Question 1

The 1944 conference that created the International Monetary Fund sought to create stability in the global monetary system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In 1939, Japan abrogated its Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the committee to draft the "Universal ______________________________" adopted by the United Nations in 1948.

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Human Rights

Question 4

The ____________________ would have boosted U.S. immigration quotas to allow for the entry of 20,000 Jewish children otherwise slated for Hitler's concentration camps.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ would have boosted U.S. immigration...

Question 5

Sensitive U.S. military communications about operations in the Pacific were kept secret because of the use of

Accepted Answer

A) sophisticated computing systems for transmitting messages. 
B) the German language when transmitting messages. 
C) the code named SECRET. 
D) Morse Code. 
E) Navajo instead of English when transmitting messages. 
A) sophisticated computing systems for transmitting messages. 
B) the German language when transmitting messages. 
C) the code named SECRET. 
D) Morse Code. 
E) Navajo instead of English when transmitting messages.

Question 6

The United States and Great Britain agreed on the unconditional surrender principle to assuage Soviet concerns about delays in launching the second front.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the war, unions fought for contracts that would pay men and women equally for the same jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The so-called "cash and carry" legislation was all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) a requirement that belligerents pay cash for their arms purchases and carry them away on their own ships. 
B) an effort on the part of the Roosevelt administration to help Great Britain. 
C) an attempt to bypass earlier neutrality declarations. 
D) a way for the United States to strengthen its defenses. 
E) a means of broadening arms sales to belligerents. 
A) a requirement that belligerents pay cash for their arms purchases and carry them away on their own ships. 
B) an effort on the part of the Roosevelt administration to help Great Britain. 
C) an attempt to bypass earlier neutrality declarations. 
D) a way for the United States to strengthen its defenses. 
E) a means of broadening arms sales to belligerents.

Question 9

Oversized, flamboyant clothing worn by young Mexican-American men in the 1940s were called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Oversized, flamboyant clothing worn by young Mexican-American...

Question 10

Banning the sale of aviation fuel and high-grade scrap metal to Japan failed to halt Japan's advance in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The idea of firebombing urban targets was proposed to Franklin Roosevelt by General ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Henry ("Hap") Arnold

Question 12

To counter Roosevelt's proposals to expand the role of government in enhancing the quality of people's lives, insurance companies offered improved healthcare and other benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, its leaders were confident that Japan could win a prolonged war against the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the U.S. government's plan to relocate people of Japanese ancestry was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Supreme Court case that upheld the...

Question 15

The most effective radio communications "code" used by the United States in the Pacific was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Navajo Ind

Question 16

Mobilization for World War II brought the United States out of the Depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936

Accepted Answer

A) prohibited American investment in foreign countries. 
B) offered loans and credit to belligerents. 
C) cut off trade with Asia. 
D) cut off all trade between the United States and Europe. 
E) outlawed U.S. weapon sales to nations at war. 
A) prohibited American investment in foreign countries. 
B) offered loans and credit to belligerents. 
C) cut off trade with Asia. 
D) cut off all trade between the United States and Europe. 
E) outlawed U.S. weapon sales to nations at war.

Question 18

Poland was a point of great dissension between the Allies in 1945 because of all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviets failed to hold free elections. 
B) the Soviets did not relinquish control. 
C) the Allies were unclear in their communications with Stalin about their desires for Poland. 
D) Americans of Polish descent wanted open immigration for their fellow Poles. 
E) The Soviets considered Poland in their sphere of influence. 
A) the Soviets failed to hold free elections. 
B) the Soviets did not relinquish control. 
C) the Allies were unclear in their communications with Stalin about their desires for Poland. 
D) Americans of Polish descent wanted open immigration for their fellow Poles. 
E) The Soviets considered Poland in their sphere of influence.

Question 19

The Soviet Union declared war on Japan prior to the deployment of the atomic bomb.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the effects of the war years on African Americans and Mexican Americans.

Accepted Answer

The war years had significant effects on

Exam 26: America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The 1944 conference that created the International Monetary Fund sought to create stability in the global monetary system.

In 1939, Japan abrogated its Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with the United States.

Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the committee to draft the "Universal ______________________________" adopted by the United Nations in 1948.

The ____________________ would have boosted U.S. immigration quotas to allow for the entry of 20,000 Jewish children otherwise slated for Hitler's concentration camps.

Sensitive U.S. military communications about operations in the Pacific were kept secret because of the use of

The United States and Great Britain agreed on the unconditional surrender principle to assuage Soviet concerns about delays in launching the second front.

During the war, unions fought for contracts that would pay men and women equally for the same jobs.

The so-called "cash and carry" legislation was all of the following except

Oversized, flamboyant clothing worn by young Mexican-American men in the 1940s were called ____________________.

Banning the sale of aviation fuel and high-grade scrap metal to Japan failed to halt Japan's advance in Southeast Asia.

The idea of firebombing urban targets was proposed to Franklin Roosevelt by General ____________________.

To counter Roosevelt's proposals to expand the role of government in enhancing the quality of people's lives, insurance companies offered improved healthcare and other benefits.

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, its leaders were confident that Japan could win a prolonged war against the U.S.

The Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the U.S. government's plan to relocate people of Japanese ancestry was ____________________.

The most effective radio communications "code" used by the United States in the Pacific was the ____________________.

Mobilization for World War II brought the United States out of the Depression.

The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936

Poland was a point of great dissension between the Allies in 1945 because of all of the following except

The Soviet Union declared war on Japan prior to the deployment of the atomic bomb.

Describe the effects of the war years on African Americans and Mexican Americans.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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