Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Josef Stalin

Accepted Answer

A) was an American admiral in the Pacific 
B) was secretary of war during the Second World War 
C) was Democratic presidential candidate in 1940 
D) ordered the use of atomic bombs against Japan 
E) directed the construction of atomic bombs
F)led the invasion of the Philippines during the Second World War
G)planned the invasion of Normandy
H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
I)was the senator who led the committee that coined the term "merchants of death"
J)became the leader of the Soviet Union following Vladimir Lenin's death 
A) was an American admiral in the Pacific 
B) was secretary of war during the Second World War 
C) was Democratic presidential candidate in 1940 
D) ordered the use of atomic bombs against Japan 
E) directed the construction of atomic bombs
F)led the invasion of the Philippines during the Second World War
G)planned the invasion of Normandy
H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
I)was the senator who led the committee that coined the term "merchants of death"
J)became the leader of the Soviet Union following Vladimir Lenin's death J

Question 2

Which agency was created to direct industrial conversion to war production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Commerce Department 
B)  Department of the Treasury 
C)  War Production Board 
D)  Office of Scientific Research and Development 
E)  Office of War Information 
A)  Commerce Department 
B)  Department of the Treasury 
C)  War Production Board 
D)  Office of Scientific Research and Development 
E)  Office of War Information C

Question 3

Germany's invasion of what country triggered the beginning of the Second World War in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Czechoslovakia 
B)  the Soviet Union 
C)  Britain 
D)  Poland 
E)  Austria 
A)  Czechoslovakia 
B)  the Soviet Union 
C)  Britain 
D)  Poland 
E)  Austria D

Question 4

During the presidential election of 1940, Franklin Roosevelt became the first president to win a third term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In late summer 1940, President Roosevelt agreed to send fifty "overaged" destroyers to Britain in return for

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican promises not to ask for a peacetime draft. 
B)  the ability to build U.S. naval and air bases on British islands in the Caribbean. 
C)  congressional approval of a draft registration act. 
D)  fifty "outdated" British aircraft carriers that U.S. factories could copy. 
E)  a renegotiated payment schedule of the Allies' war debt from the First World War. 
A)  Republican promises not to ask for a peacetime draft. 
B)  the ability to build U.S. naval and air bases on British islands in the Caribbean. 
C)  congressional approval of a draft registration act. 
D)  fifty "outdated" British aircraft carriers that U.S. factories could copy. 
E)  a renegotiated payment schedule of the Allies' war debt from the First World War.

Question 6

In 1935, Hitler, in flagrant violation of the Versailles Treaty, began rebuilding Germany's

Accepted Answer

A)  economy. 
B)  infrastructure. 
C)  spy service. 
D)  new opera halls. 
E)  armed forces. 
A)  economy. 
B)  infrastructure. 
C)  spy service. 
D)  new opera halls. 
E)  armed forces.

Question 7

Match each description with the item below.
-Henry L. Stimson

Accepted Answer

A) was an American admiral in the Pacific 
B) was secretary of war during the Second World War 
C) was Democratic presidential candidate in 1940 
D) ordered the use of atomic bombs against Japan 
E) directed the construction of atomic bombs
F)led the invasion of the Philippines during the Second World War
G)planned the invasion of Normandy
H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
I)was the senator who led the committee that coined the term "merchants of death"
J)became the leader of the Soviet Union following Vladimir Lenin's death 
A) was an American admiral in the Pacific 
B) was secretary of war during the Second World War 
C) was Democratic presidential candidate in 1940 
D) ordered the use of atomic bombs against Japan 
E) directed the construction of atomic bombs
F)led the invasion of the Philippines during the Second World War
G)planned the invasion of Normandy
H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
I)was the senator who led the committee that coined the term "merchants of death"
J)became the leader of the Soviet Union following Vladimir Lenin's death

Question 8

Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  It demonstrated the Japanese naval commander's belief that the only way Japan could defeat the United States was through a long war. 
B)  It showed that the United States was too quick to lift embargoes on Japan and other warring nations. 
C)  It was a surprise attack that immediately caused the United States to enter the war and brought the isolationist movement to an abrupt end. 
D)  It was a highly successful victory for the Japanese militarily due to its destruction of U.S. aircraft carriers. 
E)  It caused the war henceforth to become more localized in the Pacific and much less of a global conflict. 
A)  It demonstrated the Japanese naval commander's belief that the only way Japan could defeat the United States was through a long war. 
B)  It showed that the United States was too quick to lift embargoes on Japan and other warring nations. 
C)  It was a surprise attack that immediately caused the United States to enter the war and brought the isolationist movement to an abrupt end. 
D)  It was a highly successful victory for the Japanese militarily due to its destruction of U.S. aircraft carriers. 
E)  It caused the war henceforth to become more localized in the Pacific and much less of a global conflict.

Question 9

The Atlantic Charter stated definitively that the United States would remain neutral in Britain's war against Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was the Atlantic Charter?

Accepted Answer

A)  a joint British-American statement of anti-Axis war aims 
B)  an official proclamation of American neutrality in the wars in Europe and Asia 
C)  another name for the American declaration of war against Germany 
D)  the promise to fight communism by expanding the war in Europe 
E)  the rejection of the self-determination of all peoples 
A)  a joint British-American statement of anti-Axis war aims 
B)  an official proclamation of American neutrality in the wars in Europe and Asia 
C)  another name for the American declaration of war against Germany 
D)  the promise to fight communism by expanding the war in Europe 
E)  the rejection of the self-determination of all peoples

Question 11

How did President Roosevelt and the Allies work to shape the postwar world?

