Practice CST #8

1. "Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy . . ."—from a speech by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress The purpose of Roosevelt's speech was to persuade Congress to

End all trade with Japan.

Declare war on Japan.

Condemn Japan’s aggression in China.

Support dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

2. Early in World War II, Allied leaders decided that the enemy they had to defeat first was

The Ottoman Empire.

The Soviet Union.

Imperial Japan.

Nazi Germany.

3. Which of the following countries suffered high civilian and military casualties because it was invaded and partially occupied during World War II?

Great Britain

The Soviet Union

The Untied States

Japan

4. U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of

Détente.

Brinkmanship.

Appeasement.

Containment.

5. Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

A competition for political influence over other countries

Direct, armed conflict between the two nations

A deep reduction in military expenditures

The founding of the United Nations

6. What was one outcome of World War II?

England and France increased their overseas colonial possessions.

The communists gained control over most of Western Europe.

Japan and Germany became dominant military powers in their regions.

The Soviet Union emerged as an international superpower.

7. What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

To establish a competitive market economy

To create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe

To expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics

To attract foreign economic investments

8. Which of these is the main reason that Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania became satellites of the Soviet Union?

These areas were given to the Soviet Union by a League of Nations mandate.

The people in each country voted in free elections to ally with the Soviets.

The Soviet army occupied these areas at the end of World War II.

Hitler surrendered control of these areas to the Soviet Union at the end of the war.

9. One major purpose of the Yalta Conference in 1945 was to decide

When to open the second front against Germany.

Where to launch the final invasion of Japan.

How to restructure Europe after the war.

Which countries to include in the United Nations.

10. The economic recovery of Japan following World War II focused primarily on

Rebuilding its military and weapons capabilities.

Exporting raw materials in exchange for consumer goods.

Developing an agricultural economy and marine resources.

Developing industry and an export economy.