Question 1

During World War II, how did Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader, characterize the United States and Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  as the best financial leaders 
B)  as being weak 
C)  as socialists 
D)  as selfless 
E)  as hypocritical 
A)  as the best financial leaders 
B)  as being weak 
C)  as socialists 
D)  as selfless 
E)  as hypocritical

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the Yalta conference in 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stalin agreed to allow free and unfettered elections in postwar Poland. 
B)  The Yalta agreement was the high point of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  Roosevelt and Churchill prohibited Soviet postwar control of the Baltics. 
D)  Stalin agreed to leave southern and eastern Europe out of the Soviet sphere. 
E)  Stalin refused to enter the war against Japan. 
A)  Stalin agreed to allow free and unfettered elections in postwar Poland. 
B)  The Yalta agreement was the high point of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  Roosevelt and Churchill prohibited Soviet postwar control of the Baltics. 
D)  Stalin agreed to leave southern and eastern Europe out of the Soviet sphere. 
E)  Stalin refused to enter the war against Japan.

Question 3

Organized labor assisted in the war effort by

Accepted Answer

A)  not going on strikes. 
B)  working extra hours with no pay. 
C)  incentivizing workers to join the army. 
D)  paying monthly fees to support the war. 
E)  working from home. 
A)  not going on strikes. 
B)  working extra hours with no pay. 
C)  incentivizing workers to join the army. 
D)  paying monthly fees to support the war. 
E)  working from home.

Question 4

Freedom House was an organization that

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to end the war through peaceful means. 
B)  aided Jews that wanted to escape Europe. 
C)  wanted to avoid U.S. involvement in the war at all cost. 
D)  described the war as an ideological struggle. 
E)  promoted civil rights among blacks. 
A)  tried to end the war through peaceful means. 
B)  aided Jews that wanted to escape Europe. 
C)  wanted to avoid U.S. involvement in the war at all cost. 
D)  described the war as an ideological struggle. 
E)  promoted civil rights among blacks.

Question 5

During World War II, the Border Patrol deported about as many Mexicans as had crossed over under the bracero program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Good Neighbor Policy

Accepted Answer

A)  considered Mexico an essential ally to America. 
B)  departed from Herbert Hoover's policies. 
C)  showed Roosevelt's intention to not interfere in Latin America. 
D)  demonstrated that Roosevelt would intervene militarily in any Latin American country when needed. 
E)  consolidated a military alliance with Canada. 
A)  considered Mexico an essential ally to America. 
B)  departed from Herbert Hoover's policies. 
C)  showed Roosevelt's intention to not interfere in Latin America. 
D)  demonstrated that Roosevelt would intervene militarily in any Latin American country when needed. 
E)  consolidated a military alliance with Canada.

Question 7

Wartime manufacturing helped restore the image of American business, which had reached a low point during the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the book An American Dilemma, written by Gunnar Myrdal, who should take the lead in ending racial discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  blacks 
B)  the federal government 
C)  social organizations 
D)  socialists 
E)  journalists 
A)  blacks 
B)  the federal government 
C)  social organizations 
D)  socialists 
E)  journalists

Question 9

What did Roosevelt mean by the phrase "Freedom from Want"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the importance of moving away from consumerism into a more spiritual society 
B)  freedom to consume 
C)  that the idea of freedom of contract would be reestablished 
D)  the continuation of the Great Depression after the war 
E)  That, once the war finished, he would continue to protect the standard of living of the common man. 
A)  the importance of moving away from consumerism into a more spiritual society 
B)  freedom to consume 
C)  that the idea of freedom of contract would be reestablished 
D)  the continuation of the Great Depression after the war 
E)  That, once the war finished, he would continue to protect the standard of living of the common man.

Question 10

What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both believed that the United States should assume an isolationist policy-leading by example, not by action. 
B)  They were both liberals in their political beliefs and strongly supported the New Deal, which they believed should be spread to the rest of the world. 
C)  They both put forth a new conception of America's role in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experience should serve as a model for all other nations. 
D)  They both believed that the best course of action for the United States after the war was fiscal conservative policies, including high tariffs and domestic taxes. 
E)  They were both working for the Office of War Information in promoting, through books, the positions held by the group America First. 
A)  They both believed that the United States should assume an isolationist policy-leading by example, not by action. 
B)  They were both liberals in their political beliefs and strongly supported the New Deal, which they believed should be spread to the rest of the world. 
C)  They both put forth a new conception of America's role in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experience should serve as a model for all other nations. 
D)  They both believed that the best course of action for the United States after the war was fiscal conservative policies, including high tariffs and domestic taxes. 
E)  They were both working for the Office of War Information in promoting, through books, the positions held by the group America First.

