Unit 6

The heaviest troop casualties in the Pacific Theater occurred at which battle?

Okinawa

What happened before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt froze all Japanese financial assets in the United States.

Which of these is NOT true of the events before World War II?

The Soviet Union made a nonaggression treaty with the British and the French.

Which of the following was generally true during World War II?

The U.S. government spent more than ten times what it had spent to fight World War I.

Which of these happened during the Harding administration?

The United States proposed a dramatic reduction in the size of naval fleets of major powers.

Which of these was true of the American economy in World War II?

The federal government in 1945 spent more than ten times what it had spent in 1939.

Which statement is true of the Manhattan Project?

The goal was to beat the Germans to their objectives.

All of the following statements regarding the Allied D-Day invasion of France in June 1944 are true EXCEPT which one? -The Allied naval and air forces bombarded German positions on the beaches. -Within a week, German forces had been dislodged from most of the Normandy coast. -Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines before the beach landings.

The landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel.

What happened in the presidential campaign of 1940?

The most significant issue was whether a president should serve three terms.

What happened with Native Americans during World War II?

The war undermined their efforts to revitalize tribal traditions.

Which of these statements was true in 1942 when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers"?

There was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk.

Which statement is true of African Americans during World War II?

They migrated in large numbers to industrial cities in the South and North.

Why did the United States officially enter World War II?

because Japan launched a devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

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Which of these was true about financing and managing wartime production during World War II?

About half of the money for the war came from borrowing and half from taxes.

All of the following statements regarding the Allied development of an atomic bomb during World War II are true EXCEPT which one?

Albert Einstein was in charge of the development program.

What happened in the European Theater of World War II?

American and British bombers pulverized German cities such as Dresden.

Which of these was true of the U.S. fight against Japan by 1943?

American forces finally managed to drive the Japanese from Guadalcanal.

What happened in 1943 and 1944 as part of the war efforts?

American forces fought harder-than-expected battles in Italy.

What was the first ground the Americans recaptured from the Japanese in the Pacific?

Guadalcanal

What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt do in 1941?

He agreed with Churchill on war aims before his country was officially in the war.

Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, what action was taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

He declared the United States would remain neutral.

Which action did President Herbert Hoover take regarding international conflicts?

He refused to cancel Europe's debts to the United States.

What had Franklin D. Roosevelt done by 1937?

He shot down international cooperation by abandoning the gold standard.

What effect did the lend-lease plan have in 1940 and 1941?

It allowed the United States to give unlimited aid to England.

Which of these did the U.S. military do concerning racial issues during World War II?

It began to relax its practices of racial segregation.

Which statement is true regarding the Battle of the Bulge?

It ended serious German resistance in the west.

During World War II, what happened with the War Production Board?

It favored large over small contractors.

What was the purpose of the America First Committee?

It was a powerful lobby against U.S. involvement in the war.

During World War II, what was the purpose of the National Defense Research Committee?

It was at the forefront of spending over $100 million in government money on research.

What was the traditional historical explanation of the decision to drop the atomic bomb?

It was done with the primary objective of saving lives.

During World War II, what happened with organized labor in the United States?

It won automatic union memberships for new defense plant workers.

What was one important development at home during the war?

Many more women went to work than before the war.

Where did the United States launch its first offensive against German ground forces?

North Africa

Which of these happened during World War II?

Riots broke out in California because some people thought Mexican youths wore too much fabric.

What was one of the most significant differences between the foreign policies of Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt?

Roosevelt did not support efforts to uphold the international gold standard or currency stabilization.

The next two questions refer to the following document.I have read your extremely interesting report and I agree that the time has come for a review of the work of the Office on New Weapons. I think you had better go ahead and work this out with the Chief of Staff and Chief of Naval Operation—confining the whole thing to a very small number of people. *The memo best supports which of the following statements regarding U.S. success in World War II?

Science and technology research was a key part of U.S. strategy.

Which of these is true regarding technology in World War II?

The Allies had a significant advantage in breaking the enemies' codes during the war.

*Aside from the factor alluded to in the memo, which one of the following factors also contributed to victory for the United States and its allies in World War II?

The Allies had better political and military cooperation than the Axis powers did.

What happened in the Pacific Theater of the war in 1942?

The Battle of Midway severely damaged Japanese naval forces.

The United States defeated Japan in the Pacific Theater for all of these reasons EXCEPT which one? actual reasons: -U.S. bombers pounded Japan from the sky, demolishing large parts of many major cities including Tokyo. -The U.S. Navy and Marines captured islands such as Iwo Jima despite taking large numbers of casualties. -American counteroffensives across the Central and South Pacific reconquered islands that the Japanese occupied.

U.S. forces blockaded important ports and moved inland until they defeated the army of Chiang Kai-shek.

UNIT 6 QUIZ

UNIT 6 QUIZ

Which of these was true in the United States during World War II?

USOs often entertained soldiers in military bases at home and deployed overseas.

Soon after World War II started, the United States modified the Neutrality Acts to allow ________.

cash-and-carry for weapons

In 1942 and 1943, what did the British and American war effort against Nazi Germany concentrate on?

fighting in North Africa and southern Europe

During the 1920s, the United States government ________.

helped European nations pay their debts

Where were most women employed during World War II?

in the service sector

Between 1939 and 1945, the federal budget of the United States ________.

increased more than tenfold

Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States ________.

refused to accept large numbers of refugees including those on the ocean liner St. Louis

What did the Stimson Doctrine of 1932 declare?

that the United States would not recognize territories seized by force

In 1943, which country pressed for an immediate Allied invasion of France against Germany?

the Soviet Union

Germany began World War II in Europe just days after which event?

the signing of a nonaggression pact between Germany and Russia