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Chapter 18 WS - Dr. Larson
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the items.
a. GI
b. war bonds
c. rations
d. D-Day
e. carpet bombing
f. victory gardens
g. U-boats
h. kamikaze
i. island hopping
j. Liberty ships
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vessels built in the United States that usually carried troops or war supplies
technique by which planes scattered large numbers of bombs
government savings notes bought by Americans to help finance World War II
home projects that raised vegetables during World War II
referred to U.S. servicemen
suicide plane
effort launched to invade Western Europe
offensive strategy of American admirals to beat the Japanese in the Pacific
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the items.
a. Office of War Mobilization
b. internment camps
c. Nisei
d. D-Day
e. wildcat strikes
f. victory gardens
g. Office of War Information
h. Rosie the Riveter
i. barrios
j. Liberty ships
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Japanese Americans born in the United States of parents who had emigrated from Japan
Spanish-speaking neighborhoods
work stoppages organized by workers and not endorsed by unions
image used to attract women to the wartime work force
home project that raised about one third of the nation’s vegetables during World War II
super-agency established to centralize agencies dealing with war production
agency set up to boost Americans’ patriotism and sense of participation in the war effort
centers in remote inland areas where Japanese Americans were confined during World War II
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KEY TERMS
Match each of the following terms with its description below.
a. Liberty ship
b. victory garden
c. GI
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17. a home vegetable garden planted to add to the home food supply and replace produce sent to soldiers
18. used to transport troops and supplies
19. abbreviation of “Government Issue”
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
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20. Why did President Franklin Roosevelt create the Office of War Mobilization?
a. to replace the Office of Price Administration
b. to centralize agencies dealing with war production
c. to build up wartime morale
d. to reduce the government’s role in war production
21. Which of the following was an example of deficit spending during the war?
a. raising taxes to finance government programs
b. using a “pay-as-you-go” method of collecting income taxes
c. freezing prices to head off inflation
d. using borrowed money to finance war production
22. Which was true of the North during the war years?
a. The Jim Crow system was as strong as it was in the South.
b. There was no legal or actual segregation.
c. African Americans faced discrimination in employment, housing, and education.
d. African Americans received preferential treatment from government agencies.
23. What led the government to evacuate Japanese Americans from the West Coast?
a. long-held prejudice, and fears inflamed by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
b. terrorist attacks by immigrants living on the West Coast
c. fear for the safety of Japanese Americans on the West Coast
d. refusal of the Nisei to accept United States citizenship
24. The United States began to emerge from the depression as a result of
a. freezing rents and prices.
b. producing goods for the Allied forces.
c. increasing production of consumer goods.
d. allocating raw materials.
25. Henry Kaiser contributed to wartime production by
a. creating new markets overseas.
b. organizing the War Production Board.
c. using mass production techniques to build Liberty ships.
d. converting automobile plants to aircraft production.
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26. Financing the war with borrowed money was an example of
a. the cost-plus system.
b. deficit spending.
c. the Gross National Product.
d. wartime conversion.
27. On the home front, popular culture was characterized by
a. weariness and low spirits.
b. pessimism and fear.
c. resentment and hostility.
d. patriotism and high morale.
28. On the home front during the war years,
a. racial discrimination in employment practices ended.
b. the Jim Crow system was banned by executive order.
c. segregation ended in northern cities.
d. African Americans took direct action to promote racial equality.
29. The Selective Training and Service Act required military service registration for all males between the
ages of
a. 18 and 40.
b. 21 and 36.
c. 21 and 40.
d. 18 and 56.
30. To meet the demand for war material, the American government
a. took over the largest industries.
b. built factories to be run by soldiers.
c. hired foreign workers.
d. directed the war production of businesses.
31. Instead of making cars, the Ford Motor Company converted to making
a. warships.
b. artillery.
c. bombers.
d. trucks.
32. Henry J. Kaiser contributed to the war effort through his
a. Office of Price Administration.
b. ability to settle labor disputes.
c. construction of B-24 bombers.
d. revolutionary production techniques.
