Question 1

The war effort led military leaders to largely ignore the presence of homosexual men and women serving in the ranks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1939, the first steps toward the creation of an atomic bomb were taken by

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

All of the following statements regarding the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II are true EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States government has never admitted wrongdoing. 
B)  the order for internment was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1944. 
C)  most of those interned lost all their property and possessions. 
D)  the internment camps were essentially prisons. 
E)  government officials claimed the camps were places where the Japanese could be socialized and "Americanized." 
A)  the United States government has never admitted wrongdoing. 
B)  the order for internment was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1944. 
C)  most of those interned lost all their property and possessions. 
D)  the internment camps were essentially prisons. 
E)  government officials claimed the camps were places where the Japanese could be socialized and "Americanized."

Question 4

Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  refused to accept large numbers of refugees. 
B)  won an agreement by England to accept several thousand refugees. 
C)  made many efforts to help refugees escape the Nazis but not have them enter the United States. 
D)  denied the Nazis were targeting Jews for murder. 
E)  rescinded the provisions of the 1924 National Origins Act dealing with Jewish immigrants. 
A)  refused to accept large numbers of refugees. 
B)  won an agreement by England to accept several thousand refugees. 
C)  made many efforts to help refugees escape the Nazis but not have them enter the United States. 
D)  denied the Nazis were targeting Jews for murder. 
E)  rescinded the provisions of the 1924 National Origins Act dealing with Jewish immigrants.

Question 5

All of the following were Allied advances in intelligence-gathering in World War II EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of the Purple machine for coded communications. 
B)  capturing of an Enigma machine. 
C)  creation of the first programmable, digital computer. 
D)  breaking of the German codes early in the war. 
E)  breaking of Japanese codes before American entry into the war. 
A)  creation of the Purple machine for coded communications. 
B)  capturing of an Enigma machine. 
C)  creation of the first programmable, digital computer. 
D)  breaking of the German codes early in the war. 
E)  breaking of Japanese codes before American entry into the war.

Question 6

The Allied invasion of Sicily led to the collapse of the Mussolini government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All of the following statements regarding the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 are true EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  the attack involved perhaps the largest number of naval vessels and armaments ever assembled in one place. 
B)  the landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel. 
C)  Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines prior to the beach landings. 
D)  within a week, German forces had been dislodged from most of the Normandy coast. 
E)  American, British, and Canadian forces stormed the beaches on June 6, 1944. 
A)  the attack involved perhaps the largest number of naval vessels and armaments ever assembled in one place. 
B)  the landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel. 
C)  Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines prior to the beach landings. 
D)  within a week, German forces had been dislodged from most of the Normandy coast. 
E)  American, British, and Canadian forces stormed the beaches on June 6, 1944.

Question 8

In February 1945, an Allied bombing attack on Dresden, Germany

Accepted Answer

A)  destroyed 75 percent of the previously undamaged city. 
B)  killed approximately 135,000 people. 
C)  resulted in mostly civilian casualties. 
D)  both killed approximately 135,000 people and resulted in mostly civilian casualties. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  destroyed 75 percent of the previously undamaged city. 
B)  killed approximately 135,000 people. 
C)  resulted in mostly civilian casualties. 
D)  both killed approximately 135,000 people and resulted in mostly civilian casualties. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 9

American intelligence broke the Japanese coding system prior to Pearl Harbor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During World War II, the Allied development of the Gee navigation system

Accepted Answer

A)  was first used in the last months of the war. 
B)  sent a sonic message telling pilots they were in range of their targets. 
C)  used electronic pulses to plot course locations. 
D)  proved ineffective at sea. 
E)  raised the accuracy rate of night-bombing raids to 30 percent. 
A)  was first used in the last months of the war. 
B)  sent a sonic message telling pilots they were in range of their targets. 
C)  used electronic pulses to plot course locations. 
D)  proved ineffective at sea. 
E)  raised the accuracy rate of night-bombing raids to 30 percent.

Question 11

In 1942, when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers,"

Accepted Answer

A)  all of the affected Japanese were American citizens. 
B)  a powerful popular movement sprung up to protest the internments. 
C)  all of those affected were first-generation Japanese immigrants. 
D)  the move was protested by California Attorney General Earl Warren. 
E)  there was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk. 
A)  all of the affected Japanese were American citizens. 
B)  a powerful popular movement sprung up to protest the internments. 
C)  all of those affected were first-generation Japanese immigrants. 
D)  the move was protested by California Attorney General Earl Warren. 
E)  there was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk.

