The situation in the cartoon helped lead the US to adopt which policy in the period after WW 2?

support of the formation of the United Nations

What was a major reason for wartime rationing?

ensuring that troops were adequately supplied

What was the MAIN CAUSE of the trend shown in the graph from 1942-1945?

Increased manufacturing to meet the needs of WW 2

The purpose of executive order 9981 , issued by President Truman, was..

end racial segregation in the military

One major result of the production efforts described in the cartoon was that

military struggled to enlist soldiers because they worked in factories, High unemployment of the Great Depression was greatly reduced

This statement helped influence FDR to...

restrict (limit) civil liberties (freedoms) of Japanese-Americans

An important outcome of the Nuremberg Trials was that they...

established that individuals are responsible for their actions

Which conclusion about the US economy during WW 2 is most clearly supported by the information in the graph?

The war led to improved economic (money) conditions

The main idea of this cartoon is ...

FDR will supply the US and allies with anything to beat the axis powers

According to the passage, the principal (main) goal of Pres. Truman in issuing this executive order was...

end segregation (separation) in the armed forces

The instructions referred to in this public notice resulted in the

removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps

What is the main idea of this 1945 cartoon?

The world community needs to stop the spread of nuclear weapons

These government actions of the 1930s were similar in that each was intended to:

Keep the US out of international conflicts

"We must be the arsenal for democracy" -FDR is calling for the US to...

Provide war materials to allied nations

The situation in this photograph was most directly the result of

Presidential executive order during World War 2

Which is the appropriate headline for the outline below?

Issues of morality (doing the right thing) during WW 2

The primary goal of this WW 2 poster was to convince Americans to...

provide financial (money) support for the war

Which US government action was most similar to the goal shown in these World War 2 posters?

Rationing by the Office of Price Administration (1941)

This cartoon was encouraging the American public to...

encourage caution regarding American involvement in European conflicts

This poster indicates that rationing during the war was...

a program that applied to all Americans equally

Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of this 1942 cartoon?

Allied goals in WW 2 will affect every nation

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a day which will live in infamy (famous for terrible reasons).."-FDR is addressing:

Japan's Bombing of Pearl Harbor

FDR: We seek to dominate no other nation, ask no territorial expansion, OPPOSE imperialism...reduction in armaments

Neutrality in Foreign Relations

In Which pair of events is the SECOND event a response to the first?

Holocaust, then Nuremberg War Crimes Trial

Photos and posters similar to these were used by the federal (US) government to:

recruit women to fill wartime manufacturing jobs

In this cartoon, most of the diseases refer to...

Military dictatorships of the 1930s

What was a major reasonfor war-time rationing?

ensuring troops were adequately supplied (had enough)

The D-Day Invasion (June '44) was important because to the outcome of World War 2 because it

