Question 1

What was the result of the Battle of Britain in 1940?

Accepted Answer

A)  Winston Churchill's approval ratings as prime minister plummeted as Great Britain grew convinced that it would lose the war. 
B)  The British gave up control of a number of their ports to the Germans, as the Germans had launched a primarily naval attack. 
C)  The British managed to avoid major civilian casualties and experienced little damage to their major cities, thereby boosting the morale of the Allied forces. 
D)  Although German air strikes killed many British civilians, the Royal Air Force used new radar technology to win the battle and postpone German invasion plans. 
E)  Thanks to the launching of their Luftwaffe air force, the German military won its first victory during the war after a series of major losses. 
A)  Winston Churchill's approval ratings as prime minister plummeted as Great Britain grew convinced that it would lose the war. 
B)  The British gave up control of a number of their ports to the Germans, as the Germans had launched a primarily naval attack. 
C)  The British managed to avoid major civilian casualties and experienced little damage to their major cities, thereby boosting the morale of the Allied forces. 
D)  Although German air strikes killed many British civilians, the Royal Air Force used new radar technology to win the battle and postpone German invasion plans. 
E)  Thanks to the launching of their Luftwaffe air force, the German military won its first victory during the war after a series of major losses.

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Native American experience in the armed forces during the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American servicemen fought in segregated units with African Americans. 
B)  Native American servicemen were integrated into regular units. 
C)  Native Americans were ineligible for service in the armed forces. 
D)  Native Americans refused to serve in the armed forces. 
E)  Native Americans served but were exempt from fighting on the front lines. 
A)  Native American servicemen fought in segregated units with African Americans. 
B)  Native American servicemen were integrated into regular units. 
C)  Native Americans were ineligible for service in the armed forces. 
D)  Native Americans refused to serve in the armed forces. 
E)  Native Americans served but were exempt from fighting on the front lines.

Question 3

France rapidly fell to the Nazis, shocking the world and causing complacency toward the Nazis in the United States to turn to fear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In early 1942, the biggest challenge the United States faced in the Atlantic was

Accepted Answer

A)  German-American disloyalty. 
B)  German aircraft carrier attacks. 
C)  German blitzkrieg. 
D)  German espionage. 
E)  German submarine warfare. 
A)  German-American disloyalty. 
B)  German aircraft carrier attacks. 
C)  German blitzkrieg. 
D)  German espionage. 
E)  German submarine warfare.

Question 5

During the summer of 1941, the United States attempted to restrain Japanese expansion by

Accepted Answer

A)  restricting oil exports to Japan and freezing Japanese assets in the United States. 
B)  ordering the strategic bombing of Japanese military sites. 
C)  sending many troops to China and stationing a large naval force in the South Pacific. 
D)  establishing a protectorate over China and positioning many American leaders there. 
E)  declaring a naval blockade of Japan and building airfields in Indochina. 
A)  restricting oil exports to Japan and freezing Japanese assets in the United States. 
B)  ordering the strategic bombing of Japanese military sites. 
C)  sending many troops to China and stationing a large naval force in the South Pacific. 
D)  establishing a protectorate over China and positioning many American leaders there. 
E)  declaring a naval blockade of Japan and building airfields in Indochina.

Question 6

During the Second World War, presidential authority expanded at the expense of state and local authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the significance of America's "good neighbor" policy as the Second World War grew more imminent?

Accepted Answer

A)  The policy promoted free trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico and deepened Americans' commitment to interfering in world affairs. 
B)  The policy promised aggressive military actions against any "bad neighbors" in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. 
C)  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and most Americans continued to support the policy's sentiment of noninterventionism. 
D)  Most Americans rejected the policy due to the escalating foreign crises, signaling the immediate onset of a new period in American history. 
E)  The policy had been implemented as part of the Great War and represented how most Americans supported the deep involvement of banks and businesses. 
A)  The policy promoted free trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico and deepened Americans' commitment to interfering in world affairs. 
B)  The policy promised aggressive military actions against any "bad neighbors" in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. 
C)  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and most Americans continued to support the policy's sentiment of noninterventionism. 
D)  Most Americans rejected the policy due to the escalating foreign crises, signaling the immediate onset of a new period in American history. 
E)  The policy had been implemented as part of the Great War and represented how most Americans supported the deep involvement of banks and businesses.

Question 8

The cash-and-carry provision of the Neutrality Act of 1937 permitted belligerent nations to purchase American goods, including arms and munitions, as long as they were transported on the belligerent nation's own ships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following contributed to Hitler's rise to power?

