Question 1

What agreement was reached at the Yalta Conference?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States and Great Britain would enter into a treaty of friendship with Mao Zedong of China. 
B)  Poland would become a protectorate under Russian domination and with a pro-Soviet government. 
C)  Germany would be divided into two zones, one controlled by the western Allies and the other by the Soviet Union. 
D)  Russia would declare war on Japan shortly after Hitler's defeat. 
A)  The United States and Great Britain would enter into a treaty of friendship with Mao Zedong of China. 
B)  Poland would become a protectorate under Russian domination and with a pro-Soviet government. 
C)  Germany would be divided into two zones, one controlled by the western Allies and the other by the Soviet Union. 
D)  Russia would declare war on Japan shortly after Hitler's defeat.

Question 2

Discuss the impact of the Second World War on the world community of nations and on the international balance of power.

Accepted Answer

The Second World War had a profound impa

Question 3

What was true of the American military during the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It remained segregated by race throughout the war. 
B)  The Air Force was the first service to allow enlistment of African Americans. 
C)  African Americans could enlist only in the Army. 
D)  African Americans were not allowed to serve in combat. 
A)  It remained segregated by race throughout the war. 
B)  The Air Force was the first service to allow enlistment of African Americans. 
C)  African Americans could enlist only in the Army. 
D)  African Americans were not allowed to serve in combat.

Question 4

Which of the following was a consequence of the Tehran Conference of December 1943?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stalin announced that the Soviet Union would withdraw from the Grand Alliance if it could secure a separate peace with Germany. 
B)  Churchill and Roosevelt agreed that the next major Allied campaign would be a strike against Vienna through the Balkans. 
C)  Stalin, over the objections of Churchill and Roosevelt, insisted that Russian troops would enter the war in the Pacific in January 1944. 
D)  The three Allied leaders finally agreed that Operation Overlord would be launched in early 1944. 
A)  Stalin announced that the Soviet Union would withdraw from the Grand Alliance if it could secure a separate peace with Germany. 
B)  Churchill and Roosevelt agreed that the next major Allied campaign would be a strike against Vienna through the Balkans. 
C)  Stalin, over the objections of Churchill and Roosevelt, insisted that Russian troops would enter the war in the Pacific in January 1944. 
D)  The three Allied leaders finally agreed that Operation Overlord would be launched in early 1944.

Question 5

By the end of the Second World War, the United States was producing 40 percent of the world's weaponry. How was this accomplished?

Accepted Answer

A)  The weapons industry relied on robotics. 
B)  Workers in defense plants were given monetary bonuses when they exceeded production quotas. 
C)  The assembly-line process of mass production was used in many defense-related industries. 
D)  Military personnel were used to increase the work force and speed up production in defense-related industries. 
A)  The weapons industry relied on robotics. 
B)  Workers in defense plants were given monetary bonuses when they exceeded production quotas. 
C)  The assembly-line process of mass production was used in many defense-related industries. 
D)  Military personnel were used to increase the work force and speed up production in defense-related industries.

Question 6

President Roosevelt described which of the following as "a date which will live in infamy?"

Accepted Answer

A)  The date on which the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 
B)  The date on which the British and the French allowed Hitler to take the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia 
C)  The date on which the Japanese army seized Manchuria 
D)  The date on which Italy attacked Ethiopia 
A)  The date on which the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 
B)  The date on which the British and the French allowed Hitler to take the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia 
C)  The date on which the Japanese army seized Manchuria 
D)  The date on which Italy attacked Ethiopia

Question 7

Which initiative achieved the world's first sustained nuclear chain reaction in 1942 at the University of Chicago?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States Mapping Mission 
B)  Army Nuclear Power Program 
C)  The Manhattan Project 
D)  United States Army Art Program 
A)  United States Mapping Mission 
B)  Army Nuclear Power Program 
C)  The Manhattan Project 
D)  United States Army Art Program

Question 8

Issued by President Roosevelt in 1941, Executive Order No. 8802 __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fully integrated the United States armed forces 
B)  offered direct assistance to African Americans who wanted to move out of the South 
C)  created a presidential commission to study and recommend ways to alleviate wage discrimination based on race and sex 
D)  prohibited racial discrimination in the employment of workers in war industries and in the government 
A)  fully integrated the United States armed forces 
B)  offered direct assistance to African Americans who wanted to move out of the South 
C)  created a presidential commission to study and recommend ways to alleviate wage discrimination based on race and sex 
D)  prohibited racial discrimination in the employment of workers in war industries and in the government

Question 9

Describe what soldiers in World War II endured in battle and how that compared to depictions in propaganda and mass media.

Accepted Answer

Soldiers in World War II endured incredi

Question 10

During the Second World War, the personal income of most American workers___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  declined in real terms because of higher taxes 
B)  increased, but was eaten up by the high rate of inflation 
C)  was lower than that of workers in other industrialized nations 
D)  reached new highs 
A)  declined in real terms because of higher taxes 
B)  increased, but was eaten up by the high rate of inflation 
C)  was lower than that of workers in other industrialized nations 
D)  reached new highs

Question 11

Discuss the impact of the Second World War on organized labor in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The Second World War had a significant i

Question 12

U)S. strategy during the Second World War called for _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States to concentrate its forces in the Pacific while Great Britain and Russia fought the war in Europe 
B)  the defeat first of Germany and then of Japan 
C)  a buildup of armaments in the Western Hemisphere so that the United States could withstand an Axis attack 
D)  a negotiated settlement in Europe, if possible, while seeking the unconditional surrender of Japan 
A)  the United States to concentrate its forces in the Pacific while Great Britain and Russia fought the war in Europe 
B)  the defeat first of Germany and then of Japan 
C)  a buildup of armaments in the Western Hemisphere so that the United States could withstand an Axis attack 
D)  a negotiated settlement in Europe, if possible, while seeking the unconditional surrender of Japan

