Question 1

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 2

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D-Day, and (D) Invasion of Italy.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-island-hopping strategy

Accepted Answer

The island-hopping strategy, also known

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Korematsu v. United States (1944) is a l

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)

Accepted Answer

The Fair Employment Practices Commission

Question 6

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.

Question 7

The employment of more than six million women in American industry during World War II led to

Accepted Answer

A) equal pay for men and women. 
B) a greater percentage of American women in war industries than anywhere else in the world. 
C) the establishment of day-care centers by the government. 
D) a reduction in employment for black males. 
E) a strong desire of most women to work for wages. 
A) equal pay for men and women. 
B) a greater percentage of American women in war industries than anywhere else in the world. 
C) the establishment of day-care centers by the government. 
D) a reduction in employment for black males. 
E) a strong desire of most women to work for wages.

Question 8

Why, with major wars in Europe and the Pacific, did American troops see their first active combat in World War II in North Africa? What were the strategic objectives of that campaign?

Accepted Answer

American troops saw their first active c

Question 9

Was the World War II alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union entirely a narrow, practical one simply designed to defeat Hitler? Or did Americans and the American government believe, for a time, that the U.S. and the Soviets could together build a better, more peaceful world? Discuss and evaluate how ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union limited the likelihood and ability of the two nations realistically building a more peaceful, secure world based on political consensus.

Accepted Answer

The World War II alliance between the Un

Question 10

Should the Allied victory in World War II be seen as proof of the strength of democracy? Support your answer with specific evidence regarding the course and conduct of the war.

Accepted Answer

The Allied victory in World War II can b

Question 11

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 12

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 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dwight D. Eisenhower

Accepted Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th Presid

Question 14

At the wartime Teheran Conference

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet Union agreed to declare war on Japan within three months. 
B) the Big Three allies agreed to divide postwar Germany into separate occupied zones. 
C) the Soviet Union agreed to allow free elections in Eastern European nations that its armies occupied at the end of the war. 
D) plans were made for the opening of a second western front in Europe by Britain and the United States. 
E) it was agreed that five Big Powers would have veto power in the United Nations. 
A) the Soviet Union agreed to declare war on Japan within three months. 
B) the Big Three allies agreed to divide postwar Germany into separate occupied zones. 
C) the Soviet Union agreed to allow free elections in Eastern European nations that its armies occupied at the end of the war. 
D) plans were made for the opening of a second western front in Europe by Britain and the United States. 
E) it was agreed that five Big Powers would have veto power in the United Nations.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Albert Einstein

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a theore

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bataan Death March

Accepted Answer

The Bataan Death March refers to the for

Question 17

The cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second front in Europe was commanded by General

Accepted Answer

A) George Patton. 
B) Dwight Eisenhower. 
C) Douglas MacArthur. 
D) Matthew Ridgeway. 
E) Omar Bradley. 
A) George Patton. 
B) Dwight Eisenhower. 
C) Douglas MacArthur. 
D) Matthew Ridgeway. 
E) Omar Bradley.

Question 18

Historians look to the fact that many women wanted to keep work and did after the war as

Accepted Answer

A) foreshadowing the eventual revolution in women's roles in America. 
B) helping to expand the nation's economy. 
C) fueling the rise of home-buying across America. 
D) facilitating the increasing divorce rate. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) foreshadowing the eventual revolution in women's roles in America. 
B) helping to expand the nation's economy. 
C) fueling the rise of home-buying across America. 
D) facilitating the increasing divorce rate. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tehran Conference

Accepted Answer

The Tehran Conference, also known as the

Question 20

Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II

Accepted Answer

A) due to numerous acts of sabotage. 
B) in retaliation for the placement of Americans in concentration camps by the Japanese. 
C) as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear. 
D) because many were loyal to Japan. 
E) All of these 
A) due to numerous acts of sabotage. 
B) in retaliation for the placement of Americans in concentration camps by the Japanese. 
C) as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear. 
D) because many were loyal to Japan. 
E) All of these

Exam 34: America in World War Ii 1941-1945

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

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D-Day, and (D) Invasion of Italy.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -island-hopping strategy

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)

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

The employment of more than six million women in American industry during World War II led to

Why, with major wars in Europe and the Pacific, did American troops see their first active combat in World War II in North Africa? What were the strategic objectives of that campaign?

Should the Allied victory in World War II be seen as proof of the strength of democracy? Support your answer with specific evidence regarding the course and conduct of the war.

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?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dwight D. Eisenhower

At the wartime Teheran Conference

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Albert Einstein

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bataan Death March

The cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second front in Europe was commanded by General

Historians look to the fact that many women wanted to keep work and did after the war as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tehran Conference

Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II

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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