Question 12

The Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942

Accepted Answer

A)  saw the Americans take the offensive for the first time. 
B)  saw the United States forced to withdraw its naval forces. 
C)  marked the major turning point of the war in the Pacific. 
D)  saw the Japanese lose most of its aircraft carriers. 
E)  marked the first important victory by the United States against Japan. 
A)  saw the Americans take the offensive for the first time. 
B)  saw the United States forced to withdraw its naval forces. 
C)  marked the major turning point of the war in the Pacific. 
D)  saw the Japanese lose most of its aircraft carriers. 
E)  marked the first important victory by the United States against Japan.

Question 13

Intelligence efforts through the British Ultra project and the United States' ________ operation broke the code systems of Germany and Japan during World War II.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Intelligence efforts through the British Ultra project...

Question 14

Describe American society (the home front) during World War II. What were its pleasures and what were its pains?

Accepted Answer

During World War II, American society ex

Question 15

The Japanese surrender to the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  was announced a few days after a second atomic bomb had been dropped. 
B)  was formally signed on the American battleship Missouri. 
C)  occurred on September 2, 1945. 
D)  was both formally signed on the American battleship Missouri and announced a few days after a second atomic bomb had been dropped. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was announced a few days after a second atomic bomb had been dropped. 
B)  was formally signed on the American battleship Missouri. 
C)  occurred on September 2, 1945. 
D)  was both formally signed on the American battleship Missouri and announced a few days after a second atomic bomb had been dropped. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 16

The first atomic explosion in history took place in 1945 in

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiroshima, Japan. 
B)  the Bikini Islands. 
C)  Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
D)  the Salt Lake desert in Utah. 
E)  Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 
A)  Hiroshima, Japan. 
B)  the Bikini Islands. 
C)  Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
D)  the Salt Lake desert in Utah. 
E)  Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Question 17

In 1942, the United States and Mexico agreed to the braceros program, which

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the number of Mexican immigrants the United States would accept as new citizens. 
B)  allowed U.S. businesses to establish war production factories in Mexico. 
C)  admitted Mexican contract laborers into the United States for a limited time. 
D)  accepted Mexican citizens into the U.S. armed forces. 
E)  eliminated the tariff on goods produced in Mexico. 
A)  increased the number of Mexican immigrants the United States would accept as new citizens. 
B)  allowed U.S. businesses to establish war production factories in Mexico. 
C)  admitted Mexican contract laborers into the United States for a limited time. 
D)  accepted Mexican citizens into the U.S. armed forces. 
E)  eliminated the tariff on goods produced in Mexico.

Question 18

The 1944 presidential campaign revolved primarily around domestic, rather than foreign, policy issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the 1944 presidential campaign, Franklin Roosevelt was gravely ill.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The D-Day invasion of France took place along the ________ coast.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The D-Day invasion of France took place...

Exam 26: America in a World at War

The war effort led military leaders to largely ignore the presence of homosexual men and women serving in the ranks.

In 1939, the first steps toward the creation of an atomic bomb were taken by

All of the following statements regarding the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II are true EXCEPT that

Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States

All of the following were Allied advances in intelligence-gathering in World War II EXCEPT the

The Allied invasion of Sicily led to the collapse of the Mussolini government.

All of the following statements regarding the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 are true EXCEPT that

In February 1945, an Allied bombing attack on Dresden, Germany

American intelligence broke the Japanese coding system prior to Pearl Harbor.

During World War II, the Allied development of the Gee navigation system

In 1942, when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers,"

The Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942

Intelligence efforts through the British Ultra project and the United States' ________ operation broke the code systems of Germany and Japan during World War II.

Describe American society (the home front) during World War II. What were its pleasures and what were its pains?

The Japanese surrender to the United States

The first atomic explosion in history took place in 1945 in

In 1942, the United States and Mexico agreed to the braceros program, which

The 1944 presidential campaign revolved primarily around domestic, rather than foreign, policy issues.

During the 1944 presidential campaign, Franklin Roosevelt was gravely ill.

The D-Day invasion of France took place along the ________ coast.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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