Accepted Answer

A)  his positioning himself as a leader who worked hard behind doors for the benefit of the people, rarely appearing before public gatherings 
B)  his building trust with the German people by his openness with them and refusal to engage in any sort of censorship 
C)  his diplomatic efforts and adherence to the Versailles Treaty, which helped transform Germany into the strongest industrial power at the time 
D)  his use of showmanship and organization of a police state employing tyranny, terrorism, and propaganda to impose absolute control 
E)  his embrace of communism as the heart of the Nazi ideology and his strong alliances with other world leaders since after the First World War 
A)  his positioning himself as a leader who worked hard behind doors for the benefit of the people, rarely appearing before public gatherings 
B)  his building trust with the German people by his openness with them and refusal to engage in any sort of censorship 
C)  his diplomatic efforts and adherence to the Versailles Treaty, which helped transform Germany into the strongest industrial power at the time 
D)  his use of showmanship and organization of a police state employing tyranny, terrorism, and propaganda to impose absolute control 
E)  his embrace of communism as the heart of the Nazi ideology and his strong alliances with other world leaders since after the First World War

Question 10

What justifications were given for America's use of the atomic bomb on Japan?

Accepted Answer

There were several justifications given

Question 11

Match each description with the item below.
-Harry S. Truman

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 12

Which of the following statements accurately describes the German blitzkrieg?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was another name for the months-long stalemate at the beginning of the war as Hitler's generals waited out the winter. 
B)  It was a relatively ineffective and slow war tactic, which led to the extended length of the Second World War. 
C)  It began during the invasion of the Sudetenland, which triggered French and British declarations of war. 
D)  It was based on espionage, with spies and agents undermining enemy governments ahead of an invasion. 
E)  It was centered on speed and stunned defenders who faced coordinated air and land forces in western Europe. 
A)  It was another name for the months-long stalemate at the beginning of the war as Hitler's generals waited out the winter. 
B)  It was a relatively ineffective and slow war tactic, which led to the extended length of the Second World War. 
C)  It began during the invasion of the Sudetenland, which triggered French and British declarations of war. 
D)  It was based on espionage, with spies and agents undermining enemy governments ahead of an invasion. 
E)  It was centered on speed and stunned defenders who faced coordinated air and land forces in western Europe.

Question 13

How did developments in Germany and Japan compare leading up to the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whereas Japanese leaders came to experience the rapid rise of violent ultranationalist patriotism, Adolf Hitler remained quiet about his nationalist intentions for Germany due to the drastically increasing number of democratic nations and the pressure they exerted. 
B)  Whereas Adolf Hitler remained incredibly unpopular among the masses in Germany and only rose to power through sheer force, Japanese leaders were idolized by the masses and easily brought them to their side when, all the while, they were creating a totalitarian regime. 
C)  At the same time as Adolf Hitler professed his intention to use Germany's supposed racial supremacy to dominate Europe, Japanese leaders purported their intention for their "master race" to direct a resurgent Asia. 
D)  Whereas Adolf Hitler tried to keep a low profile by refusing to use any sort of violence or force against his opponents until the war had officially begun, Japanese leaders created a secret police force to do their bidding and often had their opponents jailed or killed. 
E)  At the same time as Adolf Hitler saw the rise of civil war in Germany and capitalized on the fragmentation of various aspects of society, Japanese leaders faced their own civil war and took advantage of the divisions between Communists and nationalists. 
A)  Whereas Japanese leaders came to experience the rapid rise of violent ultranationalist patriotism, Adolf Hitler remained quiet about his nationalist intentions for Germany due to the drastically increasing number of democratic nations and the pressure they exerted. 
B)  Whereas Adolf Hitler remained incredibly unpopular among the masses in Germany and only rose to power through sheer force, Japanese leaders were idolized by the masses and easily brought them to their side when, all the while, they were creating a totalitarian regime. 
C)  At the same time as Adolf Hitler professed his intention to use Germany's supposed racial supremacy to dominate Europe, Japanese leaders purported their intention for their "master race" to direct a resurgent Asia. 
D)  Whereas Adolf Hitler tried to keep a low profile by refusing to use any sort of violence or force against his opponents until the war had officially begun, Japanese leaders created a secret police force to do their bidding and often had their opponents jailed or killed. 
E)  At the same time as Adolf Hitler saw the rise of civil war in Germany and capitalized on the fragmentation of various aspects of society, Japanese leaders faced their own civil war and took advantage of the divisions between Communists and nationalists.

