Question 1

In February 1945,an Allied bombing attack on Dresden,Germany

Accepted Answer

A)  destroyed 75 percent of the previously undamaged city. 
B)  killed approximately 135,000 people. 
C)  resulted in mostly civilian casualties. 
D)  both killed approximately 135,000 people and resulted in mostly civilian casualties. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  destroyed 75 percent of the previously undamaged city. 
B)  killed approximately 135,000 people. 
C)  resulted in mostly civilian casualties. 
D)  both killed approximately 135,000 people and resulted in mostly civilian casualties. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 2

Native American languages were useful in American military communications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By the end of 1942,Allied technology had caught up with that of Germany and Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In February 1944,American naval forces won a series of victories in the Marshall Islands,under the command of

Accepted Answer

A)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
B)  Douglas MacArthur. 
C)  Omar Bradley. 
D)  Joseph Stilwell. 
E)  Chester Nimitz. 
A)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
B)  Douglas MacArthur. 
C)  Omar Bradley. 
D)  Joseph Stilwell. 
E)  Chester Nimitz.

Question 5

All of the following statements regarding the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 are true EXCEPT that

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A)  the attack involved perhaps the largest number of naval vessels and armaments ever assembled in one place. 
B)  the landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel. 
C)  Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines prior to the beach landings. 
D)  within a week, German forces had been dislodged from most of the Normandy coast. 
E)  American, British, and Canadian forces stormed the beaches on June 6, 1944. 
A)  the attack involved perhaps the largest number of naval vessels and armaments ever assembled in one place. 
B)  the landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel. 
C)  Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines prior to the beach landings. 
D)  within a week, German forces had been dislodged from most of the Normandy coast. 
E)  American, British, and Canadian forces stormed the beaches on June 6, 1944.

Question 6

During World War II,around 6 million Americans joined the armed forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

American intelligence broke the Japanese coding system prior to Pearl Harbor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The 1943 "zoot-suit riots" in Los Angeles

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted from tensions between the African American and Mexican American communities. 
B)  led the city to prohibit the wearing of zoot suits. 
C)  began when off-duty Mexican American soldiers refused to wear their military uniforms. 
D)  both began when off-duty Mexican American soldiers refused to wear their military uniforms, and led the city to prohibit the wearing of zoot suits. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  resulted from tensions between the African American and Mexican American communities. 
B)  led the city to prohibit the wearing of zoot suits. 
C)  began when off-duty Mexican American soldiers refused to wear their military uniforms. 
D)  both began when off-duty Mexican American soldiers refused to wear their military uniforms, and led the city to prohibit the wearing of zoot suits. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 9

All of the following statements regarding the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II are true EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States government has never admitted wrongdoing. 
B)  the order for internment was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1944. 
C)  most of those interned lost all their property and possessions. 
D)  the internment camps were essentially prisons. 
E)  government officials claimed the camps were places where the Japanese could be socialized and "Americanized." 
A)  the United States government has never admitted wrongdoing. 
B)  the order for internment was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1944. 
C)  most of those interned lost all their property and possessions. 
D)  the internment camps were essentially prisons. 
E)  government officials claimed the camps were places where the Japanese could be socialized and "Americanized."

Question 10

Which of the following is true of casualties in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourteen million combatants died. 
B)  More than a million Americans were killed or wounded. 
C)  Casualties were relatively light in the United States, compared to those of other countries. 
D)  The war had cost the lives of 322,000 Americans. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Fourteen million combatants died. 
B)  More than a million Americans were killed or wounded. 
C)  Casualties were relatively light in the United States, compared to those of other countries. 
D)  The war had cost the lives of 322,000 Americans. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

Critics have charged the United States was morally irresponsible in using atomic weapons against Japan during World War II.What are their arguments? What are the arguments in support of dropping the bombs? Was the United States' action moral or not?

