HIST 1302-Quiz 5

During the war, the AFL made great strides in helping blacks and was more racially integrated than any union had ever been before. T/F

False

Japanese propaganda depicted Americans as a self-indulgent people contaminated by ethnic and racial diversity, as opposed to the racially "pure" Japanese. T/F

True

The Bretton Woods meeting established a new international economic system. T/F

True

The crucial fighting in Europe took place on the eastern front, where more than 20 million Russians lost their lives. T/F

True

The dropping of the atomic bombs to end World War II was the logical culmination of a war that was unprecedented in the targeting of civilian populations in the fighting. T/F

True

The largest surrender in American military history occurred in the Philippines, after the Japanese took over the island. T/F

True

"D-Day" refers to the: a. Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy. b. dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. c. Allied invasion of Japan. d. Allied invasion of the Soviet Union. e. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

a. Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy.

"Rosie the Riveter": a. refers to Norman Rockwell's image of a female industrial laborer. b. refers to a type of industrial machinery. c. refers to a movie star during World War II. d. was a term applied only to black women workers. e. described only single women workers.

a. refers to Norman Rockwell's image of a female industrial laborer.

The 1943 Texas Caucasian Race-Equal Privileges resolution: a. segregated blacks and Mexicans from all public accommodations. b. allowed Mexicans equal treatment in public accommodations, while still segregating blacks. c. stated that German POWs being held in the state could be allowed to enjoy the same public accommodations as whites. d. specified that Japanese-Americans interned in that state were not allowed to use the same public accommodations as whites. e. granted equal privileges to all Texans, regardless of race.

b. allowed Mexicans equal treatment in public accommodations, while still segregating blacks.

The Manhattan Project: a. was kept a secret from the entire executive branch except President Roosevelt and Vice President Truman. b. enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter. c. was operated jointly by the United States and Great Britain. d. produced an atomic bomb that was successfully tested before FDR's death in 1945. e. B and D

b. enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter.

FDR's "Economic Bill of Rights": a. included some provisions for veteran support, but did not have the funding to become law. b. would have empowered the federal government to secure education, housing, medical care, and full employment for all Americans. c. was modified to appease conservatives and pushed through Congress by Harry Truman. d. A and C e. was a large part of FDR's 1944 presidential campaign.

b. would have empowered the federal government to secure education, housing, medical care, and full employment for all Americans.

How did the promise of freedom in the postwar years differ for black and white Americans? a. White Americans thought of freedom exclusively in terms of property rights; African-Americans thought of it exclusively in terms of civil rights. b. African-Americans wanted a return to the New Deal; white Americans wanted the unregulated free market. c. For white Americans, freedom was a position to be defended; for African-Americans, it was a goal to be achieved. d. African-Americans considered freedom the ability to travel overseas, while white Americans equaled freedom with home ownership. e. African-Americans wanted churches to rein in individual freedom, while white Americans embraced consumer individualism.

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

In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan: a. allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. b. allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. c. allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. d. allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. e. was voted down by Congress.

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

During World War II, African-Americans: a. experienced full equality before the law. b. witnessed the end of Jim Crow laws. c. witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement. d. received equal access to the GI Bill of Rights benefits. e. served in integrated units in the armed forces.

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

Black internationalism during World War II: a. supported colonial rule if it followed the principles of the New Deal. b. was a complete rejection of Marcus Garvey's political ideals. c. was rejected by W. E. B. Du Bois. d. connected the plight of black Americans to that of people of color worldwide. e. was a new movement with no historical antecedents.

d. connected the plight of black Americans to that of people of color worldwide.

Fascism: a. was a political movement similar to Nazism. b. became the political system in Spain by the late 1930s. c. attracted widespread popularity in Sweden and Switzerland as an alternative to Nazism. d. was initially embraced by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, who viewed it more favorably than capitalism. e. A and B

e. A and B

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Asian-American experience during WorldWar II? a. Chinese-Americans worked alongside whites in jobs on the home front. b. Complete prohibition of Chinese immigration to the United States ended. c. A view of the Chinese emerged as gallant fighters against the aggressive Japanese. d. Japanese-Americans were viewed with suspicion as potential spies. e. Executive Order 9066 fully integrated Asian-Americans into U.S. army units serving overseas.

e. Executive Order 9066 fully integrated Asian-Americans into U.S. army units serving overseas.

Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt announce his candidacy for a third term in 1940? a. He argued that the nation should not switch its executive leadership in the middle of war. b. He argued that the United States could only defeat the dictators of Italy, Germany, and Japan if they follow the leader with similar authority and power. c. He did so reluctantly after recognizing that his eight years of leadership had failed to produce a viable successor in the Democratic Party. d. He feared that the Republican incumbent Wendell Wilkie lacked the experience to govern the nation. e. He argued that the recovery was too fragile and the international situation too dangerous for him to leave his post.

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

Which of the following is NOT true of the Yalta conference in 1945? a. The Yalta agreement planted the seeds of conflict. b. Stalin agreed to allow free and unfettered elections in postwar Poland. c. Roosevelt and Churchill did not ultimately object to Soviet postwar control of the Baltics. d. Stalin refused to enter the war against Japan. e. Stalin agreed to leave southern and eastern Europe out of the Soviet sphere.

e. Stalin agreed to leave southern and eastern Europe out of the Soviet sphere.

During the war, Americans: a. still suffered from high unemployment. b. found fewer consumer goods available by 1944. c. were told that the end of war might bring a return of the Great Depression. d. experienced extreme deprivation. e. experienced the rationing of scarce consumer goods such as gasoline.

e. experienced the rationing of scarce consumer goods such as gasoline.