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1
Executive Order 9066 allowed the US gov. to
place an oil embargo on Japan
relocate japanese americans to camps
declare war on japan
hold suspected spies without trial
2
What land battle was serious defeat for the Nazi Army and a turning point in the war in Europe?
Stalingrad
Lenningrad
The Somme
El Alamein
3
It is OK to punch Nazis
True
False
4
The _____ policy was a way to get weapons to the Allies without making them pay right away
Lend-Lease
Four Freedoms
Neutrality Acts
Cash-Carry
5
Which country was NOT part of the Axis Powers
Germany
Italy
Japan
China
6
Which was NOT a reason why the US dropped the Atomic bomb on Japan?
Intimidate Stalin/USSR
Test new weapons in real world scenario
Save lives of American soldiers
Force an unconditional surrender
7
"Yesterday, Dec. 7 1941, -a date that will live in infamy..."- Pres. Roosevelt. This refers to
Dropping the Atomic Bomb
D-Day
German Surrender
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
8
WW 2 improved the US economy by
raising worker's pay
increasing industrial production
all of the above
reducing unemployment
9
The US capture of this island allowed the Air Force to bomb the Japanese homeland
Iwo Jima
Midway
New Guinea
Oahu
10
What battle destroyed the Japanese Navy and was a major turning point in the Pacific
Iwo Jima
Midway
Coral Sea
Okinawa
11
Which group did NOT see improved enconomic conditions as a result of WW2?
mexican guest workers
african americans
japanese americans
women
12
The main reason England and France supported the policy of Appeasement was
to fight the Great Depression
to avoid another war
to strengthen democracy in Europe
to apologize for the unfair Treaty of Versailles
13
What word best describes US foreign policy before Pearl Harbor?
Interventionist
Isolationist
Aggressive
Internationalist
14
Women helped the war effort by
managing farms and businesses
working in factories
all of the above
serving in support roles in the Armed Forces
15
The US government used ____ to make sure everyone had basic needs met during the war
rationing
victory gardens
volunteer efforts
collectivization
16
WWII began when Germany invaded
France
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Austria
17
Japans failure to ______ allowed the US Navy to rebuild/recover more quickly than expected
bomb dry docks
capture China
Invade Hawaii
secure Indonesian oil fields
18
The code name for the US project that developed the Atomic Bomb was
Armageddon Project
Operation Bright Light
Operation Torch
Manhattan Project
19
Some Western leaders wanted to work with Hitler because
they hated Jews also
they wanted a strong German economy
they were afraid of England getting too powerful
they thought Stalin was more dangerous
20
The Neutrality Acts of 1935-37 said that
no loans or military aid will go to nations engaged in war
the USwould boycott Japan
the US would never participate in any world war ever again
the US would aid any nation attacked by Japan
21
Axis leadersb(Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo) were followers of what political ideology?
Communism
Fascism
Isolationism
Socialism
22
The Munich Pact was an attempt to ___ Hitler
appease
trick
strengthen
weaken
23
Who made the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan?
Churchill
Truman
Stalin
Roosevelt
24
The highly decorated 442 Army regiment was made up of
african americans
american jews
navajo indians
japanese americans
25
What did Roosevelt refer to as "the rattlesnakes of the Atlantic"?
Japanese Kamakazi Pilots
The US Navy
The British Navy
German U-Boats
26
Which is NOT one of Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms"?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom From Disease
Freedom From Want
Freedom of Speech
27
The state of ______ saw massive population growth as people moved for jobs in war industries
California
Minnesota
Massachusets
Georgia
28
Which is NOT a reason why the US decided to drop the Atomic Bomb
frighten Germany and Japan into surrendering
send a warning to the Soviet Union
save American soldiers lives
avoid a difficult invasion of Japan
29
Known as the Red Tails, this was the first group of African American pilots in the military
101st Airborne
Tuskeegee Airmen
Flying Tigers
Dragon Squad
30
In the ____ Churchill and Roosevelt set out their goals for the post war world
Atlantic Charter
Four Freedoms Speech
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
31
Germany's first major defeat was the Battle of
Stalingrad
El Alamein
Britain
Anzio
32
During World War 2, African Americans did NOT
leave sharecropping jobs in the South to work in factories
begin making gains in civil rights
fight in segregated units
get put in internment camps
33
As a result of ______, the US entered World War II
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day
Invasion of Poland
Pearl Harbor
34
__ prohibited discrimination in defense industries and was an important step in Civil Rights
Fair Employment Act (Executive Order 8802)
Civil Rights Act of 1943
Executive Order 9066
Randolf v. United States
35
"cash and carry" primarily benefited England because
all business was conducted in English
england controlled the seas
british weapons were inferior to american ones
england had lots of money
36
What was NOT an aggressive action taken by Germany before the war?
Putting Mussolini in charge of Italy
Sending troops into the Rhineland
Helping Franco in the Spanish Civil War
annexing Austria
37
Japan mainly bombed Pearl Harbor as a result of
Germany wanted them to
US trade embargo
US aid to Chinese soldiers
racism toward the US
38
In
Korematsu vs. United States
the Supreme Court decided that
Presidents could not serve more that 2 terms
The internment of Japanese civilians was constitutional
Discrimination in the Army was unconstitutional
The government could limit freedom of speech during wartime
39
D-Day was the Allied invasion of
The Soviet Union
France
North Africa
Italy
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The ___ allowed Hitler to avoid a 2 front war like the one that doomed Ger. in WWI
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty
Nazi-Soviet Pact
League of Nations
Munich Pact