Question 1

The United States refused to implement any punitive measures against Japan following its establishment of a protectorate over French Indochina in 1941.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Germany's invasion of what country triggered the beginning of World War II in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Czechoslovakia 
B)  the Soviet Union 
C)  Britain 
D)  Poland 
E)  Austria 
A)  Czechoslovakia 
B)  the Soviet Union 
C)  Britain 
D)  Poland 
E)  Austria

Question 3

By the autumn of 1941, the United States and Germany had reached an understanding to minimize their escalating naval confrontations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What were the effects of the war on American women and minority groups in the United States? Would you describe the overall effects as positive, negative, or some mixture? Why?

Accepted Answer

The effects of war on American women and

Question 5

The Atlantic Charter stated definitively that the United States would remain neutral in Britain's war against Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Battle of Leyte Gulf underscored Japan's ability to continue its defense of the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the Atlantic Charter and explain its significance.

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal agree

Question 8

Detail the expanding Axis power in the 1930s. What did its expansion signal for the future of the world?

Accepted Answer

During the 1930s, a group of nations kno

Question 9

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Henry L. Stimson

Accepted Answer

A) American admiral in the Pacific 
B) Republican appointed secretary of war in 1940 
C) Democratic presidential candidate in 1940 
D) elected vice president in 1944 
E) directed the construction of atomic bombs
F)was in charge of all U.S. forces in east Asia
G)lost the presidential election in 1940
H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
I)senator who led the committee that coined term "merchants of death"
J)lost the presidential election in 1944 
A) American admiral in the Pacific 
B) Republican appointed secretary of war in 1940 
C) Democratic presidential candidate in 1940 
D) elected vice president in 1944 
E) directed the construction of atomic bombs
F)was in charge of all U.S. forces in east Asia
G)lost the presidential election in 1940
H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
I)senator who led the committee that coined term "merchants of death"
J)lost the presidential election in 1944

Question 10

By November 1941, the United States insisted it would reopen trade with Japan only after that country:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave up its recently acquired territory in New Zealand 
B)  signed an agreement not to attack Russia 
C)  withdrew completely from China 
D)  paid Britain and Holland for the oil and other resources it had taken from their colonies 
E)  compensated the United States for the loss of life and property during the Panay incident 
A)  gave up its recently acquired territory in New Zealand 
B)  signed an agreement not to attack Russia 
C)  withdrew completely from China 
D)  paid Britain and Holland for the oil and other resources it had taken from their colonies 
E)  compensated the United States for the loss of life and property during the Panay incident

Question 11

Following the defeat of Germany:

Accepted Answer

A)  came the shocking realization of the full extent of the Holocaust 
B)  Hitler was executed after his conviction of war crimes 
C)  the Prussian monarchy was restored to the German throne 
D)  the Allies established a liberal democratic government with its capital in Berlin 
E)  Franklin Roosevelt died in office 
A)  came the shocking realization of the full extent of the Holocaust 
B)  Hitler was executed after his conviction of war crimes 
C)  the Prussian monarchy was restored to the German throne 
D)  the Allies established a liberal democratic government with its capital in Berlin 
E)  Franklin Roosevelt died in office

Question 12

By the autumn of 1941:

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress declared war on Germany 
B)  the U.S. Navy was engaging the German Navy in the Atlantic 
C)  Roosevelt ordered ships to avoid combat zones 
D)  Roosevelt broke diplomatic relations with Germany 
E)  Congress passed legislation outlawing naval convoys 
A)  Congress declared war on Germany 
B)  the U.S. Navy was engaging the German Navy in the Atlantic 
C)  Roosevelt ordered ships to avoid combat zones 
D)  Roosevelt broke diplomatic relations with Germany 
E)  Congress passed legislation outlawing naval convoys

Question 13

Following the conclusion of World War II, the two most powerful nations in the world were:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States and Britain 
B)  Japan and Germany 
C)  the United States and the Soviet Union 
D)  Germany and Britain 
E)  the United States and Japan 
A)  the United States and Britain 
B)  Japan and Germany 
C)  the United States and the Soviet Union 
D)  Germany and Britain 
E)  the United States and Japan

Question 14

Which of the following countries was NOT an Axis power by June 1941?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  the Soviet Union 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Bulgaria 
E)  Romania 
A)  Italy 
B)  the Soviet Union 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Bulgaria 
E)  Romania

