USH8: WWII Cold War Test Review

What Pacific battle was a turning point 6 months after the US entered the war?

Many Japanese Americans were found to have committed acts to help the nation of Japan defeat the US.

A law passed by Congress that committed the United States to being the "arsenal of democracy," supplying the Allies.

Fascists have three of the following characteristics. Which do they not have?

Chiang Kai-Shek led a successful revolution and became the first communist leader of China.

Which of the following did civilians do to help the US win?

Italy showed themselves to be aggressive and dangerous when they attacked Bolivia.

What was the name of the laws passed by Congress to keep the US out of WWII?

The policy of trying to stop the spread of communism was called suppression.

The Japanese believed that the only way they could defeat the US was to strike the first blow.

Japanese Americans were sent to these camps during WWII.

World War II ended the Great Depression.

The Soviet economic system is called capitalism.

What product did the US stop selling Japan during its war with China?

What was the first place attacked by the Japanese in the 1930s?

In which battle did the Russians win a victory that forced the Germans to start retreating?

Which of the following accurately describes Pearl Harbor

Some scientists who built the bomb wanted to do a demonstration bombing and not drop it on people.

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to keep the US out of WWII.

The United States gave $13 billion to help Europe rebuild after the war in this program.

Which of these statements is true of the atomic bombing of Japan?

Who did Joe McCarthy accuse of hiding communists?

Americans tried to stay out of World War II by trying hard to have nothing to do with the two sides fighting.

Which battle was the turning point of the war in Europe that established a second front in France?

Three of the following were tactics used by McCarthy. Which was not?

What were Germany, Italy, and Japan called during WWII

What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

This group of congressmen investigated communism in Hollywood.

WWII resulted in many quick marriages.

A policy of peaceful co-existence with the USSR during the Nixon administration was called Detente.

Japan is rich in natural resources.

He was the charismatic leader of Great Britain during WWII.

The Germans showed that they were a dangerous country when they moved troops into.

The Germans and Italians signed an treaty called the

What term did Winston Churchill use to describe the division of Europe?

What country did President Kennedy have a lot of trouble with during his time as president?

He was the totalitarian dictator of Italy during WWII.

In the second half of the Pacific war, the US followed a strategy of island hopping, skipping many islands.

President Nixon tried to get along better with the Soviet Union.

What city did the United States supply by airlift?

Which of these statements is most true of the effect of WWII on employment of black Americans?

This American scientist led the effort to develop the atomic bomb.

In the Soviet Union the price of a loaf of bread was determined by the government.