Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Dwight
D. Eisenhower

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 2

How were the Japanese defeated in the war in the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

The defeat of the Japanese in the Pacifi

Question 3

What was the role of the Office of Price Administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  to combat the serious wartime deflation due to high unemployment rates 
B)  to raise consumer prices so that allies would pay more for goods than everyday Americans 
C)  to ration and set price ceilings on high-demand items such as tires, sugar, and gasoline 
D)  to lower or remove taxes using the authority of the Revenue Act of 1942 
E)  to promote massive increases in American consumerism to help finance the war effort 
A)  to combat the serious wartime deflation due to high unemployment rates 
B)  to raise consumer prices so that allies would pay more for goods than everyday Americans 
C)  to ration and set price ceilings on high-demand items such as tires, sugar, and gasoline 
D)  to lower or remove taxes using the authority of the Revenue Act of 1942 
E)  to promote massive increases in American consumerism to help finance the war effort

Question 4

What were the effects of the Second World War on American society?

Accepted Answer

The Second World War had a profound impa

Question 5

What was the result of the invasion of Manchuria, China, by Japanese troops in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sought to seize control of the railroad in Manchuria into Russia but were immediately thwarted by Russian forces. 
B)  They took advantage of China's weakness during a civil war by proclaiming Manchuria's independence. 
C)  They used Manchuria as a staging ground to invade Russia, thereby marking the beginning of the Second World War. 
D)  They easily took control of this unclaimed land because it had such little value economically but transformed it into an area that was strategic militarily. 
E)  They intended to prevent the Chinese from using the port there as a launch point to invade Japan but were thwarted by Chinese forces. 
A)  They sought to seize control of the railroad in Manchuria into Russia but were immediately thwarted by Russian forces. 
B)  They took advantage of China's weakness during a civil war by proclaiming Manchuria's independence. 
C)  They used Manchuria as a staging ground to invade Russia, thereby marking the beginning of the Second World War. 
D)  They easily took control of this unclaimed land because it had such little value economically but transformed it into an area that was strategic militarily. 
E)  They intended to prevent the Chinese from using the port there as a launch point to invade Japan but were thwarted by Chinese forces.

Question 6

Hitler portrayed himself as Germany's savior from the humiliation of having lost the Great War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the role of the Potsdam Declaration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It accepted the Japanese surrender and allowed the emperor to remain on the throne. 
B)  It is the formal name for the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. 
C)  It threatened the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
D)  It demanded that Japan surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction." 
E)  It presented Japan's terms for surrendering to the Allied powers. 
A)  It accepted the Japanese surrender and allowed the emperor to remain on the throne. 
B)  It is the formal name for the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. 
C)  It threatened the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
D)  It demanded that Japan surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction." 
E)  It presented Japan's terms for surrendering to the Allied powers.

Question 8

American isolationism declined in the turmoil of the Great Depression of the early 1930s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen during the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  American women pilots who attended flight school in Tuskegee, Alabama, and joined a reserve faction of the air force but were prevented from entering real combat 
B)  the largest division of the Royal Air Force that ensured the defeat of the Nazis during the Battle of Britain and later on in France 
C)  a group of American pilots who volunteered for the Royal Air Force and suffered terrible defeat, convincing Roosevelt that the United States was unprepared to enter the war 
D)  African American pilots trained in Tuskegee, Alabama, whose performance in the war helped inspire the eventual desegregation of the armed forces after the war 
E)  a group of American military men who organized in Tuskegee, Alabama, to protest the war, questioning Roosevelt's motives for entering it 
A)  American women pilots who attended flight school in Tuskegee, Alabama, and joined a reserve faction of the air force but were prevented from entering real combat 
B)  the largest division of the Royal Air Force that ensured the defeat of the Nazis during the Battle of Britain and later on in France 
C)  a group of American pilots who volunteered for the Royal Air Force and suffered terrible defeat, convincing Roosevelt that the United States was unprepared to enter the war 
D)  African American pilots trained in Tuskegee, Alabama, whose performance in the war helped inspire the eventual desegregation of the armed forces after the war 
E)  a group of American military men who organized in Tuskegee, Alabama, to protest the war, questioning Roosevelt's motives for entering it

Question 10

Following the conclusion of the Second World War, the two most powerful nations in the world were

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States and Britain. 
B)  Japan and Germany. 
C)  the United States and the Soviet Union. 
D)  Germany and Britain. 
E)  the United States and Japan. 
A)  the United States and Britain. 
B)  Japan and Germany. 
C)  the United States and the Soviet Union. 
D)  Germany and Britain. 
E)  the United States and Japan.

Question 11

How did President Roosevelt and Congress respond to the outbreak of wars in Europe and Asia between 1933 and 1941?

Accepted Answer

President Roosevelt and Congress respond

Question 12

Which of the following occurred by the autumn of 1941 after the signing of the Atlantic Charter?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. Congress declared war on Germany. 
B)  The U.S. Navy was engaging the German Navy in the Atlantic. 
C)  Roosevelt ordered ships to avoid combat zones. 
D)  Roosevelt broke diplomatic relations with Germany. 
E)  Congress passed legislation outlawing naval convoys. 
A)  The U.S. Congress declared war on Germany. 
B)  The U.S. Navy was engaging the German Navy in the Atlantic. 
C)  Roosevelt ordered ships to avoid combat zones. 
D)  Roosevelt broke diplomatic relations with Germany. 
E)  Congress passed legislation outlawing naval convoys.

