Question 1

About half of the women war workers said that the main reason they left the labor force at the end of World War II was

Accepted Answer

A)  union demands. 
B)  employer demands that they quit because of inferior work efficiency and output. 
C)  male discrimination on the job. 
D)  government requirements to hire veterans under the GI Bill of Rights. 
E)  family obligations. 
A)  union demands. 
B)  employer demands that they quit because of inferior work efficiency and output. 
C)  male discrimination on the job. 
D)  government requirements to hire veterans under the GI Bill of Rights. 
E)  family obligations.

Question 2

While most American workers were strongly committed to the war effort, wartime production was disrupted by strikes led by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Teamsters. 
B)  United Steel Workers. 
C)  Longshoremen's International Union. 
D)  United Mine Workers. 
E)  United Auto Workers. 
A)  Teamsters. 
B)  United Steel Workers. 
C)  Longshoremen's International Union. 
D)  United Mine Workers. 
E)  United Auto Workers.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the Navajo "code talkers".

Accepted Answer

Navajos who transmitted secret

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the Bataan Death March.

Accepted Answer

The march of surrend

Question 5

Hitler's advance in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of ____, after which his fortunes gradually declined.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Bulge 
B)  Stalingrad 
C)  Monte Cassino 
D)  Britain 
E)  El Alamein 
A)  the Bulge 
B)  Stalingrad 
C)  Monte Cassino 
D)  Britain 
E)  El Alamein

Question 6

The fundamental strategic decision of World War II made by President Roosevelt and the British at the very beginning of the war was to

Accepted Answer

A)  plan for a second front in Western Europe as soon as possible. 
B)  force Italy out of the war first by attacking the soft underbelly of Europe. 
C)  arouse the American people to an idealistic crusade of the same sort that Woodrow Wilson had so effectively used in World War I. 
D)  concentrate first on the war in Europe and to place the Pacific war against Japan on the back burner. 
E)  fight an equally vigorous naval war against Japan and a land war against Germany and Italy. 
A)  plan for a second front in Western Europe as soon as possible. 
B)  force Italy out of the war first by attacking the soft underbelly of Europe. 
C)  arouse the American people to an idealistic crusade of the same sort that Woodrow Wilson had so effectively used in World War I. 
D)  concentrate first on the war in Europe and to place the Pacific war against Japan on the back burner. 
E)  fight an equally vigorous naval war against Japan and a land war against Germany and Italy.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of George S. Patton.

Accepted Answer

American general who

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the WACs (Women's Army Corps).

Accepted Answer

Organization that em

Question 9

In sharp contrast to World War I, during World War II, Americans were

Accepted Answer

A)  ready to use conscription if necessary to raise an army. 
B)  forced to sacrifice civilian economic well-being for the military effort. 
C)  weakened by constant isolationist criticism of the war effort. 
D)  nearly unanimous in support of the war. 
E)  actually invaded by enemy forces. 
A)  ready to use conscription if necessary to raise an army. 
B)  forced to sacrifice civilian economic well-being for the military effort. 
C)  weakened by constant isolationist criticism of the war effort. 
D)  nearly unanimous in support of the war. 
E)  actually invaded by enemy forces.

Question 10

Match each of the wartime agencies below with its correct function:

Accepted Answer

A)  A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 
B)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
C)  A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 
E)  A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 
A)  A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 
B)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
C)  A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 
E)  A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

Question 11

Despite the demands of the wartime economy, inflation was kept well in check during the war by

Accepted Answer

A)  directing production to whatever goods were in most demand. 
B)  prosecuting war profiteers and black marketers who tried to earn windfall profits. 
C)  voluntary wage and price controls agreed to by business and organized labor. 
D)  sharply constricting the flow of credit from the Federal Reserve Board. 
E)  federally imposed mandatory wage and price controls. 
A)  directing production to whatever goods were in most demand. 
B)  prosecuting war profiteers and black marketers who tried to earn windfall profits. 
C)  voluntary wage and price controls agreed to by business and organized labor. 
D)  sharply constricting the flow of credit from the Federal Reserve Board. 
E)  federally imposed mandatory wage and price controls.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the War Production Board.

