Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Korematsu v. United States.

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court case in 1944 that upheld the constitutionality of forcibly relocating Japanese-Americans to concentration camps.

Question 2

The greatest consequence of World War II for American race relations was

Accepted Answer

A)  the tensions in wartime factories between blacks and whites. 
B)  the wartime integration of the armed forces. 
C)  African Americans' experience of more positive European racial attitudes. 
D)  the massive migration of African Americans from the rural South to northern and western cities. 
E)  the Atlantic Charter declaring that the war was being fought for democracy and freedom. 
A)  the tensions in wartime factories between blacks and whites. 
B)  the wartime integration of the armed forces. 
C)  African Americans' experience of more positive European racial attitudes. 
D)  the massive migration of African Americans from the rural South to northern and western cities. 
E)  the Atlantic Charter declaring that the war was being fought for democracy and freedom. D

Question 3

The northward migration of African Americans accelerated after World War II because

Accepted Answer

A)  the southern system of sharecropping was declared illegal. 
B)  Latinos had replaced blacks in the workforce. 
C)  mechanical cotton pickers came into use. 
D)  northern cities repealed segregation laws. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  the southern system of sharecropping was declared illegal. 
B)  Latinos had replaced blacks in the workforce. 
C)  mechanical cotton pickers came into use. 
D)  northern cities repealed segregation laws. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. C

Question 4

When the United States entered World War II in December 1941

Accepted Answer

A)  it took nearly two years for the country to unite. 
B)  the conflict soon became an idealistic crusade for democracy. 
C)  the government repudiated the Atlantic Charter. 
D)  a majority of Americans had no clear idea of what the war was about. 
E)  the idea of allying with the Communist Soviet Union against Nazi Germany was repugnant and unacceptable
To most Americans. 
A)  it took nearly two years for the country to unite. 
B)  the conflict soon became an idealistic crusade for democracy. 
C)  the government repudiated the Atlantic Charter. 
D)  a majority of Americans had no clear idea of what the war was about. 
E)  the idea of allying with the Communist Soviet Union against Nazi Germany was repugnant and unacceptable
To most Americans.

Question 5

Present arguments for and against the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Had it been your decision, what would you have done? Why?

Accepted Answer

The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiro

Question 6

Franklin Roosevelt won the election in 1944 primarily because

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican Thomas E. Dewey was an ardent isolationist and deep skeptic of the war effort. 
B)  labor unions turned out for Roosevelt. 
C)  Harry Truman was his running mate. 
D)  questions arose regarding Thomas E. Dewey's honesty. 
E)  the war was going well. 
A)  Republican Thomas E. Dewey was an ardent isolationist and deep skeptic of the war effort. 
B)  labor unions turned out for Roosevelt. 
C)  Harry Truman was his running mate. 
D)  questions arose regarding Thomas E. Dewey's honesty. 
E)  the war was going well.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Erwin Rommel.

Accepted Answer

German commander of

Question 8

During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles 
B)  rubber 
C)  tin 
D)  fuels 
E)  bauxite 
A)  textiles 
B)  rubber 
C)  tin 
D)  fuels 
E)  bauxite

Question 9

How did World War II affect the role of the national government in American life, the relationship between government and the economy, and minority groups in America?

Accepted Answer

World War II had a significant impact on

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Accepted Answer

Organization advocating for ra

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of Douglas MacArthur.

Accepted Answer

Overall commander of

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of "Rosie the Riveter".

Accepted Answer

A symbol of women who worked i

Question 13

Explain why America's participation in World War II never really became an idealistic crusade in the mold of World War I.

Accepted Answer

America's participation in World War II

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of "Issei" and "Nissei".

Accepted Answer

"Issei" refers to Japanese imm

Question 15

The American conquest of ____ in 1944 was especially critical, because from there, U.S. aircraft could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.