Accepted Answer

Critics of the United States' decision t

Question 12

During World War II,American women who worked outside the home

Accepted Answer

A)  tended to be older than women who worked in the past. 
B)  were barred from unions. 
C)  were not allowed to have children under the age of three in their care. 
D)  both tended to be older than women who worked in the past, and were not allowed to have children under the age of three in their care. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  tended to be older than women who worked in the past. 
B)  were barred from unions. 
C)  were not allowed to have children under the age of three in their care. 
D)  both tended to be older than women who worked in the past, and were not allowed to have children under the age of three in their care. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

The United States was preparing to drop an atomic bomb on Germany when it surrendered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During World War II,Chinese Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  were drafted in a higher proportion than any other national group. 
B)  received a favorable image in U.S. government propaganda. 
C)  saw the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts. 
D)  both received a favorable image in U.S. government propaganda and saw the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  were drafted in a higher proportion than any other national group. 
B)  received a favorable image in U.S. government propaganda. 
C)  saw the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts. 
D)  both received a favorable image in U.S. government propaganda and saw the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 15

During World War II,the effectiveness of German U-boats and underwater mines was greatly reduced by the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  acoustic countermeasures. 
B)  sonar. 
C)  centimetric radar. 
D)  advanced cavity magnetron valves. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  acoustic countermeasures. 
B)  sonar. 
C)  centimetric radar. 
D)  advanced cavity magnetron valves. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Describe the development and making of the atomic bomb.

Accepted Answer

The development and making of the atomic

Question 17

Describe American society (the home front)during World War II.What were its pleasures and what were its pains?

Accepted Answer

During World War II, American society ex

Question 18

During World War II,the United States Army chief of staff was

Accepted Answer

A)  Douglas MacArthur. 
B)  George Marshall. 
C)  Omar Bradley. 
D)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
E)  George Patton. 
A)  Douglas MacArthur. 
B)  George Marshall. 
C)  Omar Bradley. 
D)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
E)  George Patton.

Question 19

The Allied decisions that delayed an invasion of France

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A)  left the Soviet Union deeply embittered. 
B)  put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe. 
C)  occurred after the Soviet Union had won a significant victory in Stalingrad. 
D)  both put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe, and left the Soviet Union deeply embittered. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  left the Soviet Union deeply embittered. 
B)  put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe. 
C)  occurred after the Soviet Union had won a significant victory in Stalingrad. 
D)  both put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe, and left the Soviet Union deeply embittered. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 20

Consider racial minorities and women in the United States during World War II.Which groups made notable gains from the war and which did not? Explain.

Accepted Answer

During World War II, both racial minorit

Exam 26: America in a World at War

In February 1945,an Allied bombing attack on Dresden,Germany

Native American languages were useful in American military communications.

By the end of 1942,Allied technology had caught up with that of Germany and Japan.

In February 1944,American naval forces won a series of victories in the Marshall Islands,under the command of

All of the following statements regarding the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 are true EXCEPT that

During World War II,around 6 million Americans joined the armed forces.

American intelligence broke the Japanese coding system prior to Pearl Harbor.

The 1943 "zoot-suit riots" in Los Angeles

All of the following statements regarding the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II are true EXCEPT that

Which of the following is true of casualties in World War II?

Critics have charged the United States was morally irresponsible in using atomic weapons against Japan during World War II.What are their arguments? What are the arguments in support of dropping the bombs? Was the United States' action moral or not?

During World War II,American women who worked outside the home

The United States was preparing to drop an atomic bomb on Germany when it surrendered.

During World War II,Chinese Americans

During World War II,the effectiveness of German U-boats and underwater mines was greatly reduced by the development of

Describe the development and making of the atomic bomb.

Describe American society (the home front)during World War II.What were its pleasures and what were its pains?

During World War II,the United States Army chief of staff was

The Allied decisions that delayed an invasion of France

Consider racial minorities and women in the United States during World War II.Which groups made notable gains from the war and which did not? Explain.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

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