Question 1

Where did the turning point of World War II in Europe occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Warsaw 
B)  Paris 
C)  Berlin 
D)  Moscow 
E)  Stalingrad 
A)  Warsaw 
B)  Paris 
C)  Berlin 
D)  Moscow 
E)  Stalingrad

Question 2

After the war ended, Americans embraced a culture characterized by toleration of diversity, inclusion, and equal rights for all. Explain how American society, and especially the federal government, arrived at this new understanding of diversity. Make sure to address which group(s) continued to be excluded from the principle of equal freedom.

Accepted Answer

After the war ended, Americans embraced

Question 3

Korematsu was

Accepted Answer

A)  born in Japan. 
B)  married to an American citizen. 
C)  the son of Chinese immigrants. 
D)  visiting the United States. 
E)  an American citizen. 
A)  born in Japan. 
B)  married to an American citizen. 
C)  the son of Chinese immigrants. 
D)  visiting the United States. 
E)  an American citizen.

Question 4

Who painted the Four Freedoms paintings that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norman Rockwell 
B)  Frida Kahlo 
C)  Eleanor Roosevelt 
D)  Dorothea Lange 
E)  Isaac Soyer 
A)  Norman Rockwell 
B)  Frida Kahlo 
C)  Eleanor Roosevelt 
D)  Dorothea Lange 
E)  Isaac Soyer

Question 5

When war broke out in Europe in 1939, the Soviet Union stood virtually alone in fighting Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Manhattan Project

Accepted Answer

A)  was kept a secret from the entire executive branch except President Roosevelt and Vice President Truman. 
B)  enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter. 
C)  was operated jointly by the United States and Great Britain. 
D)  produced an atomic bomb that was successfully tested before FDR's death in 1945. 
E)  involved the rapid construction of the Pentagon as a new defense headquarters. 
A)  was kept a secret from the entire executive branch except President Roosevelt and Vice President Truman. 
B)  enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter. 
C)  was operated jointly by the United States and Great Britain. 
D)  produced an atomic bomb that was successfully tested before FDR's death in 1945. 
E)  involved the rapid construction of the Pentagon as a new defense headquarters.

Question 7

Explain the relationship between labor and the government during the war. Be sure to discuss strikes, company owners, federal legislation, and minorities in your . Did the war help the labor movement? Why, or why not?

Accepted Answer

During the war, the relationship between

Question 8

After the war, and especially after winning the struggle against Nazi Germany and their ideals of a superior race, Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  continued to distrust immigrant groups. 
B)  reinforced immigration quotas. 
C)  officially promoted a pluralist vision of American society. 
D)  formed a wide variety of social groups to promote the rights of social minorities. 
E)  continued to welcome Jews, but not Latinos. 
A)  continued to distrust immigrant groups. 
B)  reinforced immigration quotas. 
C)  officially promoted a pluralist vision of American society. 
D)  formed a wide variety of social groups to promote the rights of social minorities. 
E)  continued to welcome Jews, but not Latinos.

Question 9

After the war, most of the women who had held defense jobs and wished to keep them were allowed to by their employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Asian-American experience during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complete prohibition of Chinese immigration to the United States ended. 
B)  A view of the Chinese emerged as gallant fighters against the aggressive Japanese. 
C)  Executive Order 9066 fully integrated Asian-Americans into U.S. Army units serving overseas. 
D)  Chinese-Americans worked alongside whites in jobs on the home front. 
E)  Japanese-Americans were viewed with suspicion as potential spies. 
A)  Complete prohibition of Chinese immigration to the United States ended. 
B)  A view of the Chinese emerged as gallant fighters against the aggressive Japanese. 
C)  Executive Order 9066 fully integrated Asian-Americans into U.S. Army units serving overseas. 
D)  Chinese-Americans worked alongside whites in jobs on the home front. 
E)  Japanese-Americans were viewed with suspicion as potential spies.

Question 11

The Bretton Woods conference created the framework for what?

Accepted Answer

A)  the postwar capitalist economic system 
B)  successfully dismantling the gold standard 
C)  foreign diplomacy 
D)  the abolition of free international trade 
E)  the creation of the United Nations 
A)  the postwar capitalist economic system 
B)  successfully dismantling the gold standard 
C)  foreign diplomacy 
D)  the abolition of free international trade 
E)  the creation of the United Nations

Question 12

Which of the following explains one of the reasons why Americans hoped to avoid involvement in the war in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many regretted their nation's late entry into the First World War. 
B)  Hitler had admirers in the United States. 
C)  Anticommunists thought Soviet expansion could check German aggression. 
D)  Businessmen such as Henry Ford wanted to maintain profitable French markets. 
E)  It was clear to most people that there was little possibility of an Allied victory. 
A)  Many regretted their nation's late entry into the First World War. 
B)  Hitler had admirers in the United States. 
C)  Anticommunists thought Soviet expansion could check German aggression. 
D)  Businessmen such as Henry Ford wanted to maintain profitable French markets. 
E)  It was clear to most people that there was little possibility of an Allied victory.