Question 14

What were "war relocation camps"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were bases that housed American servicemen before they were sent to the front lines and joined European troops. 
B)  They were prisoner of war camps for captured Germans in Europe that used brutal tactics and had terrible conditions. 
C)  They were the German euphemism for Nazi concentration camps, as no American officials were aware they existed. 
D)  They helped the families of American servicemen cope with the absence of husbands and fathers and provided a sense of community. 
E)  They were essentially internment camps for over 100,000 Japanese Americans during the war due to racial and fear-based prejudice. 
A)  They were bases that housed American servicemen before they were sent to the front lines and joined European troops. 
B)  They were prisoner of war camps for captured Germans in Europe that used brutal tactics and had terrible conditions. 
C)  They were the German euphemism for Nazi concentration camps, as no American officials were aware they existed. 
D)  They helped the families of American servicemen cope with the absence of husbands and fathers and provided a sense of community. 
E)  They were essentially internment camps for over 100,000 Japanese Americans during the war due to racial and fear-based prejudice.

Question 15

Describe the major steps in America's move away from neutrality between 1935 and 1941.

Accepted Answer

The major steps in America's move away f

Question 16

How did German and Japanese actions lead to the outbreak of war in Europe and Asia?

Accepted Answer

The actions of Germany and Japan played

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-Gerald Nye

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 18

What combination of factors turned the tide and led to the Allied victory?

Accepted Answer

A)  American industrial productivity and the Soviet Union's ability to absorb and ultimately repel the German invasion 
B)  frequent use of superior American tanks and British planes that outmatched their German equivalents 
C)  Japan's defection to the Allies after the dropping of the atomic bombs and Germany's invasion of Britain 
D)  the decrease in size and power of the federal government and the expansion of federal and state power 
E)  President Roosevelt's loss of the 1944 Democratic nomination to Harry Truman and Hitler's failing health 
A)  American industrial productivity and the Soviet Union's ability to absorb and ultimately repel the German invasion 
B)  frequent use of superior American tanks and British planes that outmatched their German equivalents 
C)  Japan's defection to the Allies after the dropping of the atomic bombs and Germany's invasion of Britain 
D)  the decrease in size and power of the federal government and the expansion of federal and state power 
E)  President Roosevelt's loss of the 1944 Democratic nomination to Harry Truman and Hitler's failing health

Question 19

The global scope and scale of the Second World War ended America's ________ during the previous two decades.

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of involvement in global trade 
B)  isolationism in terms of global conflicts 
C)  determination to be part of international disputes 
D)  overwhelming preference for interventionism 
E)  efforts at industrialization and urbanization 
A)  lack of involvement in global trade 
B)  isolationism in terms of global conflicts 
C)  determination to be part of international disputes 
D)  overwhelming preference for interventionism 
E)  efforts at industrialization and urbanization

Question 20

Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 without plans for holding trials and despite the fact that not a single incident of espionage involving Japanese Americans was found.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 26: The Second World War

What was the result of the Battle of Britain in 1940?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Native American experience in the armed forces during the Second World War?

France rapidly fell to the Nazis, shocking the world and causing complacency toward the Nazis in the United States to turn to fear.

In early 1942, the biggest challenge the United States faced in the Atlantic was

During the summer of 1941, the United States attempted to restrain Japanese expansion by

During the Second World War, presidential authority expanded at the expense of state and local authority.

What was the significance of America's "good neighbor" policy as the Second World War grew more imminent?

The cash-and-carry provision of the Neutrality Act of 1937 permitted belligerent nations to purchase American goods, including arms and munitions, as long as they were transported on the belligerent nation's own ships.

Which of the following contributed to Hitler's rise to power?

What justifications were given for America's use of the atomic bomb on Japan?

Match each description with the item below. -Harry S. Truman

Which of the following statements accurately describes the German blitzkrieg?

How did developments in Germany and Japan compare leading up to the Second World War?

What were "war relocation camps"?

Describe the major steps in America's move away from neutrality between 1935 and 1941.

How did German and Japanese actions lead to the outbreak of war in Europe and Asia?

Match each description with the item below. -Gerald Nye

What combination of factors turned the tide and led to the Allied victory?

The global scope and scale of the Second World War ended America's ________ during the previous two decades.

Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 without plans for holding trials and despite the fact that not a single incident of espionage involving Japanese Americans was found.

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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