Transcript New World and Colonization

The Big Practice Test
part 3
Emergence of Modern America &
World Conflict
Chuck
Norris
says “Kick
the SOL in
the rear”
Industrial Age and Progressive
Reforms
• Which is NOT an effect of the
Bessemer Press (patented
1855)?
• factories producing canned food
• more farm equipment
• changes in cities such as bridges
and skyscrapers
• electricity
• What new technology opened
lands in the west for
settlement and made farming
more prosperous?
• Steamship
• Factory
• railroad
• Ford's Model T
• Following the Civil War, the
westward movement of settlers
intensified to the region between
what two geographic areas?
• Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean and Rocky Mountains
• Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
• Many Americans took advantage of
the -----?------ to rebuild their lives
because it offered them free land in
the western territories if they
would live on and farm the land.
• Clayton Act
• Homestead Act
• Exodusters Act
• Dawes Act
• After reconstruction, many
southern state governments passed
----?---- forcing separation of the
races in public places.
• freedom rides
• equality laws
• anti-lynching laws
• Jim Crow laws
• What is an annual tax to be
paid in southern states by
anyone who voted?
• voting tax
• real estate tax
• poll tax
• personal tax
• What is the term for the group
of African Americans who
escaped the Jim Crow laws by
moving to the mid-west.?
• escaped slaves
• Exodusters
• homesteaders
• strikers
• What is the term for the movement
of African Americans to Northern
cities in search of jobs and to
escape poverty and discrimination
in the south?
• Great Migration
• Massive Exodus
• Homestead Act
• Jim Crow laws
• What is the term for a minority
group giving up their native
culture to adapt to the
dominant culture?
• melting pot
• assimilation
• adaptation
• Arbitration
• What is the west coast
immigration station called?
• Manhattan Island
• Angel Island
• Statue of Liberty
• Ellis Island
• Which two immigrant groups
helped to build the
transcontinental railroad?
• Irish and Polish
• Irish and Italian
• Chinese and Japanese
• Chinese and Irish
• What act denied people born in
China citizenship in America?
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Immigration Restriction Act
• Immigration Stoppage Act
• Asian Immigrants Act
• Which of the following is NOT a
location most immigrants to
America prior to 1880 moved
from?
• eastern Europe such as Russia
• western Europe such as Ireland
• China
• northern Europe such as Norway
• After 1880, which of the
following is NOT a location
most immigrants to America
moved from?
• South America
• Japan
• eastern Europe such as Poland
• southern Europe such as Italy
• Why did most Americans treat
immigrants with hostility?
• They lived lavishly.
• They took jobs for lower pay.
• They created tenements.
• They moved to the suburbs.
• Which is NOT a reason why
immigrants came to America?
• Land
• Jobs
• escape family ties
• freedom
• Which of the following did NOT
exist in the factories at the
turn of the century?
• unsafe working conditions
• long hours
• equal pay
• child labor
• What is the name of the multifamily dwellings with many
problems?
• Hooverville
• Tenement
• shanty
• row houses
• What is the term for mix of people
from different cultures/races who
blend together by abandoning their
native culture and language?
• community
• Assimilation
• melting pot
• arbitration
• Which of the following was
NOT an industrial city at the
turn of the century?
• Chicago, Illinois
• Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Detroit, Michigan
• Which of the following is NOT a
reason for the economic
transformation of the industrial age
in America?
• American's possession of a wealth of
natural resources
• Government policies of capitalism and
government grants of land
• Increasing labor supply for immigration
and migration to farms
• Development of unions
• Which is NOT a correct match
between the robber baron and
his industry?
• John Rockefeller - oil industry
• JP Morgan - finance industry
• Andrew Carnegie - steel industry
• Cornelius Vanderbilt - banking
industry
• Who was the founder of the
socialist party and creator of
the American Railway Union?
• Upton Sinclair
• Samuel Gompers
• Eugene Debs
• Booker T. Washington
• Which union, created by Samuel
Gompers, supported collective
bargaining and striking?
• American Railway Union
• National Labor Union
• American Federation of Labor
• Knights of Labor
• What union replaced the National
Labor Union because it accepted all
races but failed because it did not
support striking?
• American Federation of Labor
• Knights of Labor
• American Railway Union
• Garment Workers Union
• Which of the following was
NOT a violent industrial strike?
• Haymarket Square strike
• Homestead strike
• Pullman strike
• Triangle Shirtwaist strike
Imperialism and WWI
• Who was the Secretary of State
that created the Open Door
Policy?
