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