Question 13

Discuss the negotiations between the United States and Japan in 1940 and 1941. How did the actions of each contribute to war?

Accepted Answer

The negotiations between the United Stat

Question 14

What was Hitler's "Final Solution"?

Accepted Answer

A)  another name for the blitzkrieg, a military strategy Hitler primarily employed at the end of the war 
B)  a last-minute alliance between the Nazis and the Japanese to maintain control of the Pacific 
C)  the military tactic of liberating the most important islands in the Pacific and bypassing others 
D)  the wholesale extermination of the Jews, who Hitler blamed for most of Germany's problems 
E)  his decision to force all Jews to join the German military because so few Nazi soldiers were left 
A)  another name for the blitzkrieg, a military strategy Hitler primarily employed at the end of the war 
B)  a last-minute alliance between the Nazis and the Japanese to maintain control of the Pacific 
C)  the military tactic of liberating the most important islands in the Pacific and bypassing others 
D)  the wholesale extermination of the Jews, who Hitler blamed for most of Germany's problems 
E)  his decision to force all Jews to join the German military because so few Nazi soldiers were left

Question 15

Match each description with the item below.
-Chester Nimitz

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 16

British and American differences over where to attack Germany first were resolved with the decision to launch an offensive

Accepted Answer

A)  across the English Channel. 
B)  against Japan. 
C)  in North Africa. 
D)  in the Middle East. 
E)  on the eastern front. 
A)  across the English Channel. 
B)  against Japan. 
C)  in North Africa. 
D)  in the Middle East. 
E)  on the eastern front.

Question 17

The agreements at the Yalta Conference included Stalin's pledge to enter the war against Japan, but he demanded territories from Japan and China in exchange.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1940 presidential election, Roosevelt promoted ________, whereas his opponent favored ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  isolationism; intervention 
B)  intervention; isolationism 
C)  preparedness; isolationism 
D)  isolationism; preparedness 
E)  warmongering; preparedness 
A)  isolationism; intervention 
B)  intervention; isolationism 
C)  preparedness; isolationism 
D)  isolationism; preparedness 
E)  warmongering; preparedness

Question 19

The Spanish Civil War began when

Accepted Answer

A)  the Roman Catholic Church condemned the Nationalist movement. 
B)  Hitler attacked Spain to show he was more powerful than Mussolini. 
C)  Spanish Nationalists revolted against a fragile new democratic government. 
D)  Italy attacked Spain as a rebuke against Hitler. 
E)  Francisco Franco defected to the United States. 
A)  the Roman Catholic Church condemned the Nationalist movement. 
B)  Hitler attacked Spain to show he was more powerful than Mussolini. 
C)  Spanish Nationalists revolted against a fragile new democratic government. 
D)  Italy attacked Spain as a rebuke against Hitler. 
E)  Francisco Franco defected to the United States.

Question 20

What did American soldiers discover upon reaching the interior of Germany in 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviet decision at the end of the war to switch sides and support the Axis Powers 
B)  concentration camps where the Nazis systematically murdered millions of Jews 
C)  trials during which Hitler was tried for war crimes and sentenced to death 
D)  the Nazi victory over the Soviet troops that had infiltrated and attacked Berlin 
E)  the continuation of the Nazi Reich following Hitler's suicide 
A)  the Soviet decision at the end of the war to switch sides and support the Axis Powers 
B)  concentration camps where the Nazis systematically murdered millions of Jews 
C)  trials during which Hitler was tried for war crimes and sentenced to death 
D)  the Nazi victory over the Soviet troops that had infiltrated and attacked Berlin 
E)  the continuation of the Nazi Reich following Hitler's suicide

Exam 26: The Second World War

Match each description with the item below. -Dwight D. Eisenhower

How were the Japanese defeated in the war in the Pacific?

What was the role of the Office of Price Administration?

What were the effects of the Second World War on American society?

What was the result of the invasion of Manchuria, China, by Japanese troops in the 1930s?

Hitler portrayed himself as Germany's savior from the humiliation of having lost the Great War.

What was the role of the Potsdam Declaration?

American isolationism declined in the turmoil of the Great Depression of the early 1930s.

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen during the Second World War?

Following the conclusion of the Second World War, the two most powerful nations in the world were

How did President Roosevelt and Congress respond to the outbreak of wars in Europe and Asia between 1933 and 1941?

Which of the following occurred by the autumn of 1941 after the signing of the Atlantic Charter?

Discuss the negotiations between the United States and Japan in 1940 and 1941. How did the actions of each contribute to war?

What was Hitler's "Final Solution"?

Match each description with the item below. -Chester Nimitz

British and American differences over where to attack Germany first were resolved with the decision to launch an offensive

The agreements at the Yalta Conference included Stalin's pledge to enter the war against Japan, but he demanded territories from Japan and China in exchange.

In the 1940 presidential election, Roosevelt promoted ________, whereas his opponent favored ________.

The Spanish Civil War began when

What did American soldiers discover upon reaching the interior of Germany in 1945?

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

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The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First-Century America

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