Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Winston Churchill.

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Wartime Pr

Question 2

The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because

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A)  they wanted to wait until Germany and the Soviet Union had badly bloodied each other. 
B)  the Soviet Union seemed poised to finish off Nazi Germany after its counteroffensive following the Battle of Stalingrad. 
C)  the Soviet Union requested a delay until they could coordinate attacks on the eastern and western fronts. 
D)  they believed that North Africa was more strategically vital. 
E)  the British were fearful of becoming bogged down in a ground war in France. 
A)  they wanted to wait until Germany and the Soviet Union had badly bloodied each other. 
B)  the Soviet Union seemed poised to finish off Nazi Germany after its counteroffensive following the Battle of Stalingrad. 
C)  the Soviet Union requested a delay until they could coordinate attacks on the eastern and western fronts. 
D)  they believed that North Africa was more strategically vital. 
E)  the British were fearful of becoming bogged down in a ground war in France.

Question 3

In what ways did the United States emerge from World War II fundamentally changed? Consider national power, economic health, race, ethnic, and gender relations.

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The United States emerged from World War

Question 4

After the Italian surrender in August 1943

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A)  the Allies found it easy to conquer Rome and the rest of Italy. 
B)  there was a major upsurge in German domestic political opposition to Hitler and dissent against the war effort by Nazi Germany. 
C)  the British demanded the restoration of the monarchy in Italy. 
D)  the Americans withdrew from Italy to prepare for D-Day. 
E)  the German army poured into Italy and stalled the Allied advance. 
A)  the Allies found it easy to conquer Rome and the rest of Italy. 
B)  there was a major upsurge in German domestic political opposition to Hitler and dissent against the war effort by Nazi Germany. 
C)  the British demanded the restoration of the monarchy in Italy. 
D)  the Americans withdrew from Italy to prepare for D-Day. 
E)  the German army poured into Italy and stalled the Allied advance.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of SPARs (U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve).

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Organization who emp

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the island-hopping strategy.

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A strategy for the Allies of r

Question 7

African Americans did all of the following during World War II EXCEPT

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A)  fight in integrated combat units. 
B)  rally behind the slogan "Double V" (victory over dictators abroad and racism at home). 
C)  move north and west in large numbers. 
D)  form a militant organization called the Congress of Racial Equality. 
E)  serve in the Army Air Corps. 
A)  fight in integrated combat units. 
B)  rally behind the slogan "Double V" (victory over dictators abroad and racism at home). 
C)  move north and west in large numbers. 
D)  form a militant organization called the Congress of Racial Equality. 
E)  serve in the Army Air Corps.

Question 8

All of the following are true statements about the effect of Executive Order No. 9066 on Japanese living in the U.S. EXCEPT

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A)  they were put in internment camps. 
B)  they were victims of anti-Japanese prejudice. 
C)  they lost hundreds of millions of dollars in property and lost wages. 
D)  The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Japanese relocation unconstitutional. 
E)  The U.S. government officially apologized four decades later and gave each camp survivor $20,000. 
A)  they were put in internment camps. 
B)  they were victims of anti-Japanese prejudice. 
C)  they lost hundreds of millions of dollars in property and lost wages. 
D)  The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Japanese relocation unconstitutional. 
E)  The U.S. government officially apologized four decades later and gave each camp survivor $20,000.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of braceros.

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Mexican agricultural workers i

Question 10

The unconditional surrender policy toward Japan was finally modified by

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A)  assuring the Japanese that there would be no war crimes trials. 
B)  guaranteeing that defeated Japan would be treated decently by American occupiers. 
C)  agreeing not to drop more than two atomic bombs on Japan. 
D)  agreeing to let the Japanese keep Emperor Hirohito on his ancestral throne as the nominal emperor. 
E)  permitting the Japanese to retain a strong army but no real navy. 
A)  assuring the Japanese that there would be no war crimes trials. 
B)  guaranteeing that defeated Japan would be treated decently by American occupiers. 
C)  agreeing not to drop more than two atomic bombs on Japan. 
D)  agreeing to let the Japanese keep Emperor Hirohito on his ancestral throne as the nominal emperor. 
E)  permitting the Japanese to retain a strong army but no real navy.