Question 11

The Bretton Woods meeting established a new international economic system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

World War II is often referred to as the "Good War." Evaluate that title for the war. Is it appropriate? Why, or why not?

Accepted Answer

The title "Good War" for World War II is

Question 13

Organized labor entered a three-sided arrangement with government and business that allowed union membership to soar to unprecedented levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What significance was there in the Saturday Evening Post assigning the Filipino poet Carlos Bulosan to write the that accompanied Norman Rockwell's illustration for Freedom from Want?

Accepted Answer

The significance of the Saturday Evening

Question 15

How did Justice Robert Jackson compare a military order to a court decision in the case of Korematsu v. United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  He argued that a judicial decision lasts longer than a military order and decides the extent of the Constitution. 
B)  He argued that military orders were more important and urgent than court decisions. 
C)  He believed military orders and judicial decisions were equally important. 
D)  He considered that citizens were obliged to comply with court orders in the same way that soldiers followed their superiors. 
E)  He believed there was no valid point of comparison between the two because they applied to different jurisdictions. 
A)  He argued that a judicial decision lasts longer than a military order and decides the extent of the Constitution. 
B)  He argued that military orders were more important and urgent than court decisions. 
C)  He believed military orders and judicial decisions were equally important. 
D)  He considered that citizens were obliged to comply with court orders in the same way that soldiers followed their superiors. 
E)  He believed there was no valid point of comparison between the two because they applied to different jurisdictions.

Question 16

Why did so many American workers walk out of their jobs between 1943 and 1944?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were protesting equal pay for women and men, blacks and whites. 
B)  They were protesting discriminatory hiring practices of FEPC. 
C)  They charged their employers with the unseemly expansion of corporate profits. 
D)  They sought to express moral objections to the mass manufacturing of guns and ordnance. 
E)  They were protesting the fact that the United States failed to make the destruction of German death camps a priority in its war effort. 
A)  They were protesting equal pay for women and men, blacks and whites. 
B)  They were protesting discriminatory hiring practices of FEPC. 
C)  They charged their employers with the unseemly expansion of corporate profits. 
D)  They sought to express moral objections to the mass manufacturing of guns and ordnance. 
E)  They were protesting the fact that the United States failed to make the destruction of German death camps a priority in its war effort.

Question 17

What was the single largest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Battle of Normandy 
B)  the invasion of Berlin 
C)  the Battle of Stalingrad 
D)  the Battle of the Bulge 
E)  the Battle of Midway Island 
A)  the Battle of Normandy 
B)  the invasion of Berlin 
C)  the Battle of Stalingrad 
D)  the Battle of the Bulge 
E)  the Battle of Midway Island

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-the Fifth Freedom

Accepted Answer

The Fifth Freedom refers to the freedom

Question 19

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Bretton Woods conference

Accepted Answer

The Bretton Woods conference was a gathe

Question 20

What was the reaction to Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the world condemned the bombing. 
B)  The Soviet Union encouraged the United States to drop more atomic weapons. 
C)  The United Nations urged a boycott of U.S. exports. 
D)  Few people criticized Truman's decision. 
E)  Hitler wanted the United States to drop atomic bombs on the Soviet Union. 
A)  Most of the world condemned the bombing. 
B)  The Soviet Union encouraged the United States to drop more atomic weapons. 
C)  The United Nations urged a boycott of U.S. exports. 
D)  Few people criticized Truman's decision. 
E)  Hitler wanted the United States to drop atomic bombs on the Soviet Union.

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

During World War II, how did Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader, characterize the United States and Great Britain?

Which of the following is true of the Yalta conference in 1945?

Organized labor assisted in the war effort by

Freedom House was an organization that

During World War II, the Border Patrol deported about as many Mexicans as had crossed over under the bracero program.

The Good Neighbor Policy

Wartime manufacturing helped restore the image of American business, which had reached a low point during the Great Depression.

According to the book An American Dilemma, written by Gunnar Myrdal, who should take the lead in ending racial discrimination?

What did Roosevelt mean by the phrase "Freedom from Want"?

What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common?

The Bretton Woods meeting established a new international economic system.

World War II is often referred to as the "Good War." Evaluate that title for the war. Is it appropriate? Why, or why not?

Organized labor entered a three-sided arrangement with government and business that allowed union membership to soar to unprecedented levels.

What significance was there in the Saturday Evening Post assigning the Filipino poet Carlos Bulosan to write the that accompanied Norman Rockwell's illustration for Freedom from Want?

How did Justice Robert Jackson compare a military order to a court decision in the case of Korematsu v. United States?

Why did so many American workers walk out of their jobs between 1943 and 1944?

What was the single largest battle ever fought by the U.S. Army?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -the Fifth Freedom

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Bretton Woods conference

What was the reaction to Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

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Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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