Download World War I and Cold War

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Neutrality / World War II / Early Cold War
Regents Review HW #7
Neutrality
Isolationism & Neutrality –
George Washington & the Monroe Doctrine –
Neutrality Acts –
Cash and Carry Principle Roosevelt’s Quarantine Speech –
Appeasement & the Munich Conference –
Neutrality Acts of 1939 –
Destroyer Deal –
Lend – Lease Act –
Points to remember*
- World War II begins as a European War and the U.S. is not involved.
- The Rise of Fascism spreads through Europe
- Hitler restores German Nationalism
-World War II officially starts with the German invasion of Poland
- Democratic and Fascist governments collide
The U.S. officially becomes involved with the unprovoked Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor.
U.S. Involvement
Pearl Harbor –
Korematsu vs. the United States The War on Two Fronts –
Allied Strategy
- Europe First - Island Hopping -
D-Day –
The Holocaust –
President Truman -
World War II and Women –
-Rosie the Riveter –
World War II and African Americans- Double V Campaign
- Executive Order 8802
Hiroshima & Nagasaki -
Nuremberg War Crime Trials –
1. During World War II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because
a. shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace
b. more educational opportunities increased the number of skilled workers in
these groups
c. labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups
d. new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices
2. A major cause of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was
a. national segregation policies
b. immigration quotas
c. racial prejudice
d. economic depression
3. In the early 1940’s, the "destroyers-for-military-bases deal" with Great Britain and
the Lend-Lease Act were evidence that the United States
a. recognized that its policy of neutrality conflicted with its self-interest
b. followed its policy of neutrality more strictly as World War II progressed in
Europe
c. believed that the Allied policy of appeasement would succeed
d. wanted to honor the military commitments it had made just after World
War I
4. A violation of civil rights that occurred in the United States during World War II
was the
a. arrests made as a result of the Palmer raids
b. passage of an open immigration law
c. internment of Japanese Americans
d. forced removal of Native American Indians from their reservations
5. President Harry Truman justified using atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 on the
grounds that the
a. world was ready for a demonstration of nuclear power
b. Axis powers deserved total destruction
c. early ending of the war would save many lives
d. American public demanded that the bombs be used
6. Which action best illustrates the policy of isolationism followed by the United
States before it entered World War II?
a. signing of a collective security pact with Latin American nations
b. passage of neutrality legislation forbidding arms sales to warring nations
c. embargo on the sale of gasoline and steel to Japan
d. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s exchange of American destroyers for
British naval and air bases
7. Which precedent was established by the Nuremberg war crimes trials?
a. National leaders can be held responsible for crimes against humanity
b. Only individual who actually commit murder during a war can be guilty of a
crime.
c. Defeated nations cannot be forced to pay reparations
d. Defeated nations can be occupied by the victors
8. The United States became involved in World War II primarily because
a. Germany refused to pay its debts from World War I
b. European democracies supported United States policies toward Germany
and Japan
c. President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not enforce the Neutrality Acts
d. Of German and Japanese military success like the attack on Pearl Harbor
9. After World War II, the United States was better able than its allies to adjust its
economy from wartime to peacetime because the United States
a. possessed nuclear weapons
b. raised tariffs on imports
c. had collected its war debts from the Allies
d. had suffered no widespread wartime destruction
10. An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that
a. Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War 1
b. the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact
c. Japan declared war against the United States
d. the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Soviet
Union
11. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of the
a. impact a single event can have on public opinion a time of crisis
b. effectiveness of a policy of appeasement in stopping aggression
c. success of the pacifist movement in the United States
d. role of communism as a negative influence in global affairs
12. In the beginning of World War II, which political change arises that causes tension
between the European countries?
a. The rise of Fascism
b. The assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
c. The Invasion of Normandy
d. The bombing of Pearl Harbor
13. The basic goal of the allied powers at first was to
a. Take out Mussolini
b. React to the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c. Invade Normandy
d. Defeat Germany
14. Which allied strategy achieved success in the pacific campaign of World War II?
a. Take out Germany first
b. Get back German conquered land in Africa
c. Island Hopping
d. Lend-Lease
15. The Double V Campaign symbolized the victory of African Americans during
World War II were?