Accepted Answer

Board that coordinat

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the National War Labor Board.

Accepted Answer

Government board tha

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the Office of Price Administration.

Accepted Answer

Government organization that b

Question 15

One of the significant contributions of Native Americans to the war effort was

Accepted Answer

A)  as industrial factory workers producing war materials. 
B)  as code talkers who transmitted war messages into their native languages. 
C)  as arms experts who consulted with generals and military planners. 
D)  as farmers who helped expand crop output for soldiers on the front. 
E)  as espionage agents based in California spying on Japanese Americans. 
A)  as industrial factory workers producing war materials. 
B)  as code talkers who transmitted war messages into their native languages. 
C)  as arms experts who consulted with generals and military planners. 
D)  as farmers who helped expand crop output for soldiers on the front. 
E)  as espionage agents based in California spying on Japanese Americans.

Question 16

Was the early strategic decision of Roosevelt and Churchill to "get Hitler first," while putting the Pacific war on the back burner a wise one? Why did the Americans and British believe that Germany presented the greater immediate threat to defeat the Allies?

Accepted Answer

The early strategic decision of Roosevel

Question 17

In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of

Accepted Answer

A)  heavy bombing from Chinese air bases. 
B)  invading Japanese strongholds in Southeast Asia. 
C)  fortifying China by transporting supplies from India over the Himalayan hump. 
D)  island hopping across the South Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds. 
E)  turning the Japanese flanks in New Guinea and Alaska. 
A)  heavy bombing from Chinese air bases. 
B)  invading Japanese strongholds in Southeast Asia. 
C)  fortifying China by transporting supplies from India over the Himalayan hump. 
D)  island hopping across the South Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds. 
E)  turning the Japanese flanks in New Guinea and Alaska.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of Chester W. Nimitz.

Accepted Answer

Admiral who directed

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT among the qualities of the American participation in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of highly effective military and political leaders 
B)  an enormously effective effort in producing weapons and supplies 
C)  a higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation 
D)  the preservation of the American homeland against invasion or destruction from the air 
E)  the maintenance and reaffirmation of the strength of American democracy 
A)  a group of highly effective military and political leaders 
B)  an enormously effective effort in producing weapons and supplies 
C)  a higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation 
D)  the preservation of the American homeland against invasion or destruction from the air 
E)  the maintenance and reaffirmation of the strength of American democracy

Question 20

Most of the money raised to finance World War II came through

Accepted Answer

A)  tariff collections. 
B)  excise taxes on luxury goods. 
C)  raising income taxes. 
D)  voluntary contributions. 
E)  borrowing. 
A)  tariff collections. 
B)  excise taxes on luxury goods. 
C)  raising income taxes. 
D)  voluntary contributions. 
E)  borrowing.

Exam 33: America in World War II

About half of the women war workers said that the main reason they left the labor force at the end of World War II was

While most American workers were strongly committed to the war effort, wartime production was disrupted by strikes led by the

Identify and state the historical significance of the Navajo "code talkers".

Identify and state the historical significance of the Bataan Death March.

Hitler's advance in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of ____, after which his fortunes gradually declined.

The fundamental strategic decision of World War II made by President Roosevelt and the British at the very beginning of the war was to

Identify and state the historical significance of George S. Patton.

Identify and state the historical significance of the WACs (Women's Army Corps).

In sharp contrast to World War I, during World War II, Americans were

Match each of the wartime agencies below with its correct function:

Despite the demands of the wartime economy, inflation was kept well in check during the war by

Identify and state the historical significance of the War Production Board.

Identify and state the historical significance of the National War Labor Board.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Office of Price Administration.

One of the significant contributions of Native Americans to the war effort was

Was the early strategic decision of Roosevelt and Churchill to "get Hitler first," while putting the Pacific war on the back burner a wise one? Why did the Americans and British believe that Germany presented the greater immediate threat to defeat the Allies?

In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of

Identify and state the historical significance of Chester W. Nimitz.

Which of the following was NOT among the qualities of the American participation in World War II?

Most of the money raised to finance World War II came through

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