Question 1

What was the significance of the 1945 Yalta Conference?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt's unwillingness to compromise led to the end of Allies' cooperation in the final months of the war. 
B)  Roosevelt yielded to some of Stalin's territorial desires in order to secure Soviet help to defeat Japan and Soviet participation in the United Nations. 
C)  It is a symbol of the genuine trust and confidence that Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin had in one another despite their ideological differences. 
D)  Roosevelt acknowledged that the United States had developed an atomic bomb in order to maintain the confidence of the British and Soviets. 
E)  Harry Truman met with Churchill and Stalin for the first time following Roosevelt's death and proved to them his commitment to ending the war. 
A)  Roosevelt's unwillingness to compromise led to the end of Allies' cooperation in the final months of the war. 
B)  Roosevelt yielded to some of Stalin's territorial desires in order to secure Soviet help to defeat Japan and Soviet participation in the United Nations. 
C)  It is a symbol of the genuine trust and confidence that Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin had in one another despite their ideological differences. 
D)  Roosevelt acknowledged that the United States had developed an atomic bomb in order to maintain the confidence of the British and Soviets. 
E)  Harry Truman met with Churchill and Stalin for the first time following Roosevelt's death and proved to them his commitment to ending the war.

Question 2

Who was Franklin Roosevelt's opponent in the 1940 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Dewey 
B)  Wendell Willkie 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt 
D)  Herbert Hoover 
E)  Robert Taft 
A)  Thomas Dewey 
B)  Wendell Willkie 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt 
D)  Herbert Hoover 
E)  Robert Taft

Question 3

How significant a role did the demand for strategic and military resources like oil play in the origins of the Second World War? How did decisions about strategic and military resources influence the road to war?

Accepted Answer

The demand for strategic and military re

Question 4

What major factors enabled the United States and its allies to win the war in Europe?

Accepted Answer

There were several major factors that en

Question 5

At what point did Congress revise the 1935 Neutrality Act to do more to stop "aggressor" nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  after the annexation of Czechoslovakia 
B)  after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War 
C)  after the invasion of Poland 
D)  after the attack on Pearl Harbor 
E)  after the Anschluss 
A)  after the annexation of Czechoslovakia 
B)  after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War 
C)  after the invasion of Poland 
D)  after the attack on Pearl Harbor 
E)  after the Anschluss

Question 6

What significant objective motivated Japanese expansion into Southeast Asia and the Pacific during 1940-1941?

Accepted Answer

A)  the intention of provoking the United States to attack Japan first at all costs 
B)  the priority of defeating Chinese guerrilla fighters operating in Indochina 
C)  a desire to reacquire the Philippines from the Americans who had seized the islands from Japan 
D)  the hope of the Japanese army to stage an invasion of Australia 
E)  the expansion's provision of access to vitally needed raw materials 
A)  the intention of provoking the United States to attack Japan first at all costs 
B)  the priority of defeating Chinese guerrilla fighters operating in Indochina 
C)  a desire to reacquire the Philippines from the Americans who had seized the islands from Japan 
D)  the hope of the Japanese army to stage an invasion of Australia 
E)  the expansion's provision of access to vitally needed raw materials

Question 7

What factors influenced the Allied victory in the Pacific? Which factor do you think was the most significant? Explain your position.

Accepted Answer

Several factors influenced the Allied vi

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the Battle of Okinawa is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It took place early in the war and involved the capture of American civilians, turning the United States against Japan. 
B)  It preceded the attack on Pearl Harbor, but Roosevelt did not learn of the fighting until later. 
C)  It was the first American victory of the war in the Pacific and resulted in such few casualties that Truman felt the end of the war was imminent. 
D)  It was the largest amphibious operation of the war in the Pacific and the staging area for a planned invasion of Japan. 
E)  It was a quick and decisive Japanese victory that convinced the United States to withdraw all American troops from the Pacific. 
A)  It took place early in the war and involved the capture of American civilians, turning the United States against Japan. 
B)  It preceded the attack on Pearl Harbor, but Roosevelt did not learn of the fighting until later. 
C)  It was the first American victory of the war in the Pacific and resulted in such few casualties that Truman felt the end of the war was imminent. 
D)  It was the largest amphibious operation of the war in the Pacific and the staging area for a planned invasion of Japan. 
E)  It was a quick and decisive Japanese victory that convinced the United States to withdraw all American troops from the Pacific.

Question 9

Match each description with the item below.
-Douglas MacArthur

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 10

What role did the issue of war debt and reparations play in the heightening American isolation and anti-American feeling after the Great War?

