Question 1

As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan stalled an Allied victory. 
B)  Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey lost his first naval engagement. 
C)  Japan was nearly able to take Australia. 
D)  the United States could bomb Japan from land bases. 
E)  Japan was finished as a naval power. 
A)  Japan stalled an Allied victory. 
B)  Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey lost his first naval engagement. 
C)  Japan was nearly able to take Australia. 
D)  the United States could bomb Japan from land bases. 
E)  Japan was finished as a naval power.

Question 2

List at least three major turning points of World War II.Justify your choices.

Accepted Answer

1) The Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)

Question 3

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 4

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 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of the Bulge

Accepted Answer

The Battle of the Bulge, also known as t

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-WAACs

Accepted Answer

The WAACs, or the Women's Army Auxiliary

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The War Production Board (WPB) was a gov

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

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 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-braceros

Accepted Answer

The term "braceros" refers to Mexican la

Question 11

One of the most valuable contributions of Native Americans to the war effort was

Accepted Answer

A)  as nurses and cooks on military bases. 
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)  None of these 
A)  as nurses and cooks on military bases. 
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)  None of these

Question 12

During World War II,the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles 
B)  rubber 
C)  tin 
D)  fuels 
E)  plastics 
A)  textiles 
B)  rubber 
C)  tin 
D)  fuels 
E)  plastics

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

The World War II alliance between the Un

Question 14

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)  Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. 
C)  Longshoremen's International Union. 
D)  United Mine Workers. 
E)  Industrial Workers of the World. 
A)  Teamsters. 
B)  Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. 
C)  Longshoremen's International Union. 
D)  United Mine Workers. 
E)  Industrial Workers of the World.

Question 15

Until spring 1943,perhaps Hitler's greatest opportunities of defeating Britain and winning the war was

Accepted Answer

A)  the possibility of a successful invasion across the English Channel. 
B)  that German U-boat would destroy Allied shipping. 
C)  the defeatism of pro-fascist elements within upper-class British society. 
D)  that General Rommel would conquer Egypt and the Suez Canal. 
E)  that the American-British-Soviet alliance would collapse. 
A)  the possibility of a successful invasion across the English Channel. 
B)  that German U-boat would destroy Allied shipping. 
C)  the defeatism of pro-fascist elements within upper-class British society. 
D)  that General Rommel would conquer Egypt and the Suez Canal. 
E)  that the American-British-Soviet alliance would collapse.

Question 16

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th Presid

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A. Philip Randolph was a prominent Afric

Question 19

In sharp contrast to World War I,during World War II,the United States was

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

Joseph Stalin was a Soviet political lea

Exam 35: America in World War II,1941-1945

As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf

List at least three major turning points of World War II.Justify your choices.

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of the Bulge

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -WAACs

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

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

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.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -braceros

One of the most valuable contributions of Native Americans to the war effort was

During World War II,the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

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?

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

Until spring 1943,perhaps Hitler's greatest opportunities of defeating Britain and winning the war was

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

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

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

In sharp contrast to World War I,during World War II,the United States was

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

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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 at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

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

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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