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1
Which event officially brought the United States into World War II?
The Battle of Midway
the Voyage of the St. Louis
The Rape of Nanjing
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
2
Which of the following generals was the head of US operations in the North Africa Campaign?
Erwin Rommel
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
3
The agreement between the US and UK to temporarily lend needed war materials to the UK.
Lend-Aid Act
The Unification Act
Lend-Lease Act
Atlantic Charter
4
Who persuaded Roosevelt to issue Order 8802, limiting racial discrimination in government employment?
Bayard Rustin
Chandler Owen
A. J. Muste
A. Philip Randolph
5
AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration (vocabulary in context)
Helped farmers because crop prices were raised
Wrote many famous books
Helped farmers decrease production of crops
Fought against cells attacking the oceans
6
Which of the following was
NOT
a turning point in WWII that occurred in 1942?
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Stalingrad
Allies began winning major battles in Europe and the Pacific
The Axis started winning major battles in the Pacific
7
Choose a combo of three Axis Powers
England, France, Germany
Italy, Germany, Switzerland
Japan, USSR, Austria
Japan, Germany, Italy
8
Japanese Americans used this to refer to 1st generation immigrants and 2nd generation children
Issei = 1st（一世）, Gosei （五世）= 2nd
Rokusei = 1st (六世）, Kusei (九世）= 2nd
Nisei = 1st（二世）, Yonsei （四世）= 2nd
Issei = 1st (一世）, Nisei（二世）= 2nd
9
What were the anti-Jewish laws passed in Germany in 1935 called?
The Jüdisch Laws
Nur für Deutsche Laws
The Strafgesetzbuch Laws
The Nuremberg Laws
10
Who was president for most of WWII? …the end?
FDR, Truman
Truman, Eisenhower
Hoover, FDR
Truman, FDR
11
What were the other groups Nazis targeted for persecution in addition to Jews?
Protestants
Communists
Catholics
Aryans
12
How did European and American immigration policy affect Jewish Germans attempting to flee?
Assisted people without means to flee in obtaining documents
Allowed Jewish people who had the means to flee to escape
Prevented most seeking refugee status immigrating legally
It did not allow for any Jewish immigration from Germany
13
These riots occurred as a result of racial tensions between Latinos teenagers and white sailors
Zute Suite Riots
Sleepy Lagoon Riots
Suite Suit Riots
Zoot Suit Riots
14
WPA Works Progress Administration
Hired authors to write books about places in the U.S.
Paid artists to paint murals on public buildings.
Employed people to build roads and schools.
Employed people to build bridges, parks and airports.
15
What was the invasion/annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938 called?
Heldenplatz
Schuschnigg
Kitzbuhel
Anschluss
16
CCC Civilian Conservation Corps
Set up camps for unemployed men who rec'd pay and housing.
Planted trees on public land.
The first singing group of the Roaring Twenties
Farmers who revolted against The Dust Bowl
17
Who was the general and political leader of militarist Japan?
Ōkubo Toshimichi（大久保 利通）
Tomoyuki Yamashita（山下 奉文）
Ōyama Iwao（大山 巌）
Hideki Tojo (東條 英機）
18
The Social Security Act...
Waived habeas corpus for eople who were a threat to national security
Provided hospitals to thousands of sick people
Was deemed unconstitutional in 1936
Provides monthly payments to the elderly, disabled, & unemployed.
19
What was the St. Louis? What happened to its passengers?
A German Liner carrying 700 Jewish Germans safely to Cuba
An British liner taking in Jewish refugees seeking asylum
An American liner taking 900 Jewish refugees back to the US
A ship carrying 900 Jewish Germans; most were killed in WWII
20
The ____ first allowed women to be recognized as soldiers in the US Armed Forces.
Women’s Army Corps (WAC)
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)
Women’s Pilot Association (WPA)
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
21
Name the Japanese American who argued to the Supreme Court, that his rights had been violated.
Ed Kojima
Dan Komiyama
Fred Korematsu
Jim Komatsu
22
Which organization coordinated industrial production and discouraged strikes during the war ?
Office of Production Management
War Production Board
Board of Economic Warfare
Supply Priorities and Allocation Board
23
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
Was the cause of a major drought in the United States.
Built dams along rivers to prevent flooding
Caused many people to vacate Tennessee and move out west.
Built power lines to give people electricity.
24
Laws passed by the US Congress, beginning in 1935, banning United States involvement war
Stay Outta It Acts
Lend-Lease Acts
Quarantine Acts
Neutrality Acts
25
The internment of West Coast Japanese Americans...
Occurred as a result of solid intelligence about sedition.
Lasted for a few weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Included most with at least one Japanese grandparent.
Was limited to a few high-risk cases that were necessary.
26
Which of the following is
NOT
true about the Smith Act?
Set criminal penalties advocating overthrowing the US Gov.
Extended the provisions of the Espionage Act into peacetime.
Passed in 1940, a year before the United States joined WWII.
It was the first law to make it illegal to oppose the draft.
27
What was the name of the first all Black American airforce division?
Trinity Airmen
Tuskegee Airmen
Tupelo Airmen
Tuscumbia Airmen
28
On what two cities were the atomic bombs dropped and when?
Hiroshima 広島 (7/27/42)/ Nagasaki 長崎(7/31/42)
Hatsukaichi 廿日市 (8/6/45)/ Nagano 長野 (8/11/45)
Hiroshima 広島 (8/2/44) Nagasaki 長崎(8/10/44)
Hiroshima 広島 (8/6/45) Nagasaki 長崎 (8/9/45)
29
Which positions were American women allowed to have in the army during World War II?
Nurses, delivery pilots, strategists and secretaries.
Nurses, fighter pilots and soldiers.
Nurses, generals and combat soldiers.
Nurses, military strategists, and fighter pilots.
30
Who was the fascist dictator who invaded Ethiopia in 1937?
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Paolo Boselli
Adolf Hitler
31
The Battle of Midway, D-Day, V-E Day, and V-J Day all refer to what?
Secret operations carried out by the Axis
Decisive victories for the Allies
Decisive victories for the Axis
Battles where few lives were lost
32
Who was the leader of American forces in the Pacific?
Russell W. Volckmann
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hugh L. Scott
Douglas MacArthur
33
The 1938 meeting of Britain, France, Italy & Germany where a policy of appeasement was adopted.
Munich Conference
Augsburg Conference
Berlin Conference
Münster Conference
34
Who were the soldiers that developed a never-broken code from a Native American language?
The Narbona Code Talkers
The Sioux Code Talkers
The Navajo Code Talkers
The Muscogee Code Talkers
35
Which document is blamed for creating the conditions in which Hitler could rise to power?
The Lend-Lease Act
Executive Order 8802
The Atlantic Charter
the Treaty of Versailles
36
In 1937-1938, Japanese soldiers invaded & massacred people in a large Chinese city this was...
The Rape of Nanyang
The Rape of Nanjing
The Massacre of Nanping
The Massacre of Nanjing
37
Programs that helped the country out of the Great Depression
The Emancipation Proclamation
The New Deal
The Truman Doctrine
Executive Order 9066
