chapter 22 study guide

11. What does Henry Luce see as the cure for America in his book The American Century?

a. For America to exert its influence on the world.

23. Which of the following is NOT true of the Yalta conference in 1945?

a. Stalin agreed to allow free and unfettered elections in postwar Poland.

In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan:

a. allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.

15. During World War II, American Indians:

a. served in the military and worked in war production.

7. In the United States during World War II:

a. unemployment declined, production soared, and income taxes increased.

Which of the following statements BEST describes Japan's overseas actions in the 1930s?

b. Japan invaded China in 1931 and 1937 to expand its military and economic power.

8. Organized labor assisted in the war effort by:

b. agreeing to a no-strike pledge.

The Lend-Lease Act:

b. authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan.

22. The Manhattan Project

b. enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter. d. produced an atomic bomb that was successfully tested before FDR's death in 1945. ( E BOTH B AND D )

12. The GI Bill of Rights:

b. included scholarships for education for veterans.

9. Women working in defense industries during the war:

b. made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building.

19. The double-V campaign was:

b. the effort to end discrimination against Mexican immigrants and blacks.

20. How did the promise of freedom in the postwar years differ for black and white Americans?

c. For white Americans, freedom was a position to be defended; for African-Americans it was a goal to be achieved.

Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt announce his candidacy for a third term in 1940?

c. He argued that the recovery was too fragile and the international situation too dangerous for him to leave his post.

13. On what grounds did the Austrian-born economist Friedrich A. Hayek reject the New Deal state?

c. He was convinced that even the best intentioned government planning efforts would threaten individual liberties.

16. Why did Executive Order 9066 not apply to persons of Japanese descent living in Hawaii?

c. Since nearly 40 percent of the population was of Japanese descent, the evacuation order would have been impractical.

24. What did the members of the new United Nations Security Council all have in common?

c. They were the wealthiest nations at the time.

17. The status of blacks during World War II

c. was not affected by Roosevelt's denunciation of any race of people claiming the right to be "master" over another. d. in Northeastern cities was not always improved, despite the promise of better economic opportunity through wartime jobs. ( E BOTH C AND D )

The Four Freedoms:

c. were President Roosevelt's statement of the Allied war aims.

21. How did the struggle against Nazi tyranny discredit racial inequality in the United States?

d. The contradictions between the principle and practice of freedom in the actual status of African-Americans came to the forefront during the war.

10. What taste of freedom did women enjoy in World War II?

d. The perks of doing men's jobs.

"D-Day" refers to the:

e. Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy.

14. How did wartime experiences change Mexican-American life in California?

e. The war increased the need for farmworkers, prompting Mexican Americans to leave urban neighborhoods for rural regions instead.

18. During World War II, African-Americans:

e. witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement.