Question 1

The governmental office devoted to coordinating policies related to wartime propaganda was called the

Accepted Answer

A) Office of Propaganda. 
B) Office of War Information. 
C) Office of Information. 
D) Propaganda and Information Office. 
E) Office of Communication. 
A) Office of Propaganda. 
B) Office of War Information. 
C) Office of Information. 
D) Propaganda and Information Office. 
E) Office of Communication.

Question 2

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

A) only Jews were persecuted by the Germans. 
B) no one outside of Germany knew about the death camps until after the war ended. 
C) the Allied nations declined to help Jews escape and emigrate before and during the war 
D) about 500,000 people died in the Nazi concentration camps. 
E) the number of Jews in Europe after the Holocaust was a third of the pre-war total. 
A) only Jews were persecuted by the Germans. 
B) no one outside of Germany knew about the death camps until after the war ended. 
C) the Allied nations declined to help Jews escape and emigrate before and during the war 
D) about 500,000 people died in the Nazi concentration camps. 
E) the number of Jews in Europe after the Holocaust was a third of the pre-war total.

Question 3

In response to the Spanish Civil War, all of the following occurred except

Accepted Answer

A) Germany and Italy sent weapons and soldiers to help the rebels. 
B) the United States, Britain, and France pursued a policy of noninvolvement. 
C) the Soviet Union assisted the republican government of Spain. 
D) American conservative groups opposed General Franco and urged help for republican forces. 
E) the American left supported republican Spain. 
A) Germany and Italy sent weapons and soldiers to help the rebels. 
B) the United States, Britain, and France pursued a policy of noninvolvement. 
C) the Soviet Union assisted the republican government of Spain. 
D) American conservative groups opposed General Franco and urged help for republican forces. 
E) the American left supported republican Spain.

Question 4

Soon after the U.S. formally entered the war, President Roosevelt moved to integrate the U.S. armed forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Yalta agreement on Poland was clear and unambiguous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As wartime production systems created more jobs in cities such as Los Angeles and Detroit, black(s)

Accepted Answer

A) moved by the hundreds of thousands from the rural south to the north and west. 
B) generally proved willing to move from the south in pursuit of such jobs. 
C) were prevented from moving out of the south by Jim Crow laws. 
D) men moved into northern and western cities, but women generally stayed in the south. 
E) almost completely abandoned the rural south. 
A) moved by the hundreds of thousands from the rural south to the north and west. 
B) generally proved willing to move from the south in pursuit of such jobs. 
C) were prevented from moving out of the south by Jim Crow laws. 
D) men moved into northern and western cities, but women generally stayed in the south. 
E) almost completely abandoned the rural south.

Question 7

The East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was

Accepted Answer

A) the Allies plan for restructuring China after World War II. 
B) Mao Zedong's plan for rebuilding China. 
C) Jiang Jieshi's plan for rebuilding China. 
D) The U. S. plan for reconstructing Japan after the war. 
E) Japan's proposal for liberating Asia from Western imperialism. 
A) the Allies plan for restructuring China after World War II. 
B) Mao Zedong's plan for rebuilding China. 
C) Jiang Jieshi's plan for rebuilding China. 
D) The U. S. plan for reconstructing Japan after the war. 
E) Japan's proposal for liberating Asia from Western imperialism.

Question 8

On the national level, the commitment of organized labor to female workers was weak.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The War Labor Board upheld the practice of paying black and white workers differently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1943, a race riot broke out in ____________________ after a conflict between black and white youth at an amusement park.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1943, a race riot broke out...

Question 11

In 1939 and 1940, Franklin Roosevelt tried to halt Japanese aggression in China and Indochina by

Accepted Answer

A) sending troops to mainland China. 
B) threatening to invade Japanese holdings in the Pacific. 
C) imposing economic sanctions to limit Japanese access to raw materials. 
D) offering most-favored nation trade status to Japan in return for an end to hostilities. 
E) bombing Japanese cities. 
A) sending troops to mainland China. 
B) threatening to invade Japanese holdings in the Pacific. 
C) imposing economic sanctions to limit Japanese access to raw materials. 
D) offering most-favored nation trade status to Japan in return for an end to hostilities. 
E) bombing Japanese cities.