• John Hay
• William Jennings Bryan
• William Howard Taft
• John Jay
• Which of the following is NOT true
about the Open Door Policy?
• It proposed a policy that would give all
nations equal trading rights with China.
• It urged foreigners in China to obey
Chinese law.
• It allowed all Chinese people to
immigrate to the United States.
• It wanted all countries to observe fair
competition.
• What is the term for strong
countries exerting economic,
political, and military power
over weaker countries?
• appeasement
• corollary
• containment
• imperialism
• Which area saw the overthrow
of its monarchy, is annexed by
the United States, and will
eventually join the union?
• Cuba
• Hawaii
• Puerto Rico
• Philippines
• Did Dollar Diplomacy support
the use of military action in
Central America if unrest
threatened American
investments?
• No
• Yes
• Which area did the United States
annex after the Spanish American
War giving the United States
natural resources as well as a
foothold in Asia?
• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Guam
• Philippines
• Which of the following foreign
policy statements declared that the
United States would not tolerate
European interference in affairs in
the Americas?
• The Tariff of Abominations
• The Good Neighbor Policy
• The Open Door Policy
• The Monroe Doctrine
• What did Roosevelt's corollary to the
Monroe Doctrine say?
• The United States has the right to protect its
economic interests in South and Central
America by using military force.
• The United States would stay out of Asian
affairs if Asian countries stay out of the
Western Hemisphere.
• The United States will spread capitalism and
democracy to Third World nations without the
interference of any other nation.
• The United States has the right to set up
colonies around the world
• What was Roosevelt's foreign
policy called?
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Square Deal
• Big Stick
• New Freedom
• Theodore Roosevelt negotiated a
treaty with Columbia for ______'s
independence as well as he
negotiated a treaty with _____ to
build a canal. What answer
completes both banks?
• Mexico
• Cuba
• Panama
• China
• The primary purpose of
constructing the Panama Canal was
to
• aid commerce between the United
States and South America
• expand U.S. colonial holdings
• link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
• showcase U.S. technological advances
• What was Taft's foreign policy
called?
• Big Stick
• Square Deal
• New Freedom
• Dollar Diplomacy
• What was the idea behind Dollar
Diplomacy?
• gained independence for Panama
• proposed open trade for all countries
with Central America
• urged American banks and businesses
to invest in Central America
• urged other countries to adopt
capitalism and democracy
• Which of the following is NOT
part of the Triple Entente?
• France
• United States
• Russia
• Great Britain
• What was the fighting style
used in World War I?
• hit and run
• search and destroy
• trench warfare
• guerrilla warfare
• Which is of the following is NOT a
way the United States supported
the Allied forces in World War I?
• broke off diplomatic relations with
France
• loaned Allied countries money to
purchase supplies
• sent soldiers overseas to fight
• continued trade with Allied countries
• What event made Wilson ask
Congress for a declaration of war?
• Assassination of the Archduke
Ferdinand
• sinking of the Lusitania
• reading the Zimmermann Note
• Germany's violation of Arabic Pledge
• The Zimmermann note tried to
persuade what two countries
to come into the war on
Germany's side?
• Canada and Mexico
• Canada and China
• Japan and China
• Japan and Mexico
• For how many years did the
United States remain neutral
from World War I?
• 2 years
• 4 years
• 3 years
• 5 years
• Which is NOT a food the
government asked people to
conserve during World War I?
• Sugar
• Meat
• Wheat
• Fruit
• Which of the following is NOT an
example of how the Fuel
Administration wanted people to
conserve fuel?
• limiting how much you drive on
Sundays
• cut back your thermostat at home
• use candles at night, instead of your
lights
• cut back production in factories
• What was the purpose for the
Espionage and Sedition Acts during
World War I?
• to keep the U.S. out of the war
• to stop Germans from immigrating to
the U.S.
• to protect the citizen's first amendment
rights
• to prevent any person or thing that is
anti-war or anti-USA
• What immigrant group was
harassed, fired, and considered
the enemy during World War I?
• Italians
• Germans
• French
• Russians
• Which of the following is NOT a
group that filled the gap by working
in the factories or fields when the
soldiers went overseas to fight in
World War I?
• immigrants such as Germans
• African Americas
• Mexican Americans
• Women
• Which is NOT a method the
United States government
employed to raise money for
World War I?
• income tax on business incomes
• excise tax on tobacco and alcohol
• income tax on all personal incomes
• sale of victory bonds
• What is the treaty for the end
of WWI?