Question 13

The Alien Registration Act of 1940 ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  required that all immigrants from enemy nations be transferred to internment centers for the duration of the war 
B)  prohibited the employment of Americans of German, Italian, or Japanese descent in defense-related industries 
C)  made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government by force or violence 
D)  required all immigrants to take an oath of loyalty to the American government or face deportation 
A)  required that all immigrants from enemy nations be transferred to internment centers for the duration of the war 
B)  prohibited the employment of Americans of German, Italian, or Japanese descent in defense-related industries 
C)  made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government by force or violence 
D)  required all immigrants to take an oath of loyalty to the American government or face deportation

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the Office of Price Administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It lost the support of the public because of a bribery scandal that involved the agency's director. 
B)  Its blatant favoritism toward business interests undermined its credibility. 
C)  It established a nationwide rationing program for certain consumer goods. 
D)  It reluctantly introduced rationing during the last months of the war. 
A)  It lost the support of the public because of a bribery scandal that involved the agency's director. 
B)  Its blatant favoritism toward business interests undermined its credibility. 
C)  It established a nationwide rationing program for certain consumer goods. 
D)  It reluctantly introduced rationing during the last months of the war.

Question 15

If the United States was to become the "great arsenal of democracy," it had to ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  take and maintain control over the important oil fields in the Middle East 
B)  successfully convert major industries from production of consumer goods to production of military materiel 
C)  convince corporate leaders to finance the retooling of their factories for the production of war materiel 
D)  solve transportation problems between the United States and Europe 
A)  take and maintain control over the important oil fields in the Middle East 
B)  successfully convert major industries from production of consumer goods to production of military materiel 
C)  convince corporate leaders to finance the retooling of their factories for the production of war materiel 
D)  solve transportation problems between the United States and Europe

Question 16

Why was the American fleet caught by surprise when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cryptographers erred in translating the Japanese message and believed that the Japanese planes were on their way to the Philippines. 
B)  President Roosevelt deliberately did not warn the fleet that an attack was imminent. 
C)  Faulty radar equipment prevented detection of Japanese aircraft as they approached the naval base. 
D)  The message warning of the imminence of a Japanese attack was transmitted by a slow method and arrived too late. 
A)  Cryptographers erred in translating the Japanese message and believed that the Japanese planes were on their way to the Philippines. 
B)  President Roosevelt deliberately did not warn the fleet that an attack was imminent. 
C)  Faulty radar equipment prevented detection of Japanese aircraft as they approached the naval base. 
D)  The message warning of the imminence of a Japanese attack was transmitted by a slow method and arrived too late.

Question 17

Which pact was signed in March of 1940 between the Soviet Union and Hitler shortly before Germany invaded Poland in 1939?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-Aggression Pact 
B)  Norris-La Guardia Pact 
C)  Lend-Lease Pact 
D)  Reciprocal Trade Agreements Pact 
A)  Non-Aggression Pact 
B)  Norris-La Guardia Pact 
C)  Lend-Lease Pact 
D)  Reciprocal Trade Agreements Pact

Question 18

In December of 1940, Roosevelt pledged that America would serve as a _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  powerful nation in the upcoming conflict 
B)  anchor of hope for the world 
C)  great arsenal of democracy 
D)  beacon of liberty 
A)  powerful nation in the upcoming conflict 
B)  anchor of hope for the world 
C)  great arsenal of democracy 
D)  beacon of liberty

Question 19

Examine the decision by the United States to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.

Accepted Answer

The decision by the United States to dro

Question 20

Which of the following most accurately describes the relationship among the Allies during the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The relationship reflected the closeness of friends locked together in a mutual quest for survival. 
B)  It was a hostile relationship, with each nation openly criticizing the failings of the others. 
C)  Cooperation among the Allies was undermined by an undercurrent of suspicion. 
D)  Only after D-Day did the relationship become one of complete trust. 
A)  The relationship reflected the closeness of friends locked together in a mutual quest for survival. 
B)  It was a hostile relationship, with each nation openly criticizing the failings of the others. 
C)  Cooperation among the Allies was undermined by an undercurrent of suspicion. 
D)  Only after D-Day did the relationship become one of complete trust.

Exam 23: The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

What agreement was reached at the Yalta Conference?

Discuss the impact of the Second World War on the world community of nations and on the international balance of power.

What was true of the American military during the Second World War?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Tehran Conference of December 1943?

By the end of the Second World War, the United States was producing 40 percent of the world's weaponry. How was this accomplished?

President Roosevelt described which of the following as "a date which will live in infamy?"

Which initiative achieved the world's first sustained nuclear chain reaction in 1942 at the University of Chicago?

Issued by President Roosevelt in 1941, Executive Order No. 8802 __________________.

Describe what soldiers in World War II endured in battle and how that compared to depictions in propaganda and mass media.

During the Second World War, the personal income of most American workers___________________.

Discuss the impact of the Second World War on organized labor in the United States.

U)S. strategy during the Second World War called for _____________________.

The Alien Registration Act of 1940 ___________________.

Which of the following is true of the Office of Price Administration?

If the United States was to become the "great arsenal of democracy," it had to ______________________.

Why was the American fleet caught by surprise when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

Which pact was signed in March of 1940 between the Soviet Union and Hitler shortly before Germany invaded Poland in 1939?

In December of 1940, Roosevelt pledged that America would serve as a _______.

Examine the decision by the United States to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.

Which of the following most accurately describes the relationship among the Allies during the Second World War?

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