Why did American automakers produce no cars between 1942 and 1945?

Automakers were building tanks and planes, instead.

Why did Stalin's pact with Hitler encourage Germany to go to war in Europe?

Germany would only have to fight on one front

Why did the "Big Three" allied leaders meet in the Soviet Union resort of Yalta?

to make plans for Europe after the war ended

Why did Japan attack the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1941?

Japan believed the U.S. Navy blocked Japan's expansion.

What was an important reason that the U.S. used atomic bombs against Japan?

U.S. leaders wanted to end the war without invading Japan.

Why was it important that the Allies take control of Okinawa and Iwo Jima?

They could serve as bases for U.S. planes to bomb Japan

Which was not an effect of the war on life in the United States?

Americans bought a record number of new cars during WW 2.

How did European fighting in WW2 compare to the fighting in WW1?

WW 1 had trench warfare, and WW 2 had fast-moving invasions

Why did Italy attack Ethiopia in 1935?

Italians thought they deserved more land at the end of WW 1

What event in December 1941 brought the United States into World War II?

the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor

Which of the Allies benefitted from the Lend-Lease program in 1941?

Great Britain and the Soviet Union

What was one result of the Nuremberg trials?

Reinforced the idea of being responsible for their actions.

Which Allies had not fallen to Germany when the U. S. entered the war in December 1941?

the Soviet Union and Great Britain

What event in WW II became known as the Holocaust?

the deaths of some 6 million Jews at the hands of the Nazis

Which was NOT a reason that Allies decided to invade North Africa before attacking Europe?

The Axis forces in North Africa were weak.

Which was NOT a way that World War II affected life in the united States?

The end of the war ended economic opportunities for Afr. Am.

What was the purpose of the G.I. Bill of Rights that Congress passed after the war?

to give economic and educational aid to returning soldiers

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

to rebuild the economies of European nations

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Why did American automakers produce no cars between 1942 and 1945?
Their assembly line workers were serving in the military.
With the war on, most Americans couldn't afford new cars.
Govt. rationing of gas lessened the demand for new cars.
Automakers were building tanks and planes, instead.
2
Why did Stalin's pact with Hitler encourage Germany to go to war in Europe?
The Soviets could provide extra troops for the German army.
Germany would only have to fight on one front
All of the above are true.
Stalin pomised to aid Germany and Italy against France.
3
Why did the "Big Three" allied leaders meet in the Soviet Union resort of Yalta?
to create the body known as the United Nations
to conduct the Nuremberg Trials
to make plans for Europe after the war ended
to approve the Marshall Plan
4
Why did Japan attack the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1941?
The U.S. had recently declared war on Japan.
Its leaders wanted to punish the U.S. for its role in WW 1
Its leaders wanted Hawaiian resources for Japan.
Japan believed the U.S. Navy blocked Japan's expansion.
5
What was an important reason that the U.S. used atomic bombs against Japan?
U.S. leaders needed to take control of key Japanese cities.
U.S. leaders wanted to test the new bomb they had just made.
U.S. leaders wanted to end the war without invading Japan.
The bombs were part of MacArthur's island hopping plan.
6
What was an example of the British and French policy of appeasement?
Hitler's attack on Austria
the Munich Agreement
the Treaty of Versailles
the Nazi Party
7
Why was it important that the Allies take control of Okinawa and Iwo Jima?
taking control of these islands meant winning the war.
They could serve as bases for U.S. planes to bomb Japan
Allied troops could be rescued from the Bataan Death March
All of the above are true.
8
How did American women contribute to the war effort?
All of the above.
Women built planes, tanks, and other military equipment.
Women performed important noncombat duties in Coast Guard.
Women served in the U.S. Army and Navy.
9
What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
the Bataan Death March
the Battle of the Bulge
the Battle of Midway
D-Day
10
Which was not an effect of the war on life in the United States?
Americans bought a record number of new cars during WW 2.
Certain goods were in short supply at home and rationed.
Women took over many jobs that men had performed before war.
It replaced the Depression with full employment/prosperity.
11
Which European dictator began the political movement known as facism?
Vladimir Lenin
Fancisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
12
How did European fighting in WW2 compare to the fighting in WW1?
In both wars, Allies invaded Europe to liberate nations
WW 2 had planes and tanks and that was uncommon in WW 1
WW 1 Germany had 2 fronts and WW 2, Germany had 1 front.
WW 1 had trench warfare, and WW 2 had fast-moving invasions
13
What event plunged most of Europe into World War II?
Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union
Mussolini's attack on Ethiopia
Stalin's seizure of Czechoslovakia
Hitler's seizure of Poland
14
Why did Italy attack Ethiopia in 1935?
Italians thought they deserved more land at the end of WW 1
Itay wanted to prove that its army was as good as Germany's
Mussolini was encourated by German militarism.
All of the above are true.
15
How did discrimination affect life on the home front in WW II?
Af. and Mex. Am. suffered prejudice in defense jobs.
Discrimination banned against Af. Am. in war-related jobs.
Japanese Americans were held in internment camps.
All of the above.
16
How did the strategy of island hopping help the Allies in the Pacific?
Captured islands became bases for attacks on enemy islands.
Allies targeted the islands that were weakly defended.
All of the above are true.
Didn't try to capture every island with Jap. troops on it.
17
What event in December 1941 brought the United States into World War II?
discovery of concentration camps in German-occupied land
the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor
the invasion in Normandy, France
the German assault known as the Battle of the Bulge
18
Which of the Allies benefitted from the Lend-Lease program in 1941?
Great Britain and the Soviet Union
Great Britain and France
only Great Britain
Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union
19
Where did Allies believe they had to defeat the Axis before they could invade southern Europe?
the Pacific
the Soviet Union
North Africa
France
20
What was one result of the Nuremberg trials?
Reinforced the idea of being responsible for their actions.
They made world leaders want to join the United Nations.
They provided $ for Europe to help rebuild after the war.
They provided G.I.s with money to go to college.
21
Which Allies had not fallen to Germany when the U. S. entered the war in December 1941?
France and the Soviet Union
Great Britain only
Great Britain and France
the Soviet Union and Great Britain
22
What event in WW II became known as the Holocaust?
the deaths of some 6 million Jews at the hands of the Nazis
the Allied advace on German forces after D-Day
the fierce Allied bombing campaign against German cities
the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan
23
Which was NOT a reason that Allies decided to invade North Africa before attacking Europe?
They wanted to protect the Suez Canal.
They needed bases from which to attack southern Europe.
The Axis forces in North Africa were weak.
the British insisted on attacking North Africa first.
24
Which country did Japan invade in 1931?
the Philippines
China
Ethiopia
Korea
25
Which was NOT a way that World War II affected life in the united States?
The end of the war ended economic opportunities for Afr. Am.
Meat, sugar, and other consumer products were scarce.
Jobs created by gov. war spending ended the Great Depression
G.I. Bill caused a postwar boom in college enrollments.
26
What was the purpose of the G.I. Bill of Rights that Congress passed after the war?
to provide economic help to nations damaged by the war
to set forth what was acceptable behavior for returning vets
to punish enemy soldiers for war crimes committed in war
to give economic and educational aid to returning soldiers
27
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
to accomplish all of the above
to rebuild the economies of European nations
to establish a democratic system of government in Japan.
create the framework for the formation of the United Nations

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