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Berlin
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of WWI
• Did the Senate approve the
Treaty of Versailles?
• No
• Yes
• Which two countries wanted
Germany to pay reparations?
• Great Britain and Italy
• France and Great Britain
• Austria-Hungary and Serbia
• U.S. and Great Britain
• What is the name of President
Wilson's program for peace
after WWI?
• Fourteen Points
• Self-determination
• League of Nations
• Treaty of Versailles
• Which of the following is NOT a
key idea of Wilson's peace
plan?
• self-determination
• freedom of the sea
• end of mandate system
• reparations for Germany
• From the treaty at the end of
WWI, which of the following
did NOT become a new or
independent nation?
• Yugoslavia
• Latvia
• Czechoslovakia
• Turkey
• What was Wilson and America's
goal during and after WWI?
• to make the world safe for democracy
and eliminate the causes of war
• to make the U.S. the world power
• to spread democracy and punish
Germany
• to establish a League of Nations with
the U.S. in control
• What was the name given to
Wilson's idea of a formation of
a general association of
nations?
• Big Four
• Peace Keepers
• United Nations
• League of Nations
• In which city is the League of
Nations headquarters?
• Paris
• London
• New York City
• Geneva
• Why did the United States Senate
not agree with the League of
Nations as it was written?
• It gave the League of Nations no power.
• The Senate has first priority in all
decisions that involved the U.S.
• The Senate did not like Woodrow Wilson
so it would not support his program.
• The League of Nations could bring the
U.S. into a war without the consent of
the Senate.
• Did the United States become a
member of the League of
Nations?
• Yes
• No
1920s, the Great Depression, and
the New Deal
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a)
b)
c)
d)
What amendment banned the
manufacturing, sale, and
distribution of liquor?
21st
17th
18th
19th
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Which of the following
Constitutional amendments
illustrated the success of the
suffrage campaign?
21st Amendment
19th Amendment
17th Amendment
4th Amendment
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a)
b)
c)
d)
What music style started in New
Orleans but moved north in the
1920's?
jazz
swing
blues
rock-n-roll
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a)
b)
c)
d)
What is the term for the 1920's
female who smoke, drank, and
wore make-up?
Flapper
Gibson Girl
Floozy
Clara Bow
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a)
b)
c)
d)
What organization terrorized nonprotestant and non-white people in
the U.S. during the 1920's?
Fascists
Nazi party
Temperance Movement
Ku Klux Klan
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a)
b)
c)
d)
The development of literature, art, and
music in the 1920s brought about in the
African American community are
collectively known as what?
The Harlem Renaissance
The Hudson River School
The Transcendentalist movement
The Jazz Age
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
All of the following characterized the
Jazz Age of the 1920s EXCEPT
a freer, faster-paced lifestyle in
American cities
economic fear and concern
great opportunity for women outside of
the home
an increase in the number of colleges open
to women
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Who became the baseball icon of
the 1920's?
Ty Cobb
Hank Aaron
Cal Ripken, Sr.
Babe Ruth
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which of the following technological
innovations contributed most to the
new, fast-paced lifestyle popular in the
1920s?
the automobile
the phonograph
the plane
the telegraph
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a)
b)
c)
d)
By the 1920s most Americans owned an
automobile. This was due to Henry
Ford's revolution in the factories with
the invention of the
steam engine
assembly line
railroad engine
40 hour work week
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Who rose to power as Italy's
dictator in the 1920's?
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Who made the first successful
trans-continental flight across the
Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
Amelia Earhart
Rudolph Valentino
Charles Lindbergh
Neil Armstrong
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Why did many people invest what
money they had in the stock
market?
to help our economy
to save their money but make a
little interest
it was a source of entertainment
to get rich quick
• What was the long-term
effect of the Smoot-Hawley
Tariffs and other protectionist
trade measures?
a) They had little impact on the health of
the global economy.
b) They sparked retaliatory tariffs in
European nations, crippling world trade.
c) They stimulated European leaders to form
the European Economic Community.
d) They improved the ability of American
products to compete in foreign markets.
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
What is the nickname for the day
the stock market crashed?
Great Depression
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
Red Wednesday
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
What was the month, day, year
of the stock market crash?
October 29, 1929
October 26, 1939
October 24, 1929
September 1, 1939
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which is NOT a reason why the stock
market crashed?
President Hoover did not react with
federal action.
Federal Reserve System left too much
money in circulation.
World trade stopped due to the rise in
tariffs.
