Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-A. Philip Randolph

Accepted Answer

A. Philip Randolph was a prominent Afric

Question 2

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 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Navajo "code talkers"

Accepted Answer

The Navajo "code talkers" were a group o

Question 4

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 5

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

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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.

Question 6

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

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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.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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 8

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 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harry S Truman

Accepted Answer

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President o

Question 10

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 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-War Production Board

Accepted Answer

The War Production Board (WPB) was a gov

Question 12

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Joseph Stalin

Accepted Answer

Joseph Stalin was a Soviet political lea

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-WACs (Women's Army Corps)

Accepted Answer

The Women's Army Corps (WACs) was a bran

Question 16

After the Italian surrender in August 1943,

Accepted Answer

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 17

In terms of defending America's national interests, which do you think was the most critical front in World War II, the European theater or the Pacific? Why?

Accepted Answer

In terms of defending America's national

Question 18

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 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​J. Robert Oppenheimer

Accepted Answer

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American th

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Office of Price Administration

Accepted Answer

The Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Exam 34: America in World War Ii 1941-1945

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -A. Philip Randolph

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Navajo "code talkers"

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

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

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harry S Truman

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -War Production Board

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?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Joseph Stalin

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -WACs (Women's Army Corps)

After the Italian surrender in August 1943,

In terms of defending America's national interests, which do you think was the most critical front in World War II, the European theater or the Pacific? Why?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​J. Robert Oppenheimer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Office of Price Administration

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -J. Robert Oppenheimer