U.S. History Since 1877 Chapter 24
Executive Order 9066
Allowed for the forced relocation of Japanese Americans on the West Coast to detention camps.
The "cash-and-carry" provision of the 1937 Neutrality Act stated that
Belligerents could buy nonmilitary goods from the United States under certain conditions.
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes U.S. politics during World War II?
Congress narrowed Roosevelt's call in 1944 for a second bill of rights program to include only veterans.
The massive Allied invasion of Europe was code-named
D-Day
The two main American military commanders in the Pacific theater during World War II were
Douglas MacArthur and Chester W. Nimitz
Which of the following was not agreed to at Yalta
Dropping the atomic bomb on Japan.
The GI Bill of Rights provided
Education, medical care, pensions, and mortgage loans to veterans.
List the causes of World War II
Failure of the treaty of Versailles, Nationalism, Economic conditions, Power politics
In a famous 1941 speech, Roosevelt define all of the following "four essential freedoms" except
Freedom from discrimination.
World War II began in Europe when
Germany invaded Poland.
The progressive legislation was passed during World War II to encourage women workers in the war effort?
Government child-care programs
Instead of immediately opening a second front in France in 1942-1943, Churchill successfully insisted that the Allies
Invade North Africa and later Sicily and the Italian mainland.
All of the following are true about World War II except
It was fought on three of the seven continents and four of the five oceans
What did President Roosevelt call "a date that will love in infamy"?
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
In 1944, U.S. Naval forces destroyed much of Japan's remaining naval fleet in the battle of
Leyte Gulf
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the entry of women into the American workforce during World War II?
Men earned higher wages than women for comparable work.
Which of the following statements accurately describes rationing during World War II?
Most Americans complied with rationing.
The United States' initial response to world problems in the 1930s was
Neutrality
In 1942, Japanese forces invaded all of the following except
New Zealand
List the objectives of the Atlantic Charter between the United States and Great Britain
Non-aggressive pledge, formation of a collective security system, self determination of people, no territorial aggrandizement, freedom of seas, reduction of commercial restriction.
From 1941 to 1943, Stalin was most interested in securing a guarantee that Britain and the United States would
Open a second front in France to force Germany to withdraw troops from Russia.
During World War II, federal income tax was
Paid by ten times as many Americans as before.
The Neutrality Act of 1935 and its 1936 and 1937 amendments
Required belligerent nations that wanted to buy nonmilitary good from the United Stares to pay in cash and supply their own shipping.
During World War II, the "big three" consisted of
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin.
Prior to World War II, all of the following countries embraced fascist governments except
Russia
The turning point of World War II in Europe came when the
Soviets halted the German advance at Stalingrad in the winter of 1942-43.
List the reasons Truman desires to bring a quick end to World War II in the Pacific
Stronger negotiation position over post-world due to the atomic bomb, gain sole control over Japan, reduce American losses.
The principles of freedom of the seas, national self-determination and collective security were reiterated in
The Atlantic Charter
Japanese Americans on the West Coast were interned during World War II because
The West Coast was considered to be vulnerable to attack by Japanese forces, and inflammatory rhetoric demanded that the region be rid of supposed Japanese spies.
According to the textbook, the most decisive American factor in determining World War II's outcome was
The immense production of war material and other needed supplies.
The greatest civil rights abuse(s) during the war was (were)
The internment of Japanese aliens.
Why did the United States participate in World War II?
To protect democracy in Europe and preserve American power outside the Western Hemisphere.
List the four things the United States wanted to achieve in the Yalta conference
Treatment of Germany, status of Poland, creation of the United Nations, Russia's entry into the war.
Which of the following statements regarding the atomic bomb and its use in World War II is not correct?
U.S. Officials doubted that even a successful demonstration of the atomic bomb could convince Japan to surrender.
After the Japanese invaded China in 1937, President Roosevelt
Urged peace-loving nations to "quarantine" Japan and other aggressors.
Harry S. Truman was nominated as Roosevelt's vice presidential running mate in 1944 because
Vice President Wallace was considered to be too liberal by many party leaders.
Problems on the home front included all of the following except
Zoot-suit riots