Citizens borrowed money they did not
have to purchase stock and could not
repay the loan when the market crashed.
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which is NOT an effect of the
stock market crash on the United
States?
people migrated looking for jobs
new banks opened
people became homeless
unemployment increased
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
What group of people made up the
Bonus Army who marched to Washington
D.C. asking Congress for their money
early?
Government employees who lost their jobs
during the Depression
World War I veterans
Factory workers
Civil War veterans
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which of the following was NOT a
major contributor to the Dust Bowl of
the 1930s?
sustained drought
removal of natural vegetation
over farming of land to meet increased
demands during World War One
abandonment of farms by people moving
west
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
How did Hoover and Roosevelt react to the
U.S. economy and people during the Great
Depression?
Hoover and Roosevelt both took the "hands-off"
approach to government intervention in the
economy.
Hoover and Roosevelt both instituted effective,
direct government programs to help the
economy.
Hoover started government intervention
programs, but Roosevelt stopped them.
Hoover believed the businesses needed to react
while Roosevelt believed federal government
intervention was the only way to help the
economy.
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Who won the election of 1932?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Who said, "We have nothing to
fear, but fear itself?"
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which president was NOT a
Republican president?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
The sweeping legislative agenda that
Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed to aid
Americans during the Great Depression
was called what?
Great Society
New Deal
Fair Deal
Square Deal
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which program employed thousands of
people to complete a variety of jobs
such as building construction, creating
murals, and recording folklore?
Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC)
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which program provides pension for the
elderly, orphaned, or injured?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC)
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which program paid farmers subsidies
to not plant crops or raise more animals
so prices would increase as we use up
the surplus?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC)
Social Security Act
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which program ensures savings
deposits in all member banks?
Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration
(WPA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC)
•
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which is NOT an "R" from
Roosevelt's New Deal legislation?
reform the laws so this does not happen
again
reinstate the banks so people can get
their money
recovery measures to stimulate the
economy
relief to the unemployed
WWII
• What two countries made a
nonaggression pact stating they
would not invade each other but
would invade Poland from
opposite directions and divide it
equally when finished?
a) USSR and Great Britain
b) Germany and Soviet Union
c) Germany and Italy
d) Germany and Turkey
• What country was being
pounded from the air and
asked the U.S. for aide?
• Soviet Union
• France
• Spain
• Great Britain
• What U.S. territory did Japan
bomb causing the U.S. to
declare war on Japan?
• Hawaii
• Midway Islands
• Philippines
• Hong Kong
• Why did the world take notice
when the China Incident occurred?
• The Soviet Union invaded the Gobi
Desert region of China.
• This was Japan's last step in creating
its Co-Prosperity Sphere.
• Japan started a war with China which
threatened the Open Door Policy.
• China was falling under communist
rule.
• In mid-1941, Hitler turned on
its former partner and
invaded what country?
• Spain
• Soviet Union
• Belgium
• Italy
• Which is NOT a traditional
military role of women during
World War II?
• nurses
• pilots
• drivers
• office workers
• Why did Japan select Pearl Harbor
as the location to bomb?
• It was the location for the U.S. Pacific
naval fleet.
• It just joined the union to become a
state.
• It was a heavily visited tourist site.
• It was closest to mainland Japan.
• What two Japanese cities
were attacked with the use of
atomic bombs?
• Nagasaki and Iwo Jima
• Tokyo and Nagasaki
• Hiku and Tokyo
• Nagasaki and Hiroshima
• Which is NOT an Allied power
in 1942?
• United States
• Soviet Union
• Great Britain
• Hungary
• What battle is known as the
turning point in the war in the
Pacific?
• Battle of the Philippines
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Guadalcanal
• Battle of Coral Sea
• On what date did Japan bomb
Pearl Harbor?
• September 3, 1939
• September 8, 1941
• December 7, 1941
• December 11, 1941
• What was the name of
General Eisenhower's
campaign to invade the Axiscontrolled North Africa?
• Operation Torch
• Operation Overlord
• Operation Omaha
• Operation Juno
• At what site did the American
and Allied forces land in
German-occupied France?
• Paris
• Calais
• Vichy
• Normandy
• Who ordered the use of the
atomic bomb on Japan?
• General Douglas MacArthur
• Harry S. Truman
• General Dwight Eisenhower
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• What act gave Britain war supplies
and old naval warships in return
for military bases in Bermuda and
the Caribbean?
• Neutrality Act
• Lend Lease Act
• Cash and Carry Act
• Interventionist Act
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Why was the Battle at Midway
known as the "Miracle of
Midway"?
