Question 1

Which statement about the Japanese-American internment is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The press fought the policy of internment fiercely. 
B)  The Supreme Court tried to intervene. 
C)  Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were hardest hit by the policy. 
D)  Japan used it as proof that America was racist toward nonwhite people. 
E)  Once their loyalty was proven, they were free to leave. 
A)  The press fought the policy of internment fiercely. 
B)  The Supreme Court tried to intervene. 
C)  Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were hardest hit by the policy. 
D)  Japan used it as proof that America was racist toward nonwhite people. 
E)  Once their loyalty was proven, they were free to leave.

Question 2

How did World War II affect the West Coast of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The populations of both San Francisco and Los Angeles declined as the prospect of a Japanese invasion led many people to migrate inland. 
B)  The West Coast cities of Portland and Seattle received a relatively small amount of federal money for their shipyards. 
C)  Unlike other regions profiting from military-industrial production, growth rates in the West remained essentially flat. 
D)  Millions of Americans moved to California for jobs and military service. 
E)  The military temporarily relocated its headquarters to Portland to plan for a Japanese invasion. 
A)  The populations of both San Francisco and Los Angeles declined as the prospect of a Japanese invasion led many people to migrate inland. 
B)  The West Coast cities of Portland and Seattle received a relatively small amount of federal money for their shipyards. 
C)  Unlike other regions profiting from military-industrial production, growth rates in the West remained essentially flat. 
D)  Millions of Americans moved to California for jobs and military service. 
E)  The military temporarily relocated its headquarters to Portland to plan for a Japanese invasion.

Question 3

President Roosevelt refused to negotiate with undemocratic Latin American leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During World War II, African-Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced full equality before the law. 
B)  witnessed the end of Jim Crow laws. 
C)  served in integrated units in the armed forces. 
D)  received equal access to the GI Bill of Rights benefits. 
E)  witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement. 
A)  experienced full equality before the law. 
B)  witnessed the end of Jim Crow laws. 
C)  served in integrated units in the armed forces. 
D)  received equal access to the GI Bill of Rights benefits. 
E)  witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement.

Question 5

After the opening up of a second front with the success of the Normandy invasion on D-Day, British and American troops inflicted devastating damage upon the Germans, resulting in the Germans suffering over 80 percent casualties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

To Roosevelt, the Four Freedoms expressed deeply held American values worthy of being spread worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which former enemy of Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Soviet Union 
C)  Japan 
D)  Spain 
E)  United States 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Soviet Union 
C)  Japan 
D)  Spain 
E)  United States

Question 8

Briefly explain how the relationship between business and the government changed during the war.

Accepted Answer

During the war, the relationship between

Question 9

"Rosie the Riveter" was

Accepted Answer

A)  a female industrial worker on a propaganda poster. 
B)  a movie star. 
C)  a feminist leader. 
D)  the first black woman to hold office. 
E)  a famous military woman. 
A)  a female industrial worker on a propaganda poster. 
B)  a movie star. 
C)  a feminist leader. 
D)  the first black woman to hold office. 
E)  a famous military woman.

Question 10

The Good Neighbor Policy was extended primarily toward Canada to lend support to its efforts to aid Britain against German aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The GI Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

A)  provided additional benefits to those who had helped with the draft. 
B)  only benefitted those who had joined the armed forces for longer than two years. 
C)  failed to assist veterans wanting to buy homes. 
D)  was limited in scope. 
E)  rewarded all war veterans. 
A)  provided additional benefits to those who had helped with the draft. 
B)  only benefitted those who had joined the armed forces for longer than two years. 
C)  failed to assist veterans wanting to buy homes. 
D)  was limited in scope. 
E)  rewarded all war veterans.

Question 12

In Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  deemed Japanese internment unconstitutional. 
B)  upheld the legality of Japanese internment. 
C)  deemed loyalty oaths constitutional. 
D)  barred Japanese-Americans from serving in the U.S. military. 
E)  apologized for Japanese internment. 
A)  deemed Japanese internment unconstitutional. 
B)  upheld the legality of Japanese internment. 
C)  deemed loyalty oaths constitutional. 
D)  barred Japanese-Americans from serving in the U.S. military. 
E)  apologized for Japanese internment.

Question 13

How did the Allied campaign in Italy lay the groundwork for the invasion of France on D-Day?

Accepted Answer

A)  The defeat of Mussolini's regime forced Hitler to redirect valuable German troops to occupy Italy. 
B)  American soldiers had the opportunity to hone their fighting skills in the much more forgiving Mediterranean theater of war. 
C)  Allied forces had to secure the Mediterranean for unperturbed access to Middle Eastern oil, a necessary resource for the invasion. 
D)  By occupying Italy, Allied forces were able to channel supplies through Switzerland and France to the westward-marching invaders from Normandy. 
E)  The defeat of Italy made it possible to recruit desperately needed Italian ground troops for an invasion in France. 
A)  The defeat of Mussolini's regime forced Hitler to redirect valuable German troops to occupy Italy. 
B)  American soldiers had the opportunity to hone their fighting skills in the much more forgiving Mediterranean theater of war. 
C)  Allied forces had to secure the Mediterranean for unperturbed access to Middle Eastern oil, a necessary resource for the invasion. 
D)  By occupying Italy, Allied forces were able to channel supplies through Switzerland and France to the westward-marching invaders from Normandy. 
E)  The defeat of Italy made it possible to recruit desperately needed Italian ground troops for an invasion in France.

