U.S. History Chapter 23 & 24: World War II

Question 1

The riots in Germany that killed 100 Jews for the alleged murder of a Nazi official was ______.

Accepted Answer

The Kristallnacht

Question 2

What was the labor program that gave some Mexican workers the chance to work in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Bracero Program

Question 3

Which tribe of Native Americans formed the "code talkers" whose code was never broken?

Accepted Answer

Navajo

Question 4

Benito Mussolini introduced a political philosophy known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

Fascism

Question 5

In West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, the US Supreme Court ruled:

Accepted Answer

Americans could not be forced to salute the flag

Question 6

The International Military Tribunal that tried Nazi leaders were called the _____________.

Accepted Answer

Nuremberg Trials

Question 7

Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Axis Powers

Question 8

What organization did FDR create to rescue victims of the genocide in Europe?

Accepted Answer

The War Refugee Board

Question 9

FDR urges the U.S. to isolate aggressive nations and stop the spread of war in what speech?

Accepted Answer

The Quarantine Speech

Question 10

In the 1930s, many Americans supported _____ rather than active involvement in affairs overseas

Accepted Answer

Isolationism

Question 11

The Conference to plan the aftermath of the war in Europe before it actually ended was in ____.

Accepted Answer

Yalta, Soviet Union

Question 12

What Executive Order gave the armed forces the power to establish military zone in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Executive Order 9066

Question 13

Allied success in the Atlantic and Pacific was influenced significantly by __________.

Accepted Answer

Allies breaking Axis codes

Question 14

What was the policy of giving in to Hitler's aggressive demands to maintain peace called?

Accepted Answer

Appeasement

Question 15

What U.S. general led the defense of the Philippines and later returned to lead Pacific forces?

Accepted Answer

Douglas MacArthur

Question 16

The relocation and confinement of Japanese Americans in 1942 was called _________.

Accepted Answer

Internment

Questions 16