Download United States History EOC 7: World War II 7A – identify reasons for

United States History
EOC 7: World War II
7A – identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II,
including Italian, German, and Japanese dictatorships and their
aggression, especially the attack on Pearl Harbor
2013 - #61
What was the ultimate result of the situation President Roosevelt
refers to in this excerpt?
A A surge of social unrest in South America
B The outbreak of World War II
C A shift in favor of the policy of appeasement
D The overthrow of the monarchy in Russia
2014 - #35
President Roosevelt later used similar reasoning as one justification for
—
A the implementation of the Marshall Plan
B dropping atomic bombs on Japan
C U.S. involvement in World War II
D U.S. participation in the League of Nations
2015 - #50
What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl
Harbor?
A The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade
routes.
B The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway.
C Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps.
D U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.
2016 - #52
Which action prompted the United States to officially enter World War
II?
A The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in Europe B Japanese military actions in Indochina C German submarine attacks on U.S. merchant ships D The Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base
7D – analyze major issues of World War II, including the
Holocaust; the internment of German, Italian, and Japanese
Americans and Executive Order 9066; and the development of
conventional and atomic weapons
Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb – by dropping the Atomic bombs
on Japan the US ended WWII; the US also revealed that they had a new,
terrible weapon that shocked people; it also led to a nuclear arms race
between the US and the Soviet Union (USSR)
2014 - #17
How did President Harry S. Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb
affect international relations?
A It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.
B It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.
C It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.
D It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.
Manhattan Project - code name of the U.S. government research
project that developed the atomic bomb, most guarded US secret of WWII;
Hiroshima and Nagasaki – on August 6 (Hiroshima) and August 9
(Nagasaki), 1945, the US dropped the first (and so far only) atomic bombs
ever used on Japan; after the second bomb was dropped, the Japanese
surrendered to the US, ending WWII
2013 #48
What was the main effect of the event reported in this headline?
A The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources.
B The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the
rebuilding of Japan.
C Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight
against Japan.
D World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies.
2014 #42
This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal
government —
A provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield
B developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage
over enemies
C instituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian
population
D nationalized industries considered essential to national security
Executive Order 9066 – order by FDR that forced JapaneseAmericans living on the west coast to be confined in internment camps
throughout the American West
4th Amendment – prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and
requires any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable
cause.
14th Amendment – guaranteed full citizenship status and rights to
every person born in the United States, protected due process, and
guaranteed equal protection of the law
2015 #10
The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of
the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized
the establishment of —
A internment camps for Japanese Americans
B the Office of War Mobilization
C nuclear test sites in Nevada
D the Office of Price Administration
2016 #37
In this excerpt, General Eisenhower is describing his reaction to —
A the Bataan Death March B Nazi concentration camps C Japanese American internment camps D the bombing of Hiroshima 7G – explain the home front and how American patriotism
inspired exceptional actions by citizens and military personnel,
including high levels of military enlistment; volunteerism; the
purchase of war bonds; Victory Gardens; the bravery and
contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Flying Tigers, and the
Navajo Code Talkers; and opportunities and obstacles for women
and ethnic minorities
Tuskegee Airmen - African American squadron that escorted
bombers in the air war over Europe during World War II
2013 #28
The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to —
A give the United States an advantage in military encryption
B encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War
II
C decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces
D increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during
World War II
Victory Gardens – the US government encouraged Americans on the
Home Front to grow gardens to increase the food supply; food supply was
low because so many men were in the military
2014 - #6
What was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this
poster?
A To encourage women to join the workforce
B To reduce health problems among working women
C To promote the purchase of organically grown produce
D To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage
2016 - #47
This World War II poster publicizes a national campaign aimed at —
A creating agricultural projects to relieve an economic depression B encouraging a healthy diet for future soldiers C lowering the cost of living by creating a surplus of food D supporting the war effort by reducing demand for commercially
grown food the Navajo Code Talkers – the US military used members of the
Navajo tribe for communication in the Pacific during WWII; the Navajo
language is unique to anything else in the world, and the Japanese were
never able to crack the language
2014 - #68
How were the Navajo words in this table used during World War II?
A As propaganda to improve morale among Allied soldiers
B As a secret code for communicating battle plans between Allied units
C As signal words for Allied spies posing as civilians
D As a language of diplomacy for exchanges with enemy forces
2015 - #7
Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort
during World War II by —
A designing radar technology for submarines
B flying bombing missions into enemy territory
C encoding military communications for secure transmission
D providing intelligence on enemy positions