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

Describe the situation of American Indians during World War II.

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World War II increased the economic pres

Question 3

In October 1935,Italy took over ____________________.

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The answer of In October 1935,Italy took over ____________________....

Question 4

The atomic bombs were viewed as simply bigger,more effective firebombs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By V-J Day,government spending had reached ____________________ billion.

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The answer of By V-J Day,government spending had reached ____________________...

Question 6

In the mid-1930s,Gerald Nye headed U.S.Senate committee hearings that charged that bankers and munitions makers had maneuvered the United States into World War I.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Yalta agreement on Poland was clear and unambiguous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All of the following demonstrated the preeminence of the military in the Washington power structure in the 1940s except the

Accepted Answer

A) creation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
B) building of the Pentagon complex to house the War Department. 
C) creation of dozens of new agencies and bureaucracies to coordinate the war effort. 
D) decision to institute the draft. 
E) development of radar technology. 
A) creation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
B) building of the Pentagon complex to house the War Department. 
C) creation of dozens of new agencies and bureaucracies to coordinate the war effort. 
D) decision to institute the draft. 
E) development of radar technology.

Question 9

The tide of the war on the eastern front really turned at the Battle of

Accepted Answer

A) the Bulge. 
B) Moscow. 
C) Stalingrad. 
D) the Elbe. 
E) Berlin. 
A) the Bulge. 
B) Moscow. 
C) Stalingrad. 
D) the Elbe. 
E) Berlin.

Question 10

In August 1945,President Harry Truman made the most controversial decision of the war;he chose to use atomic weapons against Japan.Discuss the motives and goals that prompted Truman to usher in the nuclear age.

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By August 1945,the war in the Pacific wa

Question 11

Japan suffered its first naval defeat at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Although World War II began in 1939,the United States did not become officially involved until 1941.Discuss the position of the United States at the beginning of World War II and the events that gradually drew the United States into the conflict.

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Essay should address several key issues:

Question 13

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 men...

Question 14

The American economy underwent a transformation during the years of the Second World War.Explore this transformation and examine its long-range effects on American society.

Accepted Answer

The changes that took place in the U.S.e

Question 15

In a period of only six weeks,the German blitzkrieg conquered eastern Europe and Greece.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Opponents of President Roosevelt's pro-Allied policy included

Accepted Answer

A) those who sympathized with Hitler's anti-Semitism. 
B) those who feared that war would centralize the government's power. 
C) those who sympathized with the Fascists' anticommunism. 
D) members of religious groups committed to nonviolence. 
E) all of these choices 
A) those who sympathized with Hitler's anti-Semitism. 
B) those who feared that war would centralize the government's power. 
C) those who sympathized with the Fascists' anticommunism. 
D) members of religious groups committed to nonviolence. 
E) all of these choices

Question 18

The Japanese navy was successful in overtaking all of the following islands except

Accepted Answer

A) Midway Island. 
B) Guam. 
C) WakeIslands. 
D) Bataan. 
E) Singapore. 
A) Midway Island. 
B) Guam. 
C) WakeIslands. 
D) Bataan. 
E) Singapore.

Question 19

The most powerful wartime economic agency was the

Accepted Answer

A) War Production Board. 
B) Maritime Commission. 
C) War Labor Board. 
D) Office of Price Administration. 
E) Railroad Administration. 
A) War Production Board. 
B) Maritime Commission. 
C) War Labor Board. 
D) Office of Price Administration. 
E) Railroad Administration.

Question 20

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.

Exam 26: America During the Second World War

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

Describe the situation of American Indians during World War II.

In October 1935,Italy took over ____________________.

The atomic bombs were viewed as simply bigger,more effective firebombs.

By V-J Day,government spending had reached ____________________ billion.

In the mid-1930s,Gerald Nye headed U.S.Senate committee hearings that charged that bankers and munitions makers had maneuvered the United States into World War I.

The Yalta agreement on Poland was clear and unambiguous.

All of the following demonstrated the preeminence of the military in the Washington power structure in the 1940s except the

The tide of the war on the eastern front really turned at the Battle of

In August 1945,President Harry Truman made the most controversial decision of the war;he chose to use atomic weapons against Japan.Discuss the motives and goals that prompted Truman to usher in the nuclear age.

Japan suffered its first naval defeat at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.

Although World War II began in 1939,the United States did not become officially involved until 1941.Discuss the position of the United States at the beginning of World War II and the events that gradually drew the United States into the conflict.

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

The American economy underwent a transformation during the years of the Second World War.Explore this transformation and examine its long-range effects on American society.

In a period of only six weeks,the German blitzkrieg conquered eastern Europe and Greece.

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

Opponents of President Roosevelt's pro-Allied policy included

The Japanese navy was successful in overtaking all of the following islands except

The most powerful wartime economic agency was the

The East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was

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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