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WWII and Early Cold War Exam Review World History & American History 2
WWII and Early Cold War Exam Review World History & American History 2
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Unit 5 Review: World War II and Early Cold War #worldwarii #coldwar
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Where did Harry S. Truman drop the two atomic bombs?
Nagasaki and Osaka
Tokyo and Mt. Fuji
Tokyo and Nagaski
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2
Why did Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
End the war quickly with less American casualties
Japanese called Truman's bluff when threatened with bomb
Soviets urged Truman to drop bomb
End quickly with few Japanese <br>casualties
3
The American's plan of invading Normandy to liberate Nazi-controlled France
VD-Day
E-Day
V-E Day
D-Day
4
"A day that will live in infamy." - FDR (December 7, 1941)
Hitler surrenders
Mussolini takes over Ethiopia
FDR loses feeling in his legs
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
5
This American senator infamously claimed communist activity within American government
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Robert McNamara
Adlai Stevenson
6
The US officially denounced the Axis Powers by claiming to be a
Arsenal for Democracy
Hope for Peace
Beacon of Freedom
Shelter for Solidarity
7
Tense situation in which Americans provided E. Berlin with supplies to survive USSR blockade
East Berlin Tragedy
Berlin Airlift
West Berlin Solidarity
Berlin Wall
8
What was Fred Korematsu challenging in his historic court case against the US?
the quality of his facial surgery
Citizenship of Japanese-Americans
not allowing Japanese-Americans to fight in combat
government's power to limit rights
9
Britain and France avoided war by conceding to Hitler's demands. This is an example of _______
appeasement
side-stepping
pleasing
containment
10
$13 billion in aid to keep re-building nations from turning to communism
Keenan Plan
Stalin Plan
Truman Plan
Marshall Plan
11
Which international organization was created to avoid future conflicts after WWII?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
United Nations
League of Nations
12
How did minorities play a different role as soldiers as opposed to WWI?
were fighting in de-segregated units
held many high-ranking positions
saw combat and became highly decorated
stayed in non-combat positions
13
How did FDR announce the official internment of Japanese internment?
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 1025
Executive Order 4040
Executive Order 3856
14
controlling all aspects of society and economy through nationalistic code (Mussolini)
Fascism
Communism
Capitalism
Nazism
15
The Soviets created this military alliance in response to NATO
Warsaw Pact
Prague Initiative
Berlin Pact
UN
16
How did the 2nd Red Scare manifest itself in every day American lives?
Fallout Shelters
Creation of NASA
Duck and Cover Drills
Loyalty Oaths
17
First major war in which the US was called upon to contain communism
WWI
Vietnam War
Korean War
100 Years' War
18
What was the purpose of America's foreign policy of Containment?
Allow Soviet influence around the world
keep democracy from reaching Eastern Europe
Keep communism from spreading
Contain Nazi influence from spreading through Europe
19
How did the American government lead the war effort during WWII
encouraging public to ration food and goods
increasing taxes on the rich
regulating the economy
creating propaganda through film
20
This was the American stance as aggression and tension grew in the early 1930s
economic aid to both sides
economic aid to only democratic-supported nations
economic aid to totalitarian regimes
economic aid to nobody
21
The Soviets shutting communist Eastern Europe to Western Europe was
The Wooden Wall
The Iron Wall
Berlin Wall
The Iron Curtain
22
Which two nations emerged as super powers after WWII
USA and Mexico
USSR and Chad
USA and USSR
USSR and Germany
23
Stalin wanted to move the Soviet Union's economy from
Agricultural with some industrial
Agricultural ---> Industrial
Agricultural to more Agricultural
Industrial ----> Agricultural
24
The Atlantic Charter was...
FDR and Churchill's meeting for post-war peace
Hitler and Mussolini's meeting to strategize
meeting between Hitler and FDR to end WWII
America's plan for attack on Japan
25
Leaders must be held accountable for crimes against humanity. This precedent was set at
Yalta Conference
Nuremburg Trials
Plessy v. Ferguson court case
Munich Conference
26
Who is the figure below?
Gina the Giftwrapper
Maude the Mechanic
Patty the Packager
Rosie the Riveter
27
This island-nation chose to side with the Soviets, causing fear and panic in the US
Jamaica
Haiti
Cuba
Dominican Republic
28
This event officially started WWII in Europe
Nazi invasion of Poland
Nazi rearmament
Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia
Nazi invasion of France
29
The GI Bill was introduced to
aid veterans with job opportunities
aid veterans with college education and home owning
aid veterans with partaking in the babyboom
aid veterans with PTSD
30
this committee was created to hunt down communists in the US
NASA
HUAC
McCarthyism
Anti-Red Committee
31
The US angered Japan by
ignoring their calls for peace
attacking them by sea and air
helping them fight against the Allies
Placing an embargo on essential war materials
32
What military tactic did General MacArthur use to push Japanese military back?
Nuclear Warfare
Trench Warfare
Island Skipping
Island Hopping
33
Hitler signed this non-aggression pact with which nation when dividing Poland
Sweden
Japan
Spain
Soviet Union
34
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a
interstate commerce agreement between democract nations
Free-market trade agreement by communist nations
economic alliance by communist nations
military alliance between democratic nations
35
the Baby Boom was
a time in which population increased after WWII
Decrease in American population
Babys were used in Nuclear experiments
36
Due to the financial depression of the 1920s in Europe, what governments took control?
Totalitarian
Theocratic
Democratic
Monarchy
37
The United States economy moved from a manufacturing economy to a ________ in the 1950s
Buying economy
Communist economy
Capitalist economy
Service economy
38
US moved to this policy of neutrality in which nations must pay up front for goods
Laissez-faire
Lend-Lease
Cash and Carry
Destroyers for Bases
39
What was the overall effect the Red Scare had on American society in the 1950s?
freedom to choose ideological affiliation
increase in Americans moving to USSR
limits on civil liberties
Limits on what one could study in school
40
Which country did NOT make up the Axis Powers of WWII
Germany
Italy
Soviet Union
Japan
41
Hitler's goal of creating the Third Reich included all except:
empire for all German speakers
an empire for the Aryan Race
land redistribution for Jews
Place for Nazi rhetoric to be fulfilled
42
Which of the following is not a totalitarian dictator of the 1930s
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
43
What foreign policy was adopted by President Truman in 1947?
Isolationism
Neutrality
Containment
Imperialism
