Msg77 US History Ch 16_17 B
Rise of Dictators/WWII
- 1.Compare the ways in which Hitler, Churchill, and Roosevelt used their powers as gifted speakers to accomplish their political aims during World War II.
- 2.
What is your interpretation of this political cartoon? - 3.At the end of World War I, many new democracies were established in Europe. In the years between the two world wars, what happened to most of these democracies?
- A.
They thrived
- B.
They became communist
- C.
They were torn apart by civil wars
- D.
They were replaced by dictators
- 4.How were Britain and France drawn into war with Germany?
- A.
Hitler had taken power in Germany
- B.
Germany had attacked Poland
- C.
Germany had attacked Czechoslovakia
- D.
Germany had pulled out of the League of Nations
- 5.What happened during the Battle of Britain?
- A.
Germany joined the Axis powers
- B.
Germany engaged in a three-front war
- C.
Germany bombed Britain for two months
- D.
Germany entered into a nonaggression pact with Britain
- 6.On which of the following did Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini disagree?
- A.
Nationalism
- B.
Centralized government
- C.
Militaristic expansionism
- D.
Ownership of property
- 7.Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Roosevelt's feelings toward joining the war?
- A.
He agreed with the isolationists and promoted an isolationist policy.
- B.
He wanted to help the Allies but had to appease U.S. citizens who opposed entering the war.
- C.
He wanted to avoid the war because he did not see it as a threat to the United States.
- D.
He did not understand the position of isolationists and was eager to join the war.
- 8.What was the Lend-Lease Act?
- A.
A statement of war aims compiled by Roosevelt and Churchill
- B.
A nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union
- C.
A policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries
- D.
An order to shoot German U-boats on sight
- 9.To combat wartime inflation, the U.S. government did all of the following except
- A.
Raise and extend the income tax.
- B.
Impose wage and price controls.
- C.
Encourage the purchase of war bonds.
- D.
Increase production of consumer goods.
- 10.During the war, women in the WAACs served as
- A.
Fighter pilots and foot soldiers.
- B.
Shipbuilders and waitresses.
- C.
Scientists and factory workers.
- D.
Nurses and radio operators.
- 11.Germany's goal in the Battle of the Atlantic was to
- A.
Invade the coast of Great Britain and then take over the entire country.
- B.
Keep food and war supplies from reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
- C.
Prevent Allied forces from landing in Normandy and liberating France.
- D.
Prevent the invasion of North Africa.
- 12.In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory except
- A.
A brutal winter.
- B.
A massive Allied invasion.
- C.
A massive Soviet counterattack.
- D.
Hitler's refusal to order a German retreat.
- 13.In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main goal was to
- A.
End the war quickly.
- B.
Weaken Japan for a long time.
- C.
Get revenge for Pearl Harbor.
- D.
Save Japanese lives.
- 14.The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for
- A.
African Americans to serve in combat positions.
- B.
Soldiers to take short leaves from fighting
- C.
Veterans to attend college for free.
- D.
Enlisted men to receive officer training.
- 15.Roosevelt's decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to
- A.
Strong anti-Japanese sentiment.
- B.
Verified reports of Japanese Americans acting as spies.
- C.
The lack of Japanese Americans serving in the armed forces.
- D.
Rumors that the Japanese were developing an atomic bomb.
- 16.An example of racial tensions during the war years is
- A.
Sit-ins in the South staged by CORE
- B.
The actions of the Tuskegee Airmen.
- C.
Anti-Mexican demonstrations in Detroit.
- D.
The zoot suit riots in LA
- 17.What did the United States do after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II?
- A.
Severely punished Japan for its role in the war
- B.
Allowed Japan to keep its government, as long as different people were in control
- C.
Refused to help rebuild Japan's economy
- D.
Occupied Japan and helped it to establish a constitution and democratic government
- 18.Which description accurately defines the Nuremberg Trials?
- A.
A series of trials to sentence U.S. military deserters from World War II
- B.
A series of trials in which Americans were accused of being communists
- C.
An international tribunal to try Nazi officials for crimes against humanity
- D.
The lawsuits brought by German Americans against the United States over internment
- 19.Which statement best describes women workers during World War II?
- A.
They were paid much less than men for the same jobs.
- B.
They were paid as much as men for the same jobs.
- C.
They worked mainly in secretarial and office jobs.
- D.
They showed that they couldn't perform many of the jobs men normally did.
- 20.World War II changed U.S. industries because U.S. industry
- A.
Began to export more products to South America than to Europe.
- B.
Most assembly jobs to Mexico.
- C.
Began to manufacture more products in Japan rather than in the United States.
- D.
Spread to the South and West, historically dominated by ranching and mining.
- 21.World War II sparked many technological developments. After the war, the world was changed the most by
- A.
The start of the motion picture industry.
- B.
Faster and more powerful trains.
- C.
The invention of the atomic bomb.
- D.
The start of the automobile industry.
- 22.People who argued against using the atomic bomb maintained that
- A.
The United States should wait until the USSR had developed one before using it.
- B.
Its power was greater than needed to defeat the Japanese.
- C.
It should be kept a secret for several more years.
- D.
The Japanese would retaliate against U.S. cities.
- 23.Stalin did not keep the promises he had made to Roosevelt and Churchill before the end of World War II. One promise was to
- A.
Limit the aid the USSR would give Turkey and Greece.
- B.
Allow free elections in Eastern Europe.
- C.
Allow Italy to retain its previous form of government.
- D.
Allow capitalism in Poland and Austria.
- 24.Which statement best describes the relationship between the United States and Japan at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941?
- A.
Their ships had engaged in several naval battles in the Pacific.
- B.
They did not have diplomatic relations and had not formally talked for several years.
- C.
They shared control of military bases on the island of Midway.
- D.
Diplomats on both sides had agreed to talk to avoid a showdown.
- 25.After the Allies won the hard-fought battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, they realized
- A.
How strong the Japanese military could be if the Allies did not have USSR support.
- B.
That an invasion of Japan might involve too many Allied casualties.
- C.
That the Allies should do most of their fighting by air, without risking ground troops.
- D.
How weak Japanese resistance would be to an invasion of the mainland.
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