Question 11

The Potsdam conference

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A)  determined the fate of Eastern Europe. 
B)  brought France and China in as part of the Big Five. 
C)  concluded that the Soviet Union would enter the war in the Pacific. 
D)  was Franklin Roosevelt's last meeting with Churchill and Stalin. 
E)  issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed. 
A)  determined the fate of Eastern Europe. 
B)  brought France and China in as part of the Big Five. 
C)  concluded that the Soviet Union would enter the war in the Pacific. 
D)  was Franklin Roosevelt's last meeting with Churchill and Stalin. 
E)  issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the second front.

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A second front against Hitler

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of A. Philip Randolph.

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Black leader who threatened a

Question 14

During World War II, most Americans economically experienced

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A)  serious hardships due to rationing of essential goods. 
B)  prosperity and a doubling of personal income. 
C)  a continuing struggle to find employment. 
D)  growing class conflict between the wealthy and the working class. 
E)  prosperity in the cities but disastrous conditions on farms and in small towns. 
A)  serious hardships due to rationing of essential goods. 
B)  prosperity and a doubling of personal income. 
C)  a continuing struggle to find employment. 
D)  growing class conflict between the wealthy and the working class. 
E)  prosperity in the cities but disastrous conditions on farms and in small towns.

Question 15

During World War II, American Indians

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A)  demanded that President Roosevelt end discrimination in defense industries. 
B)  rarely enlisted in the armed forces. 
C)  moved south to replace African American laborers. 
D)  moved off reservations in large numbers. 
E)  promoted recovery of tribal languages. 
A)  demanded that President Roosevelt end discrimination in defense industries. 
B)  rarely enlisted in the armed forces. 
C)  moved south to replace African American laborers. 
D)  moved off reservations in large numbers. 
E)  promoted recovery of tribal languages.

Question 16

Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: (A) Potsdam, (B) Casablanca, and (C) Teheran.

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A)  A, B, C 
B)  C, B, A 
C)  B, C, A 
D)  B, A, C 
E)  A, C, B 
A)  A, B, C 
B)  C, B, A 
C)  B, C, A 
D)  B, A, C 
E)  A, C, B

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of Executive Order No. 9066.

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The executive order

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of Joseph Stalin.

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Totalitari

Question 19

Roosevelt's and Churchill's insistence on the absolute and "unconditional surrender" of Germany

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A)  guaranteed that Germany would have to be totally reconstructed after the war. 
B)  had no effect on the strategic calculations made in the war planning efforts of the Allies. 
C)  was largely unacceptable to the Soviets, who hoped to encourage a communist revolution inside Germany. 
D)  may have prevented a "separate peace" between Hitler and Stalin. 
E)  encouraged anti-Hitler resisters in Germany to try to overthrow the Nazis. 
A)  guaranteed that Germany would have to be totally reconstructed after the war. 
B)  had no effect on the strategic calculations made in the war planning efforts of the Allies. 
C)  was largely unacceptable to the Soviets, who hoped to encourage a communist revolution inside Germany. 
D)  may have prevented a "separate peace" between Hitler and Stalin. 
E)  encouraged anti-Hitler resisters in Germany to try to overthrow the Nazis.

Question 20

What are the arguments for and against the Japanese American relocation camps used in World War II? Do you agree with the text authors that these camps were "unnecessary and unfair"? Why or why not? Why were German Americans and Italian American not sent to relocation camps in the United States?

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The arguments for the Japanese American

Exam 33: America in World War II

Identify and state the historical significance of Winston Churchill.

The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because

In what ways did the United States emerge from World War II fundamentally changed? Consider national power, economic health, race, ethnic, and gender relations.

After the Italian surrender in August 1943

Identify and state the historical significance of SPARs (U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve).

Identify and state the historical significance of the island-hopping strategy.

African Americans did all of the following during World War II EXCEPT

All of the following are true statements about the effect of Executive Order No. 9066 on Japanese living in the U.S. EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of braceros.

The unconditional surrender policy toward Japan was finally modified by

The Potsdam conference

Identify and state the historical significance of the second front.

Identify and state the historical significance of A. Philip Randolph.

During World War II, most Americans economically experienced

During World War II, American Indians

Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: (A) Potsdam, (B) Casablanca, and (C) Teheran.

Identify and state the historical significance of Executive Order No. 9066.

Identify and state the historical significance of Joseph Stalin.

Roosevelt's and Churchill's insistence on the absolute and "unconditional surrender" of Germany

What are the arguments for and against the Japanese American relocation camps used in World War II? Do you agree with the text authors that these camps were "unnecessary and unfair"? Why or why not? Why were German Americans and Italian American not sent to relocation camps in the United States?

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

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