Question 1

Describe the effects of the war years on African Americans.

Accepted Answer

The Second World War offered both challe

Question 2

____________________ of Japanese American detainees were native-born U.S.citizens.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ of Japanese American detainees were native-born...

Question 3

The Luftwaffe refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the German lightning war against Poland. 
B) the German sitting war against France. 
C) Hitler's "final solution" to the Jewish problem. 
D) Hitler's plan to destroy the Soviet Union. 
E) the German air force. 
A) the German lightning war against Poland. 
B) the German sitting war against France. 
C) Hitler's "final solution" to the Jewish problem. 
D) Hitler's plan to destroy the Soviet Union. 
E) the German air force.

Question 4

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

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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 5

The Office of Scientific Research and Development assisted with the transformation and improvement of all of the following products except

Accepted Answer

A) rocket engines 
B) penicillin 
C) brooms 
D) rubber 
E) radar 
A) rocket engines 
B) penicillin 
C) brooms 
D) rubber 
E) radar

Question 6

The most virulent acts of racial discrimination came from the government during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

For the Japanese,the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of desperation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ____________________ Project was the center of the atomic bomb production during the war.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Project was the center of...

Question 9

The foundation for the United Nations was first laid out at the ____________________ Conference in Washington.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The foundation for the United Nations was...

Question 10

Spain's General Francisco Franco was a popularly-elected leader who abhorred fascism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor the United States did all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) deliberately expose the fleet to destruction in order to bring the United States into war. 
B) expand the trade embargo against Japan. 
C) freeze all Japanese assets in the United States. 
D) promise further assistance to China. 
E) increase the American military buildup in the Pacific. 
A) deliberately expose the fleet to destruction in order to bring the United States into war. 
B) expand the trade embargo against Japan. 
C) freeze all Japanese assets in the United States. 
D) promise further assistance to China. 
E) increase the American military buildup in the Pacific.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-A.Philip Randolph

Accepted Answer

African-American leader who threatened F

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Holocaust

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler's attempt to exte

Question 14

When he became President,Harry Truman

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A) was well prepared for the office because he had been among Roosevelt's closest advisors. 
B) had been a leading critic of Roosevelt's policies for fighting the war. 
C) had been vice president for three terms. 
D) prided himself on his ties to America's business leaders. 
E) was poorly prepared for the office,having seldom met with Roosevelt or been included in the decision-making process. 
A) was well prepared for the office because he had been among Roosevelt's closest advisors. 
B) had been a leading critic of Roosevelt's policies for fighting the war. 
C) had been vice president for three terms. 
D) prided himself on his ties to America's business leaders. 
E) was poorly prepared for the office,having seldom met with Roosevelt or been included in the decision-making process.

Question 15

Roosevelt's proposal to lend munitions to the Allies was known as the ____ plan.

Accepted Answer

A) "lend-lease" 
B) "cash and carry" 
C) "Atlantic Charter" 
D) "Four Freedoms" 
E) "borrow and return" 
A) "lend-lease" 
B) "cash and carry" 
C) "Atlantic Charter" 
D) "Four Freedoms" 
E) "borrow and return"

Question 16

All except which one of the following were a part of Adolf Hitler's political agenda?

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A) compliance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles 
B) assertion of the superiority of the "Aryan" race 
C) establishment of an expanded German empire 
D) condemnation of the "Jewish conspiracy" 
E) rebuilding the German military. 
A) compliance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles 
B) assertion of the superiority of the "Aryan" race 
C) establishment of an expanded German empire 
D) condemnation of the "Jewish conspiracy" 
E) rebuilding the German military.

Question 17

Examine the gains made by American women during the Second World War.

Accepted Answer

Within the first year of World War II,wi

Question 18

No Japanese Americans were allowed to fight in the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Examine U.S.military strategy during the Second World War.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 20

The "General ____________________" was established after World War II to implement free trade agreements.

Accepted Answer

Agreement

Exam 26: America During the Second World War

Describe the effects of the war years on African Americans.

____________________ of Japanese American detainees were native-born U.S.citizens.

The Luftwaffe refers to

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

The Office of Scientific Research and Development assisted with the transformation and improvement of all of the following products except

The most virulent acts of racial discrimination came from the government during World War II.

For the Japanese,the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of desperation.

The ____________________ Project was the center of the atomic bomb production during the war.

The foundation for the United Nations was first laid out at the ____________________ Conference in Washington.

Spain's General Francisco Franco was a popularly-elected leader who abhorred fascism.

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor the United States did all of the following except

IDENTIFICATIONS -A.Philip Randolph

IDENTIFICATIONS -Holocaust

When he became President,Harry Truman

Roosevelt's proposal to lend munitions to the Allies was known as the ____ plan.

All except which one of the following were a part of Adolf Hitler's political agenda?

Examine the gains made by American women during the Second World War.

No Japanese Americans were allowed to fight in the war.

Examine U.S.military strategy during the Second World War.

The "General ____________________" was established after World War II to implement free trade agreements.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

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

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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