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11th Grade US History Chapter 25 US in WWII Test Review
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1
In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main goal was to
save Japanese lives
get revenge for Pearl Harbor
end the war quickly
weaken Japan for a long time
2
The Allied invasion of ___ was given the code name D-Day
North Africa
Italy
Nazi-occupied Europe
Japan
3
When forced to abandon the Philipines, ___ made the vow, "I shall return"
Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
Hideki Tojo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4
The Supreme Commander of the U.S. forces in Europe was
George Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George Marshall
5
Nisei are Japanese Americans who were born during World War II
False
True
6
Nisei who lived in the West Coast were subjected to __ during the war
interment
interrogation
torture
compensation
7
Germany's main goal in the Battle of the Atlantic was to
keep food and war supplies from reaching Great Britian/SU
prevent the invasion of North Africa
prevent Allied forces from landing and liberating France
invade the coast of Great Britain and take over the country
8
To protest discrimination, ___ organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Phillip Randolph
General George Marshall
Harry S. Truman
9
An example of racial tensions during the war years is
the "zoot-suit" riots in Los Angeles
sit-ins in the South staged by CORE
the actions of the Tuskegee Airmen
anti-Mexican demonstrations in Detroit
10
Purpose of the Office of Price Administration was to ensure war industries received resources
False
True
11
During the war, women in the WAACs served as
nurses and radio operators
shipbuilders and waitresses
fighter pilots and foot soldiers
scientists and factory workers
12
General __ led the third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
George Marshall
13
The Battle of Stanlingrad marked a turning point in the war
True
False
14
The final decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was made by J. Robert Oppenheimer
False
True
15
George Patton led the U.S. Third Army to free Paris from German occupation
True
False
16
On May 8, 1945, or V-E Day, Americans celebrated the liberation of the death camps
False
True
17
Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Tokyo
False
True
18
The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the
last German offensive
Liberation of the death camps
Allies' first victory in a land battle
Axis powers' first loss in a land battle
19
The Selective Service System provided free education and loan guarantees to veterans.
False
True
20
Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to
find out how destructive the bomb really was
show how powerful the United States was
teach Japanese military leaders a lesson
end the war and save American lives
21
The problem of __ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration
unemployment
depression
recession
inflation
22
To combat wartime inflation, the U.S. government did all of the following except
raise and extend the income tax
encourage the purchase of war bonds
increase production of consumer goods
impose wage and price controls
23
African Americans who worked in noncombat positions during the war were called WACs.
False
True
24
The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for
enlisted men to receive officer training
veterans to attend college for free
African Americans to serve in combat positions
soldiers to take short leaves from fighting
25
V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when
Allied forces invaded France
Germany surrendered
The United States entered the war
the Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga
26
The general who led Allied troops in battles on the island of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima was
Charles Brown
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
27
At the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to plan for the postwar world
True
False
28
With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of ___ for African Americans
Decline
Stagnation
Uncertainty
Advance
29
Roosevelts decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to
strong anti-Japanese sentiment
lack of Japanese Americans serving in the armed forces
rumors that Japanese were developing an atomic bomb
verified reports of Japanese Americans acting as spies
30
In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory except
a massive Allied invasion
a massive Soviet counterattack
a brutal winter
Hitler's refusal to order German retreat