Accepted Answer

President Roosevelt and the Allies worke

Question 12

What consequences did the war have on the civil rights of Americans at home between 1941 and 1945?

Accepted Answer

The war had significant consequences on

Question 13

Which of the following statements accurately describes the decision-making process behind the use of atomic bombs against Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  American military planners reasoned that use of the bombs would prevent the Soviets from entering the war in Asia. 
B)  American military planners reasoned that use of the bombs would shock Germany into surrendering before facing the same fate. 
C)  American military planners believed that the use of the bombs would kill only the Japanese emperor and most of the government but keep all civilians safe. 
D)  American military planners reasoned that use of the bombs would prevent the necessity of a conventional invasion, which they believed would cost more than a million lives. 
E)  American military planners convinced a highly reluctant and unbending Truman to drop the bombs by appealing to Congress. 
A)  American military planners reasoned that use of the bombs would prevent the Soviets from entering the war in Asia. 
B)  American military planners reasoned that use of the bombs would shock Germany into surrendering before facing the same fate. 
C)  American military planners believed that the use of the bombs would kill only the Japanese emperor and most of the government but keep all civilians safe. 
D)  American military planners reasoned that use of the bombs would prevent the necessity of a conventional invasion, which they believed would cost more than a million lives. 
E)  American military planners convinced a highly reluctant and unbending Truman to drop the bombs by appealing to Congress.

Question 14

The Japanese use of the kamikaze began with the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An incident at the Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 triggered a full-scale war between Japan and French Indochina.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following was one of the ironies of the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  As Hitler promoted the spread of communism in Germany, so too did Roosevelt in the United States in an effort to earn support from other countries. 
B)  While Hitler allowed many African Americans and other minorities to fight for the Germans, Roosevelt outlawed African American military participation. 
C)  While allowing women to fight in the war as part of the armed forces, the United States still had not granted women the right to vote and choose their leaders. 
D)  While fighting racism celebrated by fascism abroad, the United States tolerated racism at home, continuing to racially segregate the military. 
E)  Despite Roosevelt's campaign promises that the United States would stay out of the war, the nation was one of the first to formally declare war. 
A)  As Hitler promoted the spread of communism in Germany, so too did Roosevelt in the United States in an effort to earn support from other countries. 
B)  While Hitler allowed many African Americans and other minorities to fight for the Germans, Roosevelt outlawed African American military participation. 
C)  While allowing women to fight in the war as part of the armed forces, the United States still had not granted women the right to vote and choose their leaders. 
D)  While fighting racism celebrated by fascism abroad, the United States tolerated racism at home, continuing to racially segregate the military. 
E)  Despite Roosevelt's campaign promises that the United States would stay out of the war, the nation was one of the first to formally declare war.

Question 17

What were the most significant factors in bringing about the Allied victory in the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

The most significant factors in bringing

Question 18

Discuss the details of the Yalta Conference and its importance to the postwar world.

Accepted Answer

The Yalta Conference was a meeting of th

Question 19

By November 1941, the United States insisted it would reopen trade with Japan only after that country

Accepted Answer

A)  gave up its recently acquired territory in New Zealand. 
B)  signed an agreement not to attack Russia. 
C)  withdrew completely from China. 
D)  paid Britain for the oil and other resources it had taken from its colonies. 
E)  joined the Allies in the Tripartite Pact. 
A)  gave up its recently acquired territory in New Zealand. 
B)  signed an agreement not to attack Russia. 
C)  withdrew completely from China. 
D)  paid Britain for the oil and other resources it had taken from its colonies. 
E)  joined the Allies in the Tripartite Pact.

Question 20

General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz developed the ________ strategy to defeat the Japanese in the Pacific war.

Accepted Answer

A)  anaconda 
B)  blitzkrieg 
C)  island-hopping 
D)  guerrilla 
E)  "shock and awe" 
A)  anaconda 
B)  blitzkrieg 
C)  island-hopping 
D)  guerrilla 
E)  "shock and awe"

Exam 26: The Second World War

Match each description with the item below. -Josef Stalin

Which agency was created to direct industrial conversion to war production?

Germany's invasion of what country triggered the beginning of the Second World War in Europe?

During the presidential election of 1940, Franklin Roosevelt became the first president to win a third term.

In late summer 1940, President Roosevelt agreed to send fifty "overaged" destroyers to Britain in return for

In 1935, Hitler, in flagrant violation of the Versailles Treaty, began rebuilding Germany's

Match each description with the item below. -Henry L. Stimson

Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor significant?

The Atlantic Charter stated definitively that the United States would remain neutral in Britain's war against Germany.

What was the Atlantic Charter?

How did President Roosevelt and the Allies work to shape the postwar world?

What consequences did the war have on the civil rights of Americans at home between 1941 and 1945?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the decision-making process behind the use of atomic bombs against Japan?

The Japanese use of the kamikaze began with the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.

An incident at the Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 triggered a full-scale war between Japan and French Indochina.

Which of the following was one of the ironies of the Second World War?

What were the most significant factors in bringing about the Allied victory in the Second World War?

Discuss the details of the Yalta Conference and its importance to the postwar world.

By November 1941, the United States insisted it would reopen trade with Japan only after that country

General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz developed the ________ strategy to defeat the Japanese in the Pacific war.

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