Accepted Answer

The issue of war debt and reparations pl

Question 11

What effect did the German occupation of Czechoslovakia have on Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

A)  It intensified his isolationist sentiments and desire to stay out of Europe's problems. 
B)  It caused him to no longer profess impartiality in the impending European struggle. 
C)  It led him to work to appease Hitler to avoid further conquests. 
D)  It propelled him to publicly blame Czechoslovakia for provoking the attack. 
E)  It resulted in his immediately requiring that Congress rescind the Neutrality Acts. 
A)  It intensified his isolationist sentiments and desire to stay out of Europe's problems. 
B)  It caused him to no longer profess impartiality in the impending European struggle. 
C)  It led him to work to appease Hitler to avoid further conquests. 
D)  It propelled him to publicly blame Czechoslovakia for provoking the attack. 
E)  It resulted in his immediately requiring that Congress rescind the Neutrality Acts.

Question 12

Compare the rise of Hitler and Mussolini. How did these figures come to power, and why did they enjoy support among the people of their countries?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the rise of Hitler and Mussolini....

Question 13

Match each description with the item below.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer

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 14

Describe the Atlantic Charter and explain its significance.

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal agree

Question 15

From late 1941 into early 1942, the Second World War in the Pacific included

Accepted Answer

A)  a succession of Japanese victories that saw numerous Allied outposts fall. 
B)  a string of American victories that put Japan on the defensive. 
C)  the Japanese in the Philippines surrendering to General Douglas MacArthur. 
D)  the successful Japanese invasion of Australia and installation of a Japanese government. 
E)  the final surrender of China to Japan and the installation of a Japanese government. 
A)  a succession of Japanese victories that saw numerous Allied outposts fall. 
B)  a string of American victories that put Japan on the defensive. 
C)  the Japanese in the Philippines surrendering to General Douglas MacArthur. 
D)  the successful Japanese invasion of Australia and installation of a Japanese government. 
E)  the final surrender of China to Japan and the installation of a Japanese government.

Question 16

In June 1941, Germany widened the war by ________ as part of Operation Barbarossa.

Accepted Answer

A)  declaring war on the United States 
B)  invading the Soviet Union 
C)  attacking Spain 
D)  invading Britain 
E)  declaring war on Poland 
A)  declaring war on the United States 
B)  invading the Soviet Union 
C)  attacking Spain 
D)  invading Britain 
E)  declaring war on Poland

Question 17

What was the Good Neighbor policy? How did it reflect the general foreign policy mood of the nation?

Accepted Answer

The Good Neighbor policy was a foreign p

Question 18

The Nye Committee concluded that the United States should only enter the Second World War if it was directly attacked first.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following were members of the America First Committee likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  advocates for the United States to demand a steep price from allies for war materials and military assistance 
B)  liberals who urged "military preparedness" as an alternative to the United States going to war outright 
C)  supporters of isolationist policies who often included midwestern and western Republicans 
D)  interventionists who supported Roosevelt and helped ensure that his presidency was free of heated political debate 
E)  imperialists who wanted the United States to acquire further territories in the Pacific by first establishing military bases 
A)  advocates for the United States to demand a steep price from allies for war materials and military assistance 
B)  liberals who urged "military preparedness" as an alternative to the United States going to war outright 
C)  supporters of isolationist policies who often included midwestern and western Republicans 
D)  interventionists who supported Roosevelt and helped ensure that his presidency was free of heated political debate 
E)  imperialists who wanted the United States to acquire further territories in the Pacific by first establishing military bases

Question 20

The Manhattan Project was a secret U.S. government project to develop the atomic bomb before the Germans did.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 26: The Second World War

What was the significance of the 1945 Yalta Conference?

Who was Franklin Roosevelt's opponent in the 1940 presidential election?

How significant a role did the demand for strategic and military resources like oil play in the origins of the Second World War? How did decisions about strategic and military resources influence the road to war?

What major factors enabled the United States and its allies to win the war in Europe?

At what point did Congress revise the 1935 Neutrality Act to do more to stop "aggressor" nations?

What significant objective motivated Japanese expansion into Southeast Asia and the Pacific during 1940-1941?

What factors influenced the Allied victory in the Pacific? Which factor do you think was the most significant? Explain your position.

Which of the following statements about the Battle of Okinawa is true?

Match each description with the item below. -Douglas MacArthur

What role did the issue of war debt and reparations play in the heightening American isolation and anti-American feeling after the Great War?

What effect did the German occupation of Czechoslovakia have on Roosevelt?

Compare the rise of Hitler and Mussolini. How did these figures come to power, and why did they enjoy support among the people of their countries?

Match each description with the item below. -J. Robert Oppenheimer

Describe the Atlantic Charter and explain its significance.

From late 1941 into early 1942, the Second World War in the Pacific included

In June 1941, Germany widened the war by ________ as part of Operation Barbarossa.

What was the Good Neighbor policy? How did it reflect the general foreign policy mood of the nation?

The Nye Committee concluded that the United States should only enter the Second World War if it was directly attacked first.

Which of the following were members of the America First Committee likely to be?

The Manhattan Project was a secret U.S. government project to develop the atomic bomb before the Germans did.

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