Question 15

The Nye Committee:

Accepted Answer

A)  investigated and criticized the role that bankers and munitions makers played in America's entry into World War I 
B)  recommended that Europeans appease Hitler by allowing him to annex Czechoslovakia 
C)  compiled an official list of America's international obligations under existing treaties 
D)  praised the role that bankers and munitions makers played in applying their resources to protect national security 
E)  encouraged greater U.S. involvement in international affairs to stop the spread of fascism 
A)  investigated and criticized the role that bankers and munitions makers played in America's entry into World War I 
B)  recommended that Europeans appease Hitler by allowing him to annex Czechoslovakia 
C)  compiled an official list of America's international obligations under existing treaties 
D)  praised the role that bankers and munitions makers played in applying their resources to protect national security 
E)  encouraged greater U.S. involvement in international affairs to stop the spread of fascism

Question 16

An incident at the Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 triggered a full-scale war between Japan and French Indochina.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What factors influenced the Allied victory in the Pacific? Which factor do you think was the most significant? Explain your position.

Accepted Answer

Several factors influenced the Allied vi

Question 18

What did the governments of Italy and Germany have in common by the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both had established communist forms of government. 
B)  Both had thriving liberal democracies. 
C)  Both had strong monarchies. 
D)  Both had established fascist forms of government. 
E)  Both went to war with the United States. 
A)  Both had established communist forms of government. 
B)  Both had thriving liberal democracies. 
C)  Both had strong monarchies. 
D)  Both had established fascist forms of government. 
E)  Both went to war with the United States.

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Winston Churchill

Accepted Answer

A) American admiral in the Pacific 
B) Republican appointed secretary of war in 1940 
C) Democratic presidential candidate in 1940 
D) elected vice president in 1944 
E) directed the construction of atomic bombs
F)was in charge of all U.S. forces in east Asia
G)lost the presidential election in 1940
H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
I)senator who led the committee that coined term "merchants of death"
J)lost the presidential election in 1944 
A) American admiral in the Pacific 
B) Republican appointed secretary of war in 1940 
C) Democratic presidential candidate in 1940 
D) elected vice president in 1944 
E) directed the construction of atomic bombs
F)was in charge of all U.S. forces in east Asia
G)lost the presidential election in 1940
H)drew up the Atlantic Charter with an American president
I)senator who led the committee that coined term "merchants of death"
J)lost the presidential election in 1944

Question 20

The Great Depression and the economic struggles it caused during the early 1930s generally made Americans :

Accepted Answer

A)  more supportive of foreign interventions 
B)  more isolationist in sentiment 
C)  more internationalist 
D)  more supportive of joining the League of Nations 
E)  more supportive of fascism in Europe 
A)  more supportive of foreign interventions 
B)  more isolationist in sentiment 
C)  more internationalist 
D)  more supportive of joining the League of Nations 
E)  more supportive of fascism in Europe

Exam 26: The Second World War, 1933-1945

The United States refused to implement any punitive measures against Japan following its establishment of a protectorate over French Indochina in 1941.

Germany's invasion of what country triggered the beginning of World War II in Europe?

By the autumn of 1941, the United States and Germany had reached an understanding to minimize their escalating naval confrontations.

What were the effects of the war on American women and minority groups in the United States? Would you describe the overall effects as positive, negative, or some mixture? Why?

The Atlantic Charter stated definitively that the United States would remain neutral in Britain's war against Germany.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf underscored Japan's ability to continue its defense of the Philippines.

Describe the Atlantic Charter and explain its significance.

Detail the expanding Axis power in the 1930s. What did its expansion signal for the future of the world?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Henry L. Stimson

By November 1941, the United States insisted it would reopen trade with Japan only after that country:

Following the defeat of Germany:

By the autumn of 1941:

Following the conclusion of World War II, the two most powerful nations in the world were:

Which of the following countries was NOT an Axis power by June 1941?

The Nye Committee:

An incident at the Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 triggered a full-scale war between Japan and French Indochina.

What factors influenced the Allied victory in the Pacific? Which factor do you think was the most significant? Explain your position.

What did the governments of Italy and Germany have in common by the 1930s?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Winston Churchill

The Great Depression and the economic struggles it caused during the early 1930s generally made Americans :

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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