.
By the end of World War II, the heart of the United States' African- American community had shifted to
northern cities.
The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because
of British reluctance and lack of adequate resources
The Japanese made a crucial mistake in 1942 in their attempt to control much of the Pacific when they
overextended themselves instead of digging in and consolidating their gains
At the wartime Teheran Conference
plans were made for the opening of a second front in Europe.
At the wartime Teheran Conference,
plans were made for the opening of a second front in Europe.
During World War II, most Americans economically experienced
prosperity and a doubling of personal income
During World War II, most Americans economically experienced
prosperity and a doubling of personal income.
President Roosevelt's promise to the Soviets to open a second front in Western Europe by the end of 1942
proved utterly impossible to keep.
Once at war, America's first great challenge was to
retool its industry for all-out war production.
During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.
rubber
During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic _______________ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.
rubber
In the period from 1885 to 1924, Japanese immigrants to the United States were
select representatives of their nation.
In a sense, Franklin Roosevelt was the "forgotten man" at the Democratic Convention in 1944 because
so much attention was focused on who would gain the vice presidency.
Until spring 1943, perhaps Hitler's greatest opportunities of defeating Britain and winning the war was
that German U-boat would destroy Allied shipping
Until spring 1943, perhaps Hitler's greatest opportunities of defeating Britain and winning the war was
that German U-boat would destroy Allied shipping.
Hitler's last-ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British came in
the Battle of Bulge
Hitler's last-ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British came in
the Battle of the Bulge.
The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because
the British were fearful of becoming bogged down in a ground war in France.
The first naval battle in history in which all the fighting was done by carrier-based aircraft was the Battle of
the Coral Sea.
After the Italian surrender in August 1943,
the German army poured into Italy and stalled the Allied advance.
The spending of enormous sums on the original atomic bomb project was spurred by the belief that
the Germans might acquire such a weapon first.
When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the United States
the United States made lend-lease aid available to the Soviets.
The employment of more than six million women in American industry during World War II led to
the establishment of day-care centers by the government.
The greatest consequence of World War II for American race relations was
the massive migration of African Americans from the rural South to northern and western cities.
The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was
the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy's unconditional surrender
The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was
the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy's unconditional surrender.
Franklin Roosevelt won the election in 1944 primarily because
the war was going well.
The fundamental strategic decision of World War II made by President Roosevelt and the British at the very beginning was
to concentrate first on the war in Europe
President Roosevelt's promise to the Soviets to open a second front in western Europe by the end of 1942
utterly impossible to keep
The minority group most adversely affected by Washington's wartime policies
was Japanese-Americans
The surprise Republican presidential nominee in 1940 was
was Wendell L. Willkie
In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of
"island hopping" across the South Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds.
The main reason the majority of women war workers left the labor force at the end of WW II was
family obligations
Match each of the wartime agencies below with its correct function: A. War Production Board B. Office of Price Administration C. National War Labor Board D. Fair Employment Practices Commission 1. assigned priorities with respect to the use of raw materials and transportation facilities 2. controlled inflation by rationing essential goods 3. imposed ceilings on wage increases 4. saw to it that no hiring discrimination practices were used against blacks seeking employment in war industries
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Match each of the wartime agencies below with its correct function: A: War Production Board B: Office of Price Administration C: War Labor Board D: Fair Employment Practice Commission 1. assigned priorities with respect to the use of raw materials and transportataion facilities 2. Controlled inflation by rationing essential goods 3. imposed ceilings on wage increases 4. saw to it that no hiring discrimination practices were used aginaist Blacks seeking employment in war industries
A1 B2 C3 D4
After the United States entered World War II in 1941, the term "enemy aliens" referred to
All of these
Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: A. Potsdam, B. Casablanca, C. Teheran
BCA
Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: (A) Potsdam, (B) Casablanca, and (C) Teheran.
Casablanca, Tehran, Potsdam
Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D Day, (D) Invasion of Italy.
D, C, B, A
The cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second front in Europe was commanded by General
Dwight Eisenhower.
Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) fall of France, (B) Atlantic Conference, and (C) Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.
Fall of France, Hitler invades Soviet Union, Atlantic Conference.
After the Italian surrender in August 1943, the
German army poured into Italy and stalled the Allied advance.
Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D Day, and (D) Invasion of Italy.
Invasion of Italy, D-Day, V-E Day, V-J Day
As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Japan was finished as a naval power.
As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf,
Japan was finished as a naval power.
The minority group most adversely affected by Washington's wartime policies was
Japanese Americans.
The most significant development in the Democratic convention of 1944 was that
Roosevelt's third-term vice president, Henry Wallace, was dumped in favor of Senator Harry Truman.
Which one of the following is least related to the other four? 1. Smith-Connally Act 2. A. Philip Randolph 3. Fair Employment Practices Commission 4. racial discrimination in wartime industry 5. proposed "Negro March on Washington."
Smith-Connally Act
In early 1945, the United States was eager to have the Soviet Union participate in the projected invasion of Japan because
Soviet help could reduce the number of American casualties
Hitler's advance in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of ____, after which his fortunes gradually declined.
Stalingrad
Hitler's advance in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of _______________, after which his fortunes gradually declined.
Stalingrad
All of the following are true statements about the effect of Executive Order No. 9066 on Japanese living in the U.S. except
The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Japanese relocation unconstitutional.
While most American workers were strongly committed to the war effort, wartime production was disrupted by strikes led by the
United Mine Workers.
The surprise Republican presidential nominee in 1940 was
Wendell L. Willkie.
The national debt increased most during
World War II
The national debt increased most during
World War II.
Probably the greatest obstacle to America's acceptance of more Jewish refugees from Europe was
a failure of moral imagination and belief that the Holocause could actually be happening
Which of the following was not among the qualities of the American participation in World War II?
a higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation
When the United States entered World War II in December 1941
a majority of Americans had no clear idea of what the war was about.
When the United States entered World War II in December 1941,
a majority of Americans had no clear idea of what the war was about.
The "unconditional surrender" policy toward Japan was finally modified by
agreeing to let the Japanese keep Emperor Hirohito on the throne
The unconditional surrender policy toward Japan was finally modified by
agreeing to let the Japanese keep Emperor Hirohito on the throne.
Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II
as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear.
One of the most valuable contributions of Native Americans to the war effort was
as code talkers who transmitted war messages into their native languages.
In 1940, Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie avoided deepening the sharp divisions among the American people when he
avoided attacking Roosevelt for his increasingly interventionist policies
Franklin Roosevelt was motivated to run for a third term in 1940 mainly by his
belief that America needed his experienced leadership during the international crisis.
The U.S. military refused to bomb Nazi gas chambers such as those at Auschwitz and Dachau because of the belief that
bombing would divert essential military resources.
Most of the money raised to finance World War II came through
borrowing.
The fundamental strategic decision of World War II made by President Roosevelt and the British at the very beginning of the war was to
concentrate first on the war in Europe and to place the Pacific war against Japan on the back burner.
The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it
delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe.
Roosevelt's and Churchill's insistence on the absolute and "unconditional surrender" of Germany
was criticized mainly by opponents who believed that such a surrender demand would encourage the enemy to resist as long as possible
Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II
were further assimilated into American society.
The impact of World War II on many of the New Deal programs launched during the Great Depression was that they
were retired due to wartime production.
