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WWII Review
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1
True or false: the amount of workers who joined unions rose drastically during WWII
False
True
2
True or false: The government raised $186 billion dollars from selling war bonds to Americans
True
False
3
Parts of cities that had tall walls & guards where Jews were forced to live were called
Ghettos
Refugee Camps
Death Camps
4
The United States wanted to remain neutral in WWII because
They were still haunted by what happened in WWI
Due to the Great Depression they would have lost quickly
They didn't have enough men to join the military
Italy, Germany, and Japan didn't threaten the US directly
5
Why was Japan becoming a rising threat during WWII?
Decreased nationalism
Increased military aggression
Stronger ties between China and Japan threatened the US
6
Which of the following is
not
a way individual Americans contributed to the war effort?
Volunteering for military service
Joining the Civil Defense Effort
Paying lower taxes
Planting victory gardens
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This type of propaganda is called
gliterring generality
testimonial
transfer
euphenism
8
Anti-semitism is the term used to describe people who
Use hostility or discrimination towards Jewish people
Protested the killing of civilians common during WWII
Didn't support joining WWII
Hated Hitler and his ideals
9
The name of the poster shown below is
Willow the Worker
Rita the Rebel
Rosie the Riveter
Jane the G.I.
10
The alliance between these 2 countries that shocked the world & allowed Hitler to invade Poland
Germany and the United States
Germany and France
Germany and Japan
The Soviet Union and Germany
11
To mobilize for war the government enacted ___ that required males to register for the military
Selective Training and Service Act
Government Issue Bill
For Freedom Act
National Resources Mobilization Act
12
Which one of the following was
not
a cause of WWII?
Appeasement
Treaty of Versailles
Rise of Dictators
Democratic Idealism
13
The US government funded the war through higher taxes, borrowing money, selling bonds and
Not repaying foreign debt
Deficit spending
Decreased production
14
The purpose of the poster was to
Encourage women to join the navy during WWII
Encourage women to join the workforce during WWII
Encourage women to stay home during WWII
15
This surprise attack killed 2,400 Americans
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day
16
A cash and carry policy was implemented as part of the
Neutrality Acts
Kellog Briand Pact
Lend-Lease Act
17
The Neutrality Acts did all of the following
except
Banned the US from giving loans to warring nations
Banned the US from giving weapons to warring nations
Allowed trade w/ warring nations as long as they transported
Allowed the US to support nations it had an alliance with
18
Why were German's willing to embrace Hitler?
Most Germans were already anti-semitic
Germany suffered from unemployment, instability & poverty
They were not educated on politics
19
WWII helped Americans do all of the following
except
Open up opportunities for women and minorities
Come out of the Great Depression
Establish itself as a super power
End all hostilities in Europe
20
"Code talkers" were
An elite group of British spies who intercepted messages
Members of Stalin's secret police who listened on phonecalls
Navajos who developed a secret code based on their language
21
Lightening war, or
blitzkreig
, was a
War tactic that focused in the air
War tactic that focused on both air and land
War tactic that focused on the land
22
The term for killing whole groups of people based on their ethnicity is called
`Genocide
Nationalism
Mass murder
Ethnic Cleansing
23
England and France declared war on Germany after the Germans
Invaded France
Invaded Poland
Invaded Sudetenland
Invaded Czechoslavakia
24
What factor helped the Soviets defeat the Germans?
Unskilled German soldiers
Increased supplies flowing into Russia
The cold, harsh weather
25
In 1940 Roosevelt introduced this to keep supplies flowing to Britain
Defense Regulation Act
Allied Forces Act 1940
Lend-Lease Act
Allied Powers (Maritime Courts) Act 1941
26
During WWII items such as sugar, coffee, meat, butter and shoes weren't always available due to
Rationing
Lack of a workforce
Farm failures
Reasoning