opened a new Allied front in Europe

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1
Which event caused the other three (what happened first)?
C
A
D
B
2
The situation in the cartoon helped lead the US to adopt which policy in the period after WW 2?
support of the formation of the United Nations
neutrality
military aid to Poland and Eastern European nations
isolationism
3
What was a major reason for wartime rationing?
ensuring that troops were adequately supplied
providing jobs for the unemployed
preventing currency deflation
restricting lower price food imports
4
What was the MAIN CAUSE of the trend shown in the graph from 1942-1945?
Impact of a high inflation rate
Decline of the number of women in the workforce
Increased manufacturing to meet the needs of WW 2
Success of the Social Security Act
5
The purpose of executive order 9981 , issued by President Truman, was..
ensure adequate manpower to fight the Korean War
end racial segregation in the military
establish war crimes tribunals in Western Europe
encourage women to join the armed forces
6
Which heading would be most accurate for the partial outline below?
Congress expands war powers
International community unites for peace
US moves away from neutrality
Media influences foreign policy
7
One major result of the production efforts described in the cartoon was that
military struggled to enlist soldiers because they worked in factories
Most companies that made war supplies went out of business after the war
High unemployment of the Great Depression was greatly reduced
critics claimed that President FDR was abusing his treaty-making power
8
This statement helped influence FDR to...
send federal troops to guard California's capital
restrict (limit) civil liberties (freedoms) of Japanese-Americans
force most Japanese Americans to leave the U.S.
ask Congress to delcare war on Japan
9
Which events related to World War 2 is in the correct chronological order?
B, A, D, C
C, A, B, D
D, B, A, C
A, B, C, D
10
Statements debating the dropping of the Atomic bomb were most likely made during the
Versailles Peace Conference
1920s
Great Depression
post-World War 2 period
11
An important outcome of the Nuremberg Trials was that they...
spread the blame for WW 2 among many nations
held that moral and ethical considerations don't apply to wartime
established that individuals are responsible for their actions
Showed many accounts of Nazi atrocities (murders) were exaagerated.
12
Which speakers believe that using the bomb was an appropriate (correct) action?
A and C
A and B
B and D
B and C
13
Which conclusion about the US economy during WW 2 is most clearly supported by the information in the graph?
The war led to improved economic (money) conditions
Unemployment increased throughout the war
Gross National Product steadily declined during war years
Organized labor conducted frequent strikes during the war years
14
The main idea of this cartoon is ...
US will probably need to take over manufacturing plants
FDR will supply the US and allies with anything to beat the axis powers
FDR expects other nations to supply the same amount of armaments as the US
US factories can't make enough military supplies
15
According to the passage, the principal (main) goal of Pres. Truman in issuing this executive order was...
ensure enough troops to fight in the Cold War
end segregation (separation) in the armed forces
increase opportunities for women to serve in combat
stop the military draft
16
The instructions referred to in this public notice resulted in the
deportation of most Japanese aliens to Japan
protection of homes and property of Japanese Americans
drafting of all young Japanese Americans
removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps
17
What is the main idea of this 1945 cartoon?
The world community needs to stop the spread of nuclear weapons
Germany should be criticized for using atomic bombs
The Treaty of Versailles was successful in preventing World War 2
Korea's development of atomic bombs has threatened world peace
18
These government actions of the 1930s were similar in that each was intended to:
Protect US colonies from foreign aggression
support efforts of the Munich Conference
Limit the influence of Japan in Asia
Keep the US out of international conflicts
19
"We must be the arsenal for democracy" -FDR is calling for the US to...
make its neutrality laws more restrictive (tougher)
create a military draft
send troops to Europe to fight in the war
Provide war materials to allied nations
20
The situation in this photograph was most directly the result of
a Constitutional Amendment
a Supreme Court decision
Presidential executive order during World War 2
Legislation in California
21
These WW 2 Posters encouraged Americans to ...
purchase new automobiles
enlist in the Armed Services
support home-front war efforts
demand higher wages
22
Which is the appropriate headline for the outline below?
Reasons for success of the allies during WW 2
Segregation of African Americans in the armed forces
Economic problems during WW 2
Issues of morality (doing the right thing) during WW 2
23
The primary goal of this WW 2 poster was to convince Americans to...
provide financial (money) support for the war
support internment of Italian Americans
register for the draft
defeat Congressmen who voted to go to war
24
Which US government action was most similar to the goal shown in these World War 2 posters?
Development of the Manhattan project (1942)
aid to Russia under the Lend-Lease Act (1941)
Rationing by the Office of Price Administration (1941)
Institution of the draft by the Selective Service Act
25
This cartoon was encouraging the American public to...
provide food to Eastern Europe
Demand repayment of World War 2 debts owed by European nations
encourage caution regarding American involvement in European conflicts
support countries resisting Communist aggression
26
This poster indicates that rationing during the war was...
a program that applied to all Americans equally
a policy to encourage small business owners
a way of assuring that only the wealthy could obtain certain products
necessity caused by farm failures during the Great Depression
27
Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of this 1942 cartoon?
Atlantic Charter will only help Europe and Asia
Allied goals in WW 2 will affect every nation
US strategy will be to win the war in the Pacific first
The US intends to rule the entire world
28
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a day which will live in infamy (famous for terrible reasons).."-FDR is addressing:
D-Day Invasion of France
about the sinking of merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean
Air rads on the Panama Canal
Japan's Bombing of Pearl Harbor
29
FDR: We seek to dominate no other nation, ask no territorial expansion, OPPOSE imperialism...reduction in armaments
A growth in military spending
Increase in foreign aid
Formation of military alliances
Neutrality in Foreign Relations
30
This quotation best reflects the Presidential administration of
Richard Nixon
FDR
George Bush
Harry Truman
31
In Which pair of events is the SECOND event a response to the first?
Manhattan Project, then Lend-Lease Act
Truman Doctrine, then D-Day Invasion
Germany's invasion of Poland, then Munich conference
Holocaust, then Nuremberg War Crimes Trial
32
Photos and posters similar to these were used by the federal (US) government to:
encourage women to accept combat roles
recruit women to fill wartime manufacturing jobs
support the goal of equal pay for equal work
discourage women from taking jobs from men with families
33
In this cartoon, most of the diseases refer to...
Military dictatorships of the 1930s
Allied powers of World War 2
Nations banned from the UN after World War 2
Communist bloc countries in the Cold War
34
What was a major reasonfor war-time rationing?
providing jobs for the unemployed
ensuring troops were adequately supplied (had enough)
restricting lower priced food imports
35
The D-Day Invasion (June '44) was important because to the outcome of World War 2 because it
stopped Soviet advances in eastern Europe
opened a new Allied front in Europe
avoided use of the Atomic bomb against civilian targets
forced Italy to surrender

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