Question 13

Who did publisher Henry Luce credit with the provision of "the abundant life" in his blueprint for postwar prosperity, The American Century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Department of Defense 
B)  returning veterans 
C)  free enterprise 
D)  the New Deal state 
E)  labor unions 
A)  the Department of Defense 
B)  returning veterans 
C)  free enterprise 
D)  the New Deal state 
E)  labor unions

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Henry Luce was an influential American p

Question 15

How did the role of the national government change during the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shrank in size and stopped getting involved in the daily lives of businesses and citizens. 
B)  It allowed the national market economy to run free, both locally and internationally. 
C)  It financed manufacturing companies to diversify production. 
D)  It grew and created several federal agencies to regulate the war effort. 
E)  It dedicated all of its efforts to promoting racial equality at home. 
A)  It shrank in size and stopped getting involved in the daily lives of businesses and citizens. 
B)  It allowed the national market economy to run free, both locally and internationally. 
C)  It financed manufacturing companies to diversify production. 
D)  It grew and created several federal agencies to regulate the war effort. 
E)  It dedicated all of its efforts to promoting racial equality at home.

Question 16

The ideals and language discussed during the fighting of World War II set the foundation for future discussions about which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  human rights 
B)  gender equality 
C)  freedom of speech 
D)  liberty of labor 
E)  the free-market economy 
A)  human rights 
B)  gender equality 
C)  freedom of speech 
D)  liberty of labor 
E)  the free-market economy

Question 17

The Four Freedoms

Accepted Answer

A)  were considered by President Roosevelt as "essential human freedoms." 
B)  represented all that was wrong with the world. 
C)  defended American neutrality during World War II. 
D)  included freedom of contract. 
E)  referred to World War I events. 
A)  were considered by President Roosevelt as "essential human freedoms." 
B)  represented all that was wrong with the world. 
C)  defended American neutrality during World War II. 
D)  included freedom of contract. 
E)  referred to World War I events.

Question 18

How did World War II change the role of corporations in American life?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. corporations became friendly and close collaborators with the federal government. 
B)  With the loss of their overseas affiliates in Asia and Europe, U.S. corporations once again became predominantly American. 
C)  Technological innovation and high productivity in the war effort restored the reputations of corporations from their Depression lows. 
D)  The heavy reliance of the Roosevelt administration on corporate leaders for its wartime agencies left U.S. corporations with the stain of government bureaucracy. 
E)  Thin profits during the war years forced U.S. corporations to dramatically innovate for increased efficiency. 
A)  U.S. corporations became friendly and close collaborators with the federal government. 
B)  With the loss of their overseas affiliates in Asia and Europe, U.S. corporations once again became predominantly American. 
C)  Technological innovation and high productivity in the war effort restored the reputations of corporations from their Depression lows. 
D)  The heavy reliance of the Roosevelt administration on corporate leaders for its wartime agencies left U.S. corporations with the stain of government bureaucracy. 
E)  Thin profits during the war years forced U.S. corporations to dramatically innovate for increased efficiency.

Question 19

In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
B)  allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
C)  allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
D)  allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
E)  was voted down by Congress. 
A)  allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
B)  allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
C)  allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
D)  allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
E)  was voted down by Congress.

Question 20

The "Grand Alliance" joined together

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union. 
B)  Great Britain, France, and China. 
C)  Great Britain, the United States, and Spain. 
D)  Germany, Italy, and Japan. 
E)  France, the Netherlands, and Norway. 
A)  the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union. 
B)  Great Britain, France, and China. 
C)  Great Britain, the United States, and Spain. 
D)  Germany, Italy, and Japan. 
E)  France, the Netherlands, and Norway.

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

Where did the turning point of World War II in Europe occur?

Korematsu was

Who painted the Four Freedoms paintings that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post?

When war broke out in Europe in 1939, the Soviet Union stood virtually alone in fighting Germany.

The Manhattan Project

Explain the relationship between labor and the government during the war. Be sure to discuss strikes, company owners, federal legislation, and minorities in your . Did the war help the labor movement? Why, or why not?

After the war, and especially after winning the struggle against Nazi Germany and their ideals of a superior race, Americans

After the war, most of the women who had held defense jobs and wished to keep them were allowed to by their employers.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Asian-American experience during World War II?

The Bretton Woods conference created the framework for what?

Which of the following explains one of the reasons why Americans hoped to avoid involvement in the war in Europe?

Who did publisher Henry Luce credit with the provision of "the abundant life" in his blueprint for postwar prosperity, The American Century?

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

How did the role of the national government change during the war?

The ideals and language discussed during the fighting of World War II set the foundation for future discussions about which of the following?

The Four Freedoms

How did World War II change the role of corporations in American life?

In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan

The "Grand Alliance" joined together

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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

A Divided Nation

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