The Japanese victory allowed them to
get closer to mainland United States.
The American victory started a series
of defensive battles by the U.S.
The American victory started the
island hopping campaign because
Hawaii was no longer under Japanese
threat of takeover.
The American victory ended the
Japanese threat to Alaska.
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The primary result of the
December 7, 1941 Japanese
attack was
economic recession in the United
States.
the creation of the atomic bomb.
the beginning of the Cold War.
increased popular support for U.S.
entry into World War II.
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Germany's strategy at the point
when the U.S. entered the war
was to defeat what two countries
quickly before America's industrial
and military strength could turn
the tide of the war?
Iraq and Great Britain
Soviet Union and Great Britain
Soviet Union and Egypt
Great Britain and Turkey
• Which of the following
minority groups did NOT fight
in large numbers as American
soldiers in World War II?
• African Americans
• Mexican Americans
• Asian Americans
• women
• Approximately how many
years of the war did the U.S.
stay neutral while Germany
overran most of Europe?
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• Which African American military
unit earned distinction due to their
aerial combat maneuvers against
the Germans in Europe?
• Nisei Regiment
• 99th Squadron
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Montgomery Squadron
• In the Pacific, the American
military strategy called for
a(n) ___________ campaign.
• sub warfare
• search and destroy
• island hopping
• hit and run
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What is the term for the
systematic and purposeful
destruction of a racial, political,
religious, or cultural group?
genocide
Judenrein
kamikaze
final solution
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When the China Incident occurred,
how did the U.S. respond?
The U.S. stopped trade with China.
The U.S. stopped all trade with Japan.
The U.S. created an embargo with
Japan on oil and steel.
The U.S. froze all Japanese assets in
America.
• By late 1940, both Japan and the
U.S. knew war was inevitable
between them. FDR needed to buy
some time to prepare. How did he
attempt to gain some time to
prepare for a war with Japan?
• Japan concentrated on gaining other
territories until the U.S. was ready to
fight.
• The U.S. and Japan entered into
negotiations trying to resolve their
disputes peacefully.
• FDR reinstated trade with Japan.
• The U.S. asked Great Britain for aide.
• What was the slogan used
during World War II to
encourage women to go to
work?
• Wilma the Worker
• Tammy the Tank builder
• Rosie the Riveter
• Alice the Waitress
• During the 1930's, the League of
Nations condemned Japan for its
invasion of ____, and consequently,
Japan pulled out as a member of
the League of Nations.
• Manchuria
• Korea
• the Philippines
• China
• Who was the commander of
the invasion of Germanoccupied France?
• General Eisenhower
• General Rommel
• General Nimitz
• General Smith
• What does the term isolationism
mean?
• policy of economically aiding countries
at war to the point of declaring war
• policy of economically aiding countries
at war but are not willing to declare war
• policy of declaring war but refusing to
economically aid other countries
• policy of staying completely politically,
economically, and militarily
• Which is NOT a reason why the
President decided to use the atomic
bomb?
• The Japanese knew it was coming and
were prepared.
• It would save the U.S. many casualties
by omitting a land invasion of Japan.
• It would prove the American position as
a superpower in postwar negotiations.
• The cost of the construction of the
atomic bombs would become an issue
in post war peace.
• On what date did the Allied
invasion of German-occupied
France occur?
• September 2, 1944
• July 4, 1944
• June 6, 1944
• June 9, 1944
• Which is NOT true of the battles at
Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
• The invasion cost thousands of
American lives.
• Both battles were victories for the U.S.
• The Japanese soldiers fought fiercely
over every square inch of the islands.
• The majority of Japanese soldiers
surrendered to American forces to keep
from dying.
• President Roosevelt went to
Congress on December 8, 1941,
asking for a declaration of
war. FDR refers to December 7,
1941, as a "date that will
___________." What completes
FDR's famous quote?
• live forever in our minds
• live in infamy
• haunt Japan forever
• Americans will never forget
• Which is NOT an aspect of the
"island hopping" campaign?
• cutting off Japanese supplies through
submarine warfare
• seizing strategic islands closer and
closer to mainland Japan
• seizing all territories under the
Japanese empire
• retaking strategic locations to use as
bases for air attacks on Japan
• Who declared war on the U.S.
on December 11, 1941?
• Soviet Union and China
• Germany and Italy
• Great Britain and France
• China and Manchuria
• What is the name of the plan to
invade German-occupied France at
one location but mislead the
Germans into thinking the Allied
forces were to land at another
location?