Accepted Answer

A)  Saipan 
B)  Wake Island 
C)  New Guinea 
D)  Okinawa 
E)  Marianas including Guam 
A)  Saipan 
B)  Wake Island 
C)  New Guinea 
D)  Okinawa 
E)  Marianas including Guam

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the Casablanca Conference.

Accepted Answer

Conference at which Roosevelt

Question 17

The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it

Accepted Answer

A)  delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe. 
B)  prevented the rise of fascism or communism in Italy after the war. 
C)  enabled the Americans to appease both British and Soviet strategic demands. 
D)  enabled the United States to prevent Austria and Greece from falling into Soviet hands. 
E)  destroyed the monastery of Monte Cassino and other Italian artistic treasures. 
A)  delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe. 
B)  prevented the rise of fascism or communism in Italy after the war. 
C)  enabled the Americans to appease both British and Soviet strategic demands. 
D)  enabled the United States to prevent Austria and Greece from falling into Soviet hands. 
E)  destroyed the monastery of Monte Cassino and other Italian artistic treasures.

Question 18

President Roosevelt's promise to the Soviets to open a second front in Western Europe by the end of 1942

Accepted Answer

A)  was fulfilled by the invasion of North Africa. 
B)  was made to deceive Stalin and encourage him to slow his army's movement into Eastern Europe. 
C)  was strongly supported by Churchill and British military leaders. 
D)  proved utterly impossible to keep. 
E)  represented the key goal to which all early American military efforts were directed. 
A)  was fulfilled by the invasion of North Africa. 
B)  was made to deceive Stalin and encourage him to slow his army's movement into Eastern Europe. 
C)  was strongly supported by Churchill and British military leaders. 
D)  proved utterly impossible to keep. 
E)  represented the key goal to which all early American military efforts were directed.

Question 19

Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced a speeding up of their assimilation into American society. 
B)  were not allowed to serve in the military. 
C)  had their patriotism questioned as in World War I. 
D)  cast their vote for Republican candidates opposed to the war. 
E)  served in ethnically distinct military units. 
A)  experienced a speeding up of their assimilation into American society. 
B)  were not allowed to serve in the military. 
C)  had their patriotism questioned as in World War I. 
D)  cast their vote for Republican candidates opposed to the war. 
E)  served in ethnically distinct military units.

Question 20

The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was

Accepted Answer

A)  a modification of the demand for unconditional surrender of Italy. 
B)  the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy's unconditional surrender. 
C)  the swift Allied conquest of the Italian peninsula. 
D)  a conflict between Churchill and General Eisenhower over the invasion of the Italian mainland. 
E)  the threat of a Communist takeover of the Italian government. 
A)  a modification of the demand for unconditional surrender of Italy. 
B)  the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy's unconditional surrender. 
C)  the swift Allied conquest of the Italian peninsula. 
D)  a conflict between Churchill and General Eisenhower over the invasion of the Italian mainland. 
E)  the threat of a Communist takeover of the Italian government.

Exam 33: America in World War II

Identify and state the historical significance of Korematsu v. United States.

The greatest consequence of World War II for American race relations was

The northward migration of African Americans accelerated after World War II because

When the United States entered World War II in December 1941

Present arguments for and against the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Had it been your decision, what would you have done? Why?

Franklin Roosevelt won the election in 1944 primarily because

Identify and state the historical significance of Erwin Rommel.

During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

How did World War II affect the role of the national government in American life, the relationship between government and the economy, and minority groups in America?

Identify and state the historical significance of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Identify and state the historical significance of Douglas MacArthur.

Identify and state the historical significance of "Rosie the Riveter".

Explain why America's participation in World War II never really became an idealistic crusade in the mold of World War I.

Identify and state the historical significance of "Issei" and "Nissei".

The American conquest of ____ in 1944 was especially critical, because from there, U.S. aircraft could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Casablanca Conference.

The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it

President Roosevelt's promise to the Soviets to open a second front in Western Europe by the end of 1942

Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II

The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was

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