a. In Germany
b. At home and abroad
c. In Italy
d. In Japan
16. “Rosie the Riveter” symbolizes
a. The achievements of African Americans during WWII
b. The value of women during WWII
c. Japanese Nationalism
d. Executive Order 8802
17. Which of the following achieves desegregation and fairness in employment for
African Americans during WWII?
a. Korematsu vs. United States
b. Executive Order 8802
c. The Manhattan Project
d. The Battle at Midway
18. United States foreign policy before World War II is?
a. Isolated and Neutral
b. Involved
c. International
d. At war
19. Which of the following is a precedent for US foreign policy?
a. Executive Order 8802
b. Paris Peace Conference
c. Monroe Doctrine
d. Treaty of Versailles
20. After World War I, because of the affects of the Treaty of Versailles, not only did
the German economy hurt so do…
a. German Nationalism
b. The stock market
c. Fascism
d. Communism
21. Which of the following describes that nonmilitary goods bought by warring nations
are to be paid in cash and transported on their own ship?
a. Lend-Lease
b. Destroyer for Bases
c. Cash and Carry
d. Executive Order 8802
22. Complete the equation  The rise of Fascism + the timidness of the democratic
nations =
a. Failure of Peace – Triumph of Aggression in Europe
b. Only Japanese involvement in WWII
c. The start of World War I
d. The formation of the United Nations
The Early Cold War
The Cold War
- Truman
- Stalin
Yalta Conference –
United Nations –
The Big Three –
Potsdam Conference Satellite Nations –
Containment –
–
Truman Doctrine
–
Marshall Plan
–
Berlin Airlift
–
The NATO Alliance
Iron Curtain -
Civil War in China
Nationalist vs. Communists (Mao Zedong)
The Korean War
- 38th Parallel
- Stalemate
- Truman fires MacArthur for Insubordination
- Demilitarized zone
1. The NATO Alliance, Truman Doctrine, and Marshall Plan were similar in that all
were attempts to
a. Contain the spread of Communism
b. Give military assistance to China
c. Defend U.N. peace keeping force
d. Bring peace to the Middle East
2. The Cold War developed after WWII as a result of
a. A decrease in arms production
b. The collapse of the United Nations
c. Japans new economic growth
d. Tension between the superpowers
3. “We Americans live in a world we can no longer dominate, but from which we
cannot isolate ourselves.” The author of this quote is saying that the U.S. should
a. Become less dependant on foreign nations
b. Realize that the U.S. is no longer a world power
c. Recognize important changes in international relations
d. Increase it military and economy
4. Although Mao Zedong won the support of Chinese peasants, he failed to win the
support of Americans because he was
a. Corrupt
b. Communist
c. Fascist
d. Nationalist
5. The 38th parallel became an important line dividing
a. Korea and China
b. North and South Korea
c. North and South China
d. China and Taiwan
6. Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of
Communists?
a. China
b. South Korea
c. United Nations
d. U.S.
7. In a capitalists system,
a.
b.
c.
d.
The state controls economic activity
Private citizens control economic activity
Elected official control economic activity
The dictator controls economic activity
8. The Truman Doctrine and Eisenhower Doctrine were United States foreign
policies concerning
a. The international balance of payments
b. The containment of communism
c. Worldwide environmental pollution
d. Nuclear disarmament
9. What was a major goal of United States foreign policy in Europe after 1945?
a. Development of nukes for WWII allies of the U.S.
b. Liberation of nations under the control of the Soviet Union
c. Military support for nationalists movement within individual European
nations
d. Promotion of international cooperation through political and economic
agreements
10. A common purpose of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the
Eisenhower Doctrine was to
a. carry out the United States policy of preventing the spread of communism
b. insure the survival of the newly independent nations of Africa and Asia
c. limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons
d. provide medical aid to Latin American nations
11. In the years just after World War II, the United States attempted to prevent the
spread of communism in Europe mainly by
a. taking over the governments of several Western European nations
b. increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States
c. holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union
d. establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations
12. During the Korean War, what was the main reason that President Harry Truman
dismissed General Douglas MacArthur as commander of the United States troops?
a. The United States had suffered many severe military losses
b. Congress refused to appropriate any more money to support the war
c. President Truman believed that General MacArthur’s conduct threatened
the concept of civilian control over the military
d. General MacArthur disobeyed President Truman by deciding to stop
fighting the war