Question 14

"D-Day" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the last battle of the eastern front. 
B)  the day the United States decided to take part in the war. 
C)  the largest sea-land military operation in history. 
D)  the day Germany surrendered. 
E)  the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. 
A)  the last battle of the eastern front. 
B)  the day the United States decided to take part in the war. 
C)  the largest sea-land military operation in history. 
D)  the day Germany surrendered. 
E)  the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

Question 15

How did the American public react to the dropping of the atomic bomb?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people hated the use of the bomb and sent their support, human and economic, to Japan. 
B)  They despised Truman's decision. 
C)  At first there was a general acceptance of the attack, but it was later criticized. 
D)  It was celebrated nationwide. 
E)  The decision was accepted as a necessary consequence of the war and the event was not revisited. 
A)  Most people hated the use of the bomb and sent their support, human and economic, to Japan. 
B)  They despised Truman's decision. 
C)  At first there was a general acceptance of the attack, but it was later criticized. 
D)  It was celebrated nationwide. 
E)  The decision was accepted as a necessary consequence of the war and the event was not revisited.

Question 16

The Neutrality Acts banned the sale of arms to countries at war irrespective of which side they were fighting for.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What led England and France to declare war on Germany, marking the start of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hitler rounded up European Jews and put them in camps. 
B)  Germany invaded the Soviet Union. 
C)  After gaining the Sudetenland through an agreement, Germany then took the rest of Czechoslovakia. 
D)  Germany invaded Poland, a country Britain and France had promised to protect. 
E)  Germany invaded Austria, the place of Hitler's birth. 
A)  Hitler rounded up European Jews and put them in camps. 
B)  Germany invaded the Soviet Union. 
C)  After gaining the Sudetenland through an agreement, Germany then took the rest of Czechoslovakia. 
D)  Germany invaded Poland, a country Britain and France had promised to protect. 
E)  Germany invaded Austria, the place of Hitler's birth.

Question 18

Men like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Father Coughlin were members of the

Accepted Answer

A)  America Now! committee, an interventionist group. 
B)  Anti-Semitism Society, a group that blamed Jews for the war. 
C)  America First committee, an isolationist group. 
D)  Lend-Lease League, a group that supported technology for the war. 
E)  Free Paris Society, a group that advocated the liberation of Paris. 
A)  America Now! committee, an interventionist group. 
B)  Anti-Semitism Society, a group that blamed Jews for the war. 
C)  America First committee, an isolationist group. 
D)  Lend-Lease League, a group that supported technology for the war. 
E)  Free Paris Society, a group that advocated the liberation of Paris.

Question 19

Why did the Office of War Information come under criticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reached very few people. 
B)  It had been infiltrated by communists. 
C)  It spent too much time criticizing Roosevelt. 
D)  It was costly to maintain and did not generate much results. 
E)  It devoted too much time to promoting Roosevelt's New Deal. 
A)  It reached very few people. 
B)  It had been infiltrated by communists. 
C)  It spent too much time criticizing Roosevelt. 
D)  It was costly to maintain and did not generate much results. 
E)  It devoted too much time to promoting Roosevelt's New Deal.

Question 20

As soon as the United States entered World War II,

Accepted Answer

A)  local conflicts disappeared. 
B)  American troops won all battles. 
C)  the Axis powers started to retreat. 
D)  the Allies started to win the war. 
E)  its troops lost important battles. 
A)  local conflicts disappeared. 
B)  American troops won all battles. 
C)  the Axis powers started to retreat. 
D)  the Allies started to win the war. 
E)  its troops lost important battles.

Exam 22: Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

Which statement about the Japanese-American internment is correct?

How did World War II affect the West Coast of the United States?

President Roosevelt refused to negotiate with undemocratic Latin American leaders.

During World War II, African-Americans

After the opening up of a second front with the success of the Normandy invasion on D-Day, British and American troops inflicted devastating damage upon the Germans, resulting in the Germans suffering over 80 percent casualties.

To Roosevelt, the Four Freedoms expressed deeply held American values worthy of being spread worldwide.

Which former enemy of Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Germany?

Briefly explain how the relationship between business and the government changed during the war.

"Rosie the Riveter" was

The Good Neighbor Policy was extended primarily toward Canada to lend support to its efforts to aid Britain against German aggression.

The GI Bill of Rights

In Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court

How did the Allied campaign in Italy lay the groundwork for the invasion of France on D-Day?

"D-Day" refers to

How did the American public react to the dropping of the atomic bomb?

The Neutrality Acts banned the sale of arms to countries at war irrespective of which side they were fighting for.

What led England and France to declare war on Germany, marking the start of World War II?

Men like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Father Coughlin were members of the

Why did the Office of War Information come under criticism?

As soon as the United States entered World War II,

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