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Which of the following best represents public opinion in America about WW2 in 1940?
Most Americans wanted to declare war against the Allies.
Most Americans wanted to declare war vs. Axis Powers.
Most Americans wanted to invade China
Most Americans wanted to stay out of the war.
2
Which of the following best describes Executive Order 9066?
It required Americans not to travel on foreign ships
It forced Japanese Americans to internment camps
It forced Americans to ration gasoline usage to 5 gallons.
It eliminated any speech against the war effort.
3
Who was the leader of Italy in WW2?
Mussolini
Hitler
Franco
Stalin
4
The American Public strongest support for Truman's use of the atomic bomb was when?
2017
2001
1945
1970
5
Which policy is this cartoon reflecting?
Rationing of goods
Isolationism
Lend-Lease Act
Strict immigration quotas
6
What is the name of the German strategy of lightening warfare?
Leapfrogging
Trench Warfare
Blitzkreig
Guerilla Warfare
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What was the treaty that ended WWI?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of London
The Munich Treaty
8
The term Holocaust refers to:
Hitler's blitzkrieg against Poland.
Hitler's campaign to exterminate the Jews
the American nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Hitler's campaign to provide Germans with more living space.
9
What is the Western Part of Czechoslovakia with Ger. speaking people that Hitler demanded?
Rhineland
Posen
Alsace-Lorraine
Sudetenland
10
According to the map, What country received the most aid from the U.S. under the lend-lease act
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
11
Who was the leader of Japan during WW2?
Joseph Stalin
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
12
Although Roosevelt promised continued isolationism in 1940 campaign he knew war was unavoidable
True
False
13
During the first few months following American entry into World War II,
opinion was strongly against the war due to early losses
national opinion was unified despite the early losses.
opinion was initially divided but soon unified by victories.
national opinion was sharply divided about the war.
14
Which of the following statements most accurately reflect the image of "Rosie the Riveter"?
created a negative effect of employing women in factories
symbolized permanent change to equal pay & respect for women
symbolized that women could work in traditionally male jobs
most women were afraid to enter the workforce.
15
Which country did Hitler invade first?
Poland
Czecholslovakia
France
Austria
16
Which statement is most accurate about the importance of this photograph?
Shows that America boycotted 1936 Olympics
Jessie Owens 4 wins disproves Hitlers master race theory.
Shows the superiority of Aryan athletes over U.S. athletes
Jessie Owens lost all 4 races but still saluted Hitler.
17
Vocabulary term for giving in to someone's demands in order to avoid a conflict
Nationalism
Isolationism
Appeasement
Militarism
18
What is the name of the character?
Betsy Ross
Aunt Samantha
Betty Boop
Rosie the Riveter
19
Who was President of the United States when WW2 began?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
20
This picture of a massive Allied forces beach front storming in 1945 is known as
Operation Desert Fox
Battle of Iwo Jima
Pearl Harbor Attack
D-day invasion
21
What is the implied message of this political cartoon?
German weapons are superior to Jewish weapons
It is the Jews fault that Germany lost World War One
Jewish and German soldiers working together are unstoppable
The Polish Army double crossed Germany in World War I
22
What is the intended message of this poster?
To get Americans to plant a "Victory" garden
To get Americans to ration gasoline
To get Americans to join the Army
To get Americans to buy war bonds
23
Which group of Americans was removed from their homes to internment camps under ex. order 9066
Italian Americans
Russian Americans
Japanese Americans
German Americans
24
As WWII was ending, why did the United States decided to join the United Nations?
to meet the public’s demand for free-trade agreements
to be able to stop the formation of new nations.
world peace required their involvement
due to the success the U.S. had in the League of Nations
25
Which event ended American isolationism for World War 2?
The rape of Nan-king
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The invasion of Poland
The battle of Britain
26
What is the name of the rich, farmland that Germany was forced to give to Poland after WWI?
Posen
Lorainne
Rhineland
Alsace
27
What was the name of the battle in which America bombed Tokyo in April 1942?
Doolittle mission
Battle of Midway
Iwo Jima
Guadalcanal
28
U.S. strategy to attack important but less defended islands in the Pacific on way to Japan?
Blitzkrieg strategy
Island Hopping strategy
Europe first strategy
Divide and Conquer strategy
29
Reduction of the loss of American lives in the Pacific was a primary consideration in
Truman's decison to fight only land wars with Japan
Truman's decision to fight a defensive war vs. Japan.
Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb.
Truman's decision to seek a cease-fire peace with Japan
30
What law turned America into the "arsenal of democracy" supplying Allied powers with weapons?
Lend-Lease Act
The Atlantic Charter
Neutrality Acts
The Isolation proclamation
31
Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?
Germany
Italy
Japan
Great Britain
32
Which statement best reflects the purpose of the poster?
To get Americans to Ration their gasoline usage.
To get Americans to join the Armed forces.
To get Americans to grow their own vegetables
To get Americans to purchase only American made cars
33
Which battle is being shown?
Iwo Jima
Pearl Harbor
D-day
Midway
34
Experiences of African Americans in the military during WWII influenced their decision to
move back to the rural south
join the armed forces in record numbers
increase efforts to end racial discrimination
renew support for separate but equal facilities
35
What was a major effect of World War II on women and minorities in the US?
They were granted equal pay for equal work.
They received equal voting rights for the first time.
They were drafted into the military
They had new opportunities in the workforce
36
Why did the allies adopt a “Europe First” strategy?
Italy was so strong, that Germany had to be conquered first.
Only Germany was considered a serious long-term threat
Japan was seen as unbeatable
The American Army was much stronger than our navy
37
Who is being shown?
Cuba Gooding
Dorie Miller
Captain Morgan
Jessie Owens
38
Which of the following is correct concerning war reparation in the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany was to pay Eng. & France 33 billion $
No nation was required to pay reparations.
Germany paid France 33 million $
Germany was receiving 33 million dollars from France
