AP classroom WW2 questions

American participation in the Second World War had which of the following major effects on the home front? A A movement of women into factory work B The breakdown of racial segregation in the South C The growth of isolationism in the Midwest D The introduction of a system of national health insurance E A decline in farm income

A A movement of women into factory work

Despite its isolationist position in the 1920's, the United States government actively intervened throughout the decade in which of the following areas of European affairs? A International finance and reparations B Collective security against communism C Human rights D Resistance to fascism E Development of international cartels

A International finance and reparations

The bracero program encouraged A Mexican workers to come to the United States as temporary laborers from the 1940s to the 1960s B federal courts to protect the civil rights of Mexican Americans in the 1960s C the United States media to broadcast Latino music and movies in the 1980s D Congress to enact more restrictive immigration laws in the 1990s E Latino immigrants to pursue United States citizenship

A Mexican workers to come to the United States as temporary laborers from the 1940s to the 1960s

Which of the following was a common experience on the United States home front during the Second World War? A Rationing of basic consumer goods B Frequent antiwar protests C Government attempts to misinform the public about the war's death toll D The belief that society could simultaneously pay for both its war effort and its social- welfare legislation E Highly publicized trials of suspected communists

A Rationing of basic consumer goods

Which of the following was Harry Truman's stated reason for authorizing the use of the atomic bomb against Japan? A Using the atomic bomb would prevent the need for a costly invasion of Japan. B Dropping the atomic bomb would demonstrate United States military capability to the Soviets. C An earlier United States land assault against Japan had been unsuccessful. D The development of the atomic bomb had been expensive. E The United States should retaliate in response to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

A Using the atomic bomb would prevent the need for a costly invasion of Japan.

All of the following have been cited as reasons for the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 EXCEPT the need to A block a planned Japanese invasion of the United States B keep the Soviet Union out of the war against Japan C save American lives D demonstrate American superiority in weaponry to the Soviet Union E force the unconditional surrender of Japan

A block a planned Japanese invasion of the United States

The Rosie the Riveter campaign during the Second World War encouraged women to A enter the labor force B vote in union elections C enlist in the armed forces D join machinists' unions E sew military uniforms

A enter the labor force

Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast of the United States in early 1942 were sent to internment camps on the alleged grounds that they A were a potential threat to the security of the United States B refused to take a loyalty oath C wished to return to Japan in great numbers D were instrumental in arranging the attack on Pearl Harbor E worked with German and Italian groups to weaken American resolve

A were a potential threat to the security of the United States

Which of the following best explains the factor that prompted United States involvement in military actions during the Second World War? A Germany attempted to convince the Mexican government to attack the United States B Japan conducted a surprise attack on a United States military base C Germany declared war against the United States D The Japanese navy carried out strikes against United States shipping interests

B Japan conducted a surprise attack on a United States military base

Which of the following best explains United States foreign policy between the First World War and the Second World War? A The United States enacted an imperialist policy in order to expand the territories it gained during the Spanish-American War. B The United States followed an isolationist policy in order to avoid becoming involved in another conflict abroad. C The United States established an expansionist policy in order to revive the concept of Manifest Destiny. D The United States created a cooperative policy that attempted to resolve disputes through international organizations.

B The United States followed an isolationist policy in order to avoid becoming involved in another conflict abroad.

The Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States upheld the constitutionality of A flag burning as a form of free speech B the internment of Japanese Americans as a wartime necessity C prohibiting Japanese workers from immigrating to the United States D private prayer in public schools E excluding Japanese American children from California public schools

B the internment of Japanese Americans as a wartime necessity

Which of the following ways best explains how the United States attempted to influence the outside world following the conclusion of the First World War? A It established mutual defense treaties to discourage war from occurring. B It granted independence to colonies such as the Philippines to encourage European countries to end their empires. C It used trade and investment in order to maintain international connections. D It contributed to rebuilding European militaries in order to discourage invasions.

C It used trade and investment in order to maintain international connections.

Which of the following is true of American women during the Second World War? A They initiated a visible and highly vocal feminist movement. B They married younger and had more children than women did before or after the war. C Those who took industrial jobs learned new skills and earned better pay than in jobs previously open to them. D They organized labor unions and led strikes demanding better working conditions. E Aside from participating in rationing programs, women contributed little to the war effort.

C Those who took industrial jobs learned new skills and earned better pay than in jobs previously open to them.

"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world." President Franklin D. Roosevelt, State of the Union address, January 1941 Roosevelt's speech was most likely intended to increase public support for A extending New Deal programs to guarantee unemployment benefits B integrating the United States armed forces C aiding the Allies in Europe during the Second World War D enhancing rights protected by the United States Constitution

C aiding the Allies in Europe during the Second World War

The American home front in the Second World War is best described as A politically divided over the wisdom of the American war effort B unaffected by ethnic and racial tensions C economically invigorated by military spending D rededicated to the reform efforts of the New Deal E demoralized by food shortages

C economically invigorated by military spending

During the Second World War, Japanese Americans were relocated because of A the need for skilled workers in specialized industries in Utah and Montana B previous laws that had incarcerated German Americans C fear of possible subversive activity against the war effort D the fact that most Japanese Americans were not citizens E the continued efforts by the United States military to stop immigration to California

C fear of possible subversive activity against the war effort

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to A create military bases outside the borders of the United States B lend money to impoverished farmers C provide military supplies to the Allies D provide subsidies to railroads and businesses E exchange scientific information among nations

C provide military supplies to the Allies

Conscription policies in the First and Second World Wars differed significantly in that in the Second World War A African Americans were drafted into integrated units B conscientious objectors were not officially recognized C the draft began before the United States entered the conflict D the draft was administered at the regional and federal levels by the armed forces E exemptions were offered for a range of war-related occupations

C the draft began before the United States entered the conflict

"Since the 1890s, despite the abolition of slavery and the three Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution, 1 million served.In honor of the battle against enemies from without and within, they called it the Double V campaign." Henry Louis Gates, Jr., historian, "How Was Black Support Enlisted for World War II, When the Armed Services Were Segregated?," 2017 Which of the following best explains an effect of the events described in the excerpt? A African Americans increasingly moved away from urban areas. B New forms of expression emerged in African American art and culture. C Support by African Americans for New Deal policies declined. D African American socioeconomic standing improved overall.

D African American socioeconomic standing improved overall.