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A review of Chapters 34-37
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1
Which of these events caused Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany?
Germany's political union with Austria
Germany's invasion of neighboring Poland
Germany's seizure of the Sudetenland
Germany's occupation of the Rhineland
2
The Double V Campaign sought to fight against fascism and
create a new League of Nations.
revert back to the policy of neutrality.
end racism in the United States.
promote a communist government.
3
What organization was created to protect the human rights for men and women across the globe?
World Bank
League of Nations
United Nations
International Monetary Fund
4
What happened to women after the men came home from WWII?
They were excited to give their jobs to returning veterans
Recognized with a 3-day ceremony in D.C. for their efforts
Laid off and forced back into their domestic roles at home
Well respected in their fields for the work they had done
5
Limiting the consumption of goods to help the war effort was called:
Victory Gardens
Boycotts
War Bonds
Rationing
6
What is a major reason that the United States did not offer aid to Jewish victims until 1944?
Antisemitism
Trying to avoid war with Germany
Mutual agreements with Britain prohibited the aid of Jews
The US did not have enough resources
7
What did Nazis decide was the "final solution" to the "Jewish question"?
deporting Jews to North Africa
exterminating Jews in death camps
confining Jews to urban ghettos
encouraging Jews to emigrate to the United States
8
Why was the Battle of Midway so important?
Forced Japan to focus on defense rather than expansion
Forced Japan out of China
Posed Japan and Germany against each other
Forced the Japanese air force to fly over United States land
9
What was the Manhattan Project?
Training soldiers in urban combat in New York City.
Training internment camp residents to be spies for the U.S.
Developing the atomic bomb
Rebuilding Pearl Harbor
10
What were the Nuremberg War Crime Trials?
Trails where Nazi officers were convicted of war crimes
Trials where Italian officers were convicted of war crimes
Trails where U.S. officers were convicted of war crimes
Trials where Japanese officers were convicted of war crimes
11
Which of the following is NOT true of women fighting in war?
Women were mechanics and radio operators in the war.
Women in the WAC sometimes fought in combat.
Women were allowed to hold jobs in the U.S. Navy.
Women had their own branch in the coast guard.
12
Why did Roosevelt ask Congress for a declaration of war?
Germany's lightning war that ended with the fall of France
Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor
Churchill's desperate need for help in the Battle of Britain
Stalin's agreement to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler
13
What did A. Philip Randolph accomplish?
Negotiated takeover of many Pacific Islands vital to the war
Found a way to convert automobile engines to plane engines
Member of the Tuskegee Airmen & one of the 1st black pilots
Convinced FDR to outlaw defense contract discrimination
14
What was the main effect of Executive Order 9066?
opening of centers for Jewish refugees in former army camps
the establishment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
the evacuation of Japanese Americans to internment camps
creating the first black combat unit in the army air corps
15
the 1944 decision that government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps
Nagasaki vs United States
Korematsu vs United States
Tojo vs United States
Hiroshima vs United States
16
What was the outcome of the Allies invading Sicily in 1943?
The United States lost most of its troops in the fight.
Italy greatly weakened the Allies' armed forces.
Mussolini resigned and Italy surrendered to the Allies.
Britain and China decided to join sides with Italy.
17
Which of the following military options did the Allies choose in the Pacific war?
Limit Japan's expansion until Germany and Italy are defeated
Invade Japanese islands from China
Build bases in the Aleutian Islands
Secure bases leading across the ocean to Japan
18
How did Hitler break the Nonaggression Pact in 1941?
He did not send aid to Poland.
He attacked the Soviet Union.
He became allies with Britain.
He withdrew his troops from France.
19
Which of these groups was targeted by white mobs and enlisted men in the Zoot Suit Riots?
African Americans
Jewish Americans
Mexican Americans
German and Italian Americans
20
What is the cartoonist's point of view?
Hitler can be trusted to keep his word.
Appeasement is the best way to deal with Hitler.
Hitler is harmless.
Europe must prepare for military intervention.
21
The first steps into Europe by the United States during WWII were in Normandy, France on:
VJ-Day
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
VE-Day
22
Which government promoted extreme nationalism and racism & expanded to create "living space"
the militarist government of Japan
the fascist government of Italy
the communist government of the USSR
the Nazi government of Germany
23
Which of the following helped over 2 million U.S. veterans attend college after World War II?
World Bank
War Production Board
Manhattan Project
GI Bill of Rights
24
Mussolini, Hitler, and Tojo were all a part of the:
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
United Powers
