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1) The "Manhattan Project" was the code name for the
A)
U.S. plan to invade Japan.
B)
German use of jet aircraft.
C) Allied plan to invade Europe.
D) U.S. plans to make an atomic bomb.
2) President Franklin Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would "live in infamy" because on that day
A)
Germany invaded Poland.
B)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
C) France was invaded by Germany.
D) Japan invaded the Philippines.
3) President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 because
A)
he believed it would convince Hitler to surrender.
B)
it was the last hope the U.S. had of winning the war.
C) Congress would not fund an invasion of the Japanese mainland.
D) it would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths that an invasion of Japan would cause.
4)
This photograph shows U.S. residents at an internment camp during World War II. These people are most likely
A)
Chinese-Americans.
B)
German-Americans.
C) Italian-Americans.
D) Japanese-Americans.
5) Which answer choice lists the events of World War II in correct chronological order?
A)
Lend-Lease → Pearl Harbor → D-Day → the atomic bomb
B)
Pearl Harbor → Germany’s invasion of France → V-E Day → D-Day
C) Germany invade the USSR → D-Day → Pearl Harbor → the atomic bomb
D) The USSR conquers Berlin → the atomic bomb → D-Day → President Roosevelt dies
6) The direct cause of U.S. involvement in World War II was
A)
Germany's invasion of Poland.
B)
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
C) Sinking of the Lusitania by Germany.
D) Italian mistreatment of foreign nationals by the US.
7) A. Philip Randolph's proposed "March on Washington" in 1941 was going to protest racially discriminatory hiring
practices in the defense industry, but was called off after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the
A)
New Deal.
B)
Desegregation Act.
C) Fair Employment Act.
D) "Four Freedoms" speech.
8) In the Spring of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a bill which allowed him to sell, loan, or give
war material to countries for their defense against Axis forces. This bill was known as the
A)
Lend-Lease Act.
B)
Cash and Carry Act.
C) European Recovery Program.
D) Destroyers for Bases Agreement.
9) The Battle of Midway was significant in World War II because it marked the end of
A)
the Japanese assault on China.
B)
the German advance into France.
C) the Japanese eastward advance in the Pacific.
D) the German bombing of British population centers.
10)
The poster is an attempt to encourage women to
A)
demand their right to vote.
B)
enlist in the U.S. armed forces.
C) participate in the anti-war movement.
D) get involved in the effort to win World War II.
11) Which of these is the MOST accurate description of the War Production Board (1942-1945)?
A)
It controlled much of the American economy during World War II.
B)
It failed in its attempt to put an end to the Great Depression.
C) It was created during the New Deal to give a boost to the economy.
D) It created a red-tape bureaucracy that lasted well into the Cold War and beyond.
12) Franklin Roosevelt's policies of "Cash and Carry" and "Lend-Lease"
A)
resulted in the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of 1939.
B)
were designed to supply Great Britain and other Allied nations with war materiel.
C) prevented Congress from entangling the Country in the ongoing conflict in Europe.
D) were designed to aid the unemployed during the latter years of the Great Depression.
13)
The Norman Rockwell painting from 1943 was meant to remind people that in order to protect religious freedom
A)
people need to pay an increased percentage of income tax.
B)
support for the war against the Axis Powers was necessary.
C) we must worship with people of different ethnic backgrounds.
D) all people needed to follow the religious laws of the Christian church.
14)
Which letter represents the decade in which the United States was involved in World War II?
A)
B)
C)
D)
15) What early civil rights leader proposed a “March on Washington” in 1941 to protest racial discrimination in the
armed forces?
A)
A. Philip Randolph
B)
Frederick Douglass
C) Martin Luther King, Jr.
D) Martin Luther King, Sr.
16) In order to defeat the Japanese forces in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, Allied commanders employed a
naval strategy known as
A)
"Island Hopping."
B)
"Operation Torch."
C) "Kangaroo Circuit."
D) "Operation Overlord."
17)
The peak in 1945 would correlate to what international issue?
A)
Korean War
B)
World War I
C) Vietnam War
D) World War II
18)
Executive Order 8802
June 25, 1941
Whereas it is the policy of the United States to encourage full participation in the national defense
program by all citizens of the United States, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, in the
firm belief that the democratic way of life within the Nation can be defended successfully only with the
help and support of all groups within its borders...
Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as a
prerequisite to the successful conduct of our national defense production effort, I do hereby reaffirm
the policy of the United States that there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in
defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin, and I do hereby
declare that it is the duty of employers and of labor organizations, in furtherance of said policy and of
this Order, to provide for the full and equitable participation of all workers in defense industries, without
discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin;
What is the overall purpose of this Executive Order issued by President Franklin D. Rooesvelt?
A)
to integrate the armed services
B)
to end segregation in the south
C) to ban discrimination in defense industry jobs
D) to allow African Americans to be drafted into the military
19) The Marshall Plan benefited the United States as well as western Europe because
A)
payments were made to American companies as well as European ones.
B)
American exports would be reduced, while imported goods would increase.
C) European economic recovery meant that the sale of U.S. goods to European countries would increase.
the United States took over European territories which increased the natural resources available to
D) American factories.
20) The Truman Doctrine of the late 1940s was
A)
a plan for the peaceful use of atomic energy.
B)
aimed at a peaceful settlement in the Middle East.
C) a plan for general disarmament following World War II.
D) the U.S. policy of offering aid to countries threatened by communism.
21) The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution issued by Congress on August 7, 1964, was instrumental in increasing U.S. activity
in
A)
Cambodia.
B)
Egypt.
C) Korea.
D) Vietnam.
22) As part of its policy of "containment" during the Cold War, the United States hoped to keep communist influence
in Korea
A)
south of the Yalu River.
B)
south of the Mekong Delta.
C) north of the 38th parallel.
D) north of the 17th parallel.
23)
Which labeled area on the map is known as the "Demilitarized Zone" (DMZ)?
A)
B)
C)
D)
24) The success of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) immediately after World War II is generally
believed to have been dependent on the inclusion of _____________ in the organization.
A)
China
B)
Russia
C) Canada
D) the United States
25) In the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive of 1968 showed that
A)
a peace settlement was close at hand.
B)
American forces were solidly in control of South Vietnam.
C) the Vietcong could strike any major city in South Vietnam.
D) the My Lai massacre was not going unnoticed by communist forces.
26) Which two countries were allied during World War II but NOT after the war?
A)
Italy, France
B)
France, Great Britain
C) United States, Soviet Union
D) United States, Great Britain
28)
"It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the
Western Hemisphere as an attack on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet
Union."
Which president found himself in a "showdown" with Nikita Khrushchev over the issue of Soviet missile bases in
Cuba?
A)
John F. Kennedy
B)
Harry S. Truman
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Dwight Eisenhower
29)
· Gulf of Tonkin
· Ngo Dinh Diem
· Tet Offensive
All of these terms are related to
A)
World War II.
B)
the Korean War.
C) the Vietnam War.
D) Battle of Okinawa.
30) The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between
A)
Cuba and Venezuela.
B)
the Soviet Union and Cuba.
C) Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
D) the United States and the Soviet Union.
31) “D-Day” was the code name for:
A) The Russian attack of Berlin
B) The Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor
C) The Allied invasion of Nazi France D) North Korea’s invasion of South Korea
32) The day of the formal German surrender after the Fall of Berlin was known as:
A) V-E Day
B) V-J Day
C) V-D Day
D) V-G Day
33) What was the purpose of the War Production Board?
A) To make propaganda films to support the war effort
B) To prosecute enemy spies
C) to regulate the production and allocation of war supplies
D) To entertain troops in Europe
33) The Manhattan Project was the code name for:
A) The American atomic bomb program
B) The German atomic bomb plan
C) The American food rationing program
D) The secret Japanese plan to attack New York
34) Which theater of combat did it take longer to ship supplies to?
A) Japanese Theater
B) European Theater
35) Which theater of combat got the better supplies?
A) Japanese Theater
B) European Theater
36) Lack of which critical resource halted the Allied advance in 1944?
A) Food
B) Water
C) Fuel
D) Ammunition
37) What was the goal of foreign policy during the Cold War?
A) To destroy communism everywhere it existed
B) To peacefully coexist with communism
C) To not allow communism to spread to other countries D) to destroy the U.S.S.R
38) Which country became communist in 1949 and caused Americans to fear that communism would
dominate all of Asia?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Taiwan
D) India