Question 12

Married women had trouble finding work during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In late 1944, the fall of ____________________ brought American bombers within range of Japan.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In late 1944, the fall of ____________________...

Question 14

The ruling in Korematsu v. United States

Accepted Answer

A) denounced Japanese internment. 
B) upheld the rights of the Japanese to retain their property during internment. 
C) upheld the right of the U.S. government to intern the Japanese 
D) apologized to Japanese Americans for their internment. 
E) validated the military drafting of interned Japanese Americans. 
A) denounced Japanese internment. 
B) upheld the rights of the Japanese to retain their property during internment. 
C) upheld the right of the U.S. government to intern the Japanese 
D) apologized to Japanese Americans for their internment. 
E) validated the military drafting of interned Japanese Americans.

Question 15

The proposed East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was designed to

Accepted Answer

A) create better trade relations between Asian nations. 
B) forge a stronger  economic alliance with the West. 
C) create a self-sufficiency economic zone, led by Japan. 
D) establish a union of Asian nations, led by China. 
E) None of these choices. 
A) create better trade relations between Asian nations. 
B) forge a stronger  economic alliance with the West. 
C) create a self-sufficiency economic zone, led by Japan. 
D) establish a union of Asian nations, led by China. 
E) None of these choices.

Question 16

The United States was unprepared for the attack at Pearl Harbor because

Accepted Answer

A) coded messages intercepted by U.S. agents indicated that an attack on Southeast Asia was planned. 
B) American military leaders were overconfident and believed that no nation would dare attack. 
C) Franklin Roosevelt deliberately exposed the fleet to destruction in order to bring the United States into the war. 
D) the United States and Japan were on friendly terms. 
E) Germany had assured the U.S. that Japan would not attack. 
A) coded messages intercepted by U.S. agents indicated that an attack on Southeast Asia was planned. 
B) American military leaders were overconfident and believed that no nation would dare attack. 
C) Franklin Roosevelt deliberately exposed the fleet to destruction in order to bring the United States into the war. 
D) the United States and Japan were on friendly terms. 
E) Germany had assured the U.S. that Japan would not attack.

Question 17

Government spending was insignificant during the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The January 1942 conference at Rio de Janeiro resulted in all of the Latin American countries breaking diplomatic relations with the Axis governments except

Accepted Answer

A) Brazil and Peru. 
B) Colombia and Guatemala. 
C) Chile and Argentina. 
D) Paraguay and Uruguay. 
E) Ecuador and Chile. 
A) Brazil and Peru. 
B) Colombia and Guatemala. 
C) Chile and Argentina. 
D) Paraguay and Uruguay. 
E) Ecuador and Chile.

Question 19

Examine the situation of Japanese Americans during the Second World War.

Accepted Answer

During the Second World War, Japanese Am

Question 20

The Hoover-Stimson Doctrine of nonrecognition of Manchukuo had no effect on Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The governmental office devoted to coordinating policies related to wartime propaganda was called the

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the Holocaust?

In response to the Spanish Civil War, all of the following occurred except

Soon after the U.S. formally entered the war, President Roosevelt moved to integrate the U.S. armed forces.

The Yalta agreement on Poland was clear and unambiguous.

As wartime production systems created more jobs in cities such as Los Angeles and Detroit, black(s)

The East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was

On the national level, the commitment of organized labor to female workers was weak.

The War Labor Board upheld the practice of paying black and white workers differently.

In 1943, a race riot broke out in ____________________ after a conflict between black and white youth at an amusement park.

In 1939 and 1940, Franklin Roosevelt tried to halt Japanese aggression in China and Indochina by

Married women had trouble finding work during World War II.

In late 1944, the fall of ____________________ brought American bombers within range of Japan.

The ruling in Korematsu v. United States

The proposed East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was designed to

The United States was unprepared for the attack at Pearl Harbor because

Government spending was insignificant during the war.

The January 1942 conference at Rio de Janeiro resulted in all of the Latin American countries breaking diplomatic relations with the Axis governments except

Examine the situation of Japanese Americans during the Second World War.

The Hoover-Stimson Doctrine of nonrecognition of Manchukuo had no effect on Japan.

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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