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11th Grade US History Chapter 25 US in WWII Test Review
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1
On May 8, 1945, or V-E Day, Americans celebrated the liberation of the death camps
False
True
2
Nisei are Japanese Americans who were born during World War II
False
True
3
An example of racial tensions during the war years is
anti-Mexican demonstrations in Detroit
sit-ins in the South staged by CORE
the actions of the Tuskegee Airmen
the "zoot-suit" riots in Los Angeles
4
General __ led the third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation
George Marshall
George Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
5
The Selective Service System provided free education and loan guarantees to veterans.
False
True
6
In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main goal was to
end the war quickly
get revenge for Pearl Harbor
save Japanese lives
weaken Japan for a long time
7
Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Tokyo
False
True
8
Purpose of the Office of Price Administration was to ensure war industries received resources
False
True
9
The final decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was made by J. Robert Oppenheimer
True
False
10
The Allied invasion of ___ was given the code name D-Day
North Africa
Nazi-occupied Europe
Italy
Japan
11
To protest discrimination, ___ organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941
General George Marshall
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Phillip Randolph
12
At the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to plan for the postwar world
False
True
13
During the war, women in the WAACs served as
scientists and factory workers
nurses and radio operators
fighter pilots and foot soldiers
shipbuilders and waitresses
14
With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of ___ for African Americans
Decline
Advance
Stagnation
Uncertainty
15
African Americans who worked in noncombat positions during the war were called WACs.
False
True
16
Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to
teach Japanese military leaders a lesson
show how powerful the United States was
end the war and save American lives
find out how destructive the bomb really was
17
The Battle of Stanlingrad marked a turning point in the war
False
True
18
The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for
African Americans to serve in combat positions
enlisted men to receive officer training
soldiers to take short leaves from fighting
veterans to attend college for free
19
The general who led Allied troops in battles on the island of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima was
Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
Charles Brown
Dwight D. Eisenhower
20
George Patton led the U.S. Third Army to free Paris from German occupation
True
False
21
Nisei who lived in the West Coast were subjected to __ during the war
compensation
interrogation
interment
torture
22
In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory except
a massive Soviet counterattack
a brutal winter
Hitler's refusal to order German retreat
a massive Allied invasion
23
The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the
last German offensive
Allies' first victory in a land battle
Axis powers' first loss in a land battle
Liberation of the death camps
24
The problem of __ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration
recession
depression
inflation
unemployment
25
Roosevelts decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to
lack of Japanese Americans serving in the armed forces
rumors that Japanese were developing an atomic bomb
strong anti-Japanese sentiment
verified reports of Japanese Americans acting as spies
26
To combat wartime inflation, the U.S. government did all of the following except
impose wage and price controls
encourage the purchase of war bonds
increase production of consumer goods
raise and extend the income tax
27
When forced to abandon the Philipines, ___ made the vow, "I shall return"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chester Nimitz
Hideki Tojo
Douglas MacArthur
28
V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when
The United States entered the war
Allied forces invaded France
the Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga
Germany surrendered
29
The Supreme Commander of the U.S. forces in Europe was
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Patton
George Marshall
30
Germany's main goal in the Battle of the Atlantic was to
keep food and war supplies from reaching Great Britian/SU
invade the coast of Great Britain and take over the country
prevent Allied forces from landing and liberating France
prevent the invasion of North Africa