• Operation Torch
• Operation Overlord
• Operation Surrender
• Operation Sneak attack
• In World War II, the term DDay referred to
• the battle of Dunkirk.
• the day that Germany
surrendered.
• the dropping of the atomic bomb.
• the Allied invasion of Normandy.
• The development of the first atomic
bomb was the primary result of
which of the following?
• the Marshall Plan
• the Manhattan Project
• the election of Harry S. Truman as
president
• the invasion of Pearl Harbor
• After the Japanese bombing of
Pearl Harbor, the United States
removed Japanese Americans
to which of the following?
• internment camps
• work camps
• the Hawaiian islands
• concentration camps
• The_____________ attempted to
ensure the humane treatment of
prisoners of war by establishing
rules to be following by all nations.
• Nuremburg Trials
• Munich Conference
• Geneva Conference
• Meeting at Yalta
• What event in the Pacific theater
saw American POWs being treated
brutally by the Japanese after the
American surrender of the
Philippines?
• Tet Offensive
• Manila Massacre
• Bataan Death March
• Mai Lai Massacre
• Which group was integral in
the war in the Pacific because
of their undecipherable oral
language?
• Navajo Indians
• Cherokee Indians
• Mexican Americans
• Alaskan Eskimos
• Which is NOT true of the
Nuremberg Trials?
• Nazi leaders and others were convicted
of war crimes.
• Hitler was sentenced to death.
• The trials emphasized individual
responsibility for actions during war,
regardless of orders received.
• The trials led to an increased demand
for a Jewish homeland.
• What was the spark that
started World War II?
• Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor.
• Hitler's invasion of Poland.
• Chamberlain, Daladier, and Hitler's
meeting in Munich.
• Hitler's invasion of the
Sudetenland.
• Which group was NOT part of
Germany's final solution?
• mentally ill
• Scandinavians
• Poles
• Gypsies
• Japanese soldiers often
_____________ rather than
surrender.
• played dead
• became a U.S. citizen
• ran away
• committed suicide
• Japan hoped that America would
accept Japanese predominance in
Southeast Asia and the Pacific
rather than conduct a __________
war to reverse Japanese gains.
• nuclear
• time consuming
• bloody and costly
• irrelevant
• What battle location in North Africa
is seen as a turning point because
the British forces prevented Hitler
from gaining access to Middle
Eastern oil supplies and potentially
attacking the Soviet Union from the
south?
• Battle at Tobruk
• Battle of Cairo
• Battle of El Alamein
• Battle of Casablanca
• Which Allied power was the
first to be taken over by
Germany?
• France
• Soviet Union
• Spain
• Great Britain
• What is the term for the U.S.
government's effort to maintain the
supply of essential products for the
war effort by limiting how much
one could purchase?
• Retooling
• trickle down economics
• Allocation
• Rationing
• What two methods were used
by the U.S. to finance the war?
• income tax and tariffs
• tariffs and war bonds
• sales tax and excise tax
• war bonds and income tax
• Which group did NOT fill in the
gap in the workforce when
men went overseas to fight?
• Children
• Women
• Mexican Americans
• African Americans
• What battle location saw hundreds
of thousands of German soldiers
killed or captured in a months-long
siege of Russian city?
• Battle of Leningrad
• Battle of Kiev
• Battle of Stalingrad
• Battle of Moscow
• Why was the defeat of the Germans
in the Soviet Union a major turning
point?
• This defeat prevented Germany from
winning all of Eurasia.
• This defeat ended the Soviet Union's
alliance with Germany.
• This defeat proved that the Soviet
Union was on the Axis side.
• This defeat prevented Germany from
seizing the Soviet oil fields.
• In 1988, the U.S. government
publicly apologized for the
mistreatment of the Japanese living
in the United States by
• giving each Japanese survivor or
his/her survivor a piece of federal land
in Wyoming.
• making financial payment to each
survivor of the camps.
• granting each survivor a bonus for not
being a spy.
• sending each survivor a sympathy card.
• At the entrance of the U.S. in World
War II, the American strategy was
to target most American military
resources toward ______. This
strategy was nicknamed
_________.
• Japan, island hopping
• Europe, Victory in Europe
• Japan, sub warfare
• Europe, Defeat Hitler First
• Which is NOT a role of
propaganda for the war effort?
• to portray the enemy in
stereotypical, evil ways
• to boost morale
• to gain patriotic support
• to increase Hollywood
actors/actresses popularity