WW2 prac quiz

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

Which of the following best explains how actions such as those described in the excerpt affected wartime mobilization? A Many women experienced new economic and social opportunities. B The economic crisis deepened as a result of military spending. C Immigration declined because of improving unemployment rates. D The public widely rejected the internment of Japanese Americans.

A Many women experienced new economic and social opportunities.

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 contributed most to the trend in African American migration from the South between 1940 and 1949 ? A The availability of industrial employment during the Second World War B The passage of laws in the North and the West against racial segregation C The economic dislocation of farmers caused by the Great Depression D The internment of people thought to be national security threats

A The availability of industrial employment during the Second World War

The image was most likely intended to promote A popular support for federal civil rights legislation to end discrimination B the belief that women should have rights equal to those of men C the movement of women into jobs traditionally held by men D access to union membership for all workers regardless of race or gender

C the movement of women into jobs traditionally held by men

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 messages did the United States government most likely intend to impart in the Second World War poster pictured above? A Promotion of union membership for workers in war industries B Encouragement of greater acceptance of African American workers in wartime industrial jobs C Celebration of the United States policy of racial integration in the armed forces D Response to criticism that corporate profiteering undermined United States war efforts E Counterpoint to the Rosie the Riveter image by showing that men, as well as women, worked in war industries

B Encouragement of greater acceptance of African American workers in wartime industrial jobs

Production activities like those depicted in the image most directly contributed to A calls to limit arms and naval destroyers for the major world powers B critical wartime provisioning for the Allies that led to victory C efforts to rebuild Western Europe's postwar economy D concerns about the political influence of the military-industrial complex

B critical wartime provisioning for the Allies that led to victory

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 best explains a result of the developments described in the excerpt? A African Americans entered the military because they could not find employment owing to the Great Depression. B Many African American men preferred to remain as sharecroppers rather than enlist in the military. C New employment opportunities opened up for African Americans in industrial and defense industries. D The United States government allowed African American enlistment only after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

C New employment opportunities opened up for African Americans in industrial and defense industries.

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.

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

One major effect of the Second World War was increased opportunities for women in A combat command B higher education C industrial employment D domestic work E political office

C industrial employment

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

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.

Which of the following was most responsible for the change shown between 1938 and 1942 on the chart above? A The illness and death of unemployed workers B A redefinition of unemployment by the United States Census Bureau C Legislation of the second New Deal D Industrial mobilization related to the Second World War E A global economic boom following the Great Depression

D Industrial mobilization related to the Second World War

The image most directly reflects which of the following developments during the early 1940s? A The wartime repression of civil liberties B The emergence of the United States as a world power C The limited access to consumer goods during wartime D The wartime mobilization of United States society

D The wartime mobilization of United States society

Which of the following best describes the experience of Americans of Japanese descent during the Second World War? A They were forced to take loyalty oaths along with Americans of Italian and German descent. B They were expelled from Hawaii and California. C The Supreme Court intervened to protect them from wartime hysteria. D They were forced from their homes and businesses on the West Coast into detention camps. E The Department of the Army repatriated them forcibly to Japan.

D They were forced from their homes and businesses on the West Coast into detention camps.

The system of labor that is the focus of the excerpt would eventually change most dramatically as a result of the A success of the woman suffrage movement B rapid increase in immigration from southern and eastern Europe C growing access to automobiles and public transportation D demands of industrial production during the Second World War

D demands of industrial production during the Second World War