33. As a result of war production, employment increased and
a. union membership rose.
b. the cost of living dropped.
c. taxes decreased.
d. workers by the millions left unions.
34. During the war, the most serious union-organized strikes took place in the
a. auto industry.
b. coal mines.
c. shipyards.
d. Willow Run bomber plant.
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35. To finance the war, the federal government did all of the following except
a. launch bond drives.
b. raise income taxes.
c. use deficit spending.
d. reduce corporate profits.
36. What was the main war strategy that Roosevelt and Churchill first agreed on?
a. to concentrate on chasing the Axis Powers out of Africa
b. to concentrate on fighting the Japanese in the Pacific
c. to concentrate on winning the war in Europe
d. to defend Great Britain against invasion
37. After the Allies gained control of Africa, what was their next target?
a. France
b. Japan
c. the Pacific
d. Italy
38. The Germans were finally halted in their advance into the Soviet Union at
a. the Battle of the Bulge.
b. the Kasserine Pass.
c. the Battle of Stalingrad.
d. Normandy.
39. The complicated Allied invasion to take Europe back from the Axis Powers began
a. on D-Day.
b. at the Battle of the Bulge.
c. in Rome.
d. in the Soviet Union.
40. The Battle of the Bulge was
a. the battle in which the least number of American troops fought.
b. the largest battle fought in Western Europe during World War II.
c. the largest battle ever fought in the Soviet Union.
d. a minor World War II battle compared to many others.
41. After Germany surrendered, the Allies decided to
a. return it to the German people.
b. divide it in two parts and return one half to the German people.
c. divide it in three parts, to be governed by Britain, the United States, and the Soviets.
d. divide it in four parts, to be governed by Britain, the United States, the Soviets, and
France.
42. After World War II, what organization was formed on the basis of the Atlantic Charter?
a. the Yalta Alliance
b. the United Nations
c. the League of Nations
d. the Warsaw Alliance
43. What was one of the main goals of the Nazis in the 1930s?
a. establish the Gestapo
b. make all Germans carry identity cards
c. get rid of the Jews
d. host the Evian Conference
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44. What action did the Nazis take to strip Jews of their German citizenship?
a. forced all Jews to emigrate
b. opened the Warsaw ghetto
c. passed the Nuremberg Laws
d. opened concentration camps
45. What was the “final solution to the Jewish question,” announced by the Nazis at the Wannsee
Conference?
a. kill all the Jews
b. compromise with Jewish leaders
c. force all Jews to emigrate
d. draft all Jews into the German army
46. In April 1943, how did Jews in Warsaw react against deportation to Treblinka?
a. a six-month strike
b. hundreds of letters to Hitler
c. a month-long revolt
d. several debates against Nazi officials
47. What did Roosevelt finally create, in January 1944, to try to help the Jews?
a. the Lend-Lease Act
b. the War Refugee Board
c. the Nuremberg Laws
d. the Interim Committee
48. What important idea came out of the Nuremberg Trials?
a. Concentration camps are against the law.
b. A nation must allow its people to emigrate.
c. Nazis denied German Jews their civil rights.
d. Individuals are responsible for their own actions.
49. Just hours after they bombed Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attacked
a. the Bataan Peninsula.
b. Clark Field, an American air base.
c. the north coast of Australia.
d. the Mariana Islands, a British stronghold.
50. When the Japanese advanced against his troops, General MacArthur was forced to
a. leave the Philippines.
b. launch a bombing attack on Japan.
c. surrender his ship.
d. attack Corregidor.
51. The Allies sunk all four Japanese carriers and 250 planes at
a. the Battle of Guadalcanal.
b. the Bataan Peninsula.
c. the Battle of Midway.
d. the Solomon Islands.
52. Through their island-hopping strategy, the Allies put themselves in a position to
a. bomb Japan.
b. win the Battle of the Coral Sea.
c. retake Pearl Harbor.
d. defend China.
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53. The goal of the Manhattan Project was to
a. develop an atomic bomb.
b. devise a strategy for invading Japan.
c. build eight new aircraft carriers.
d. defend New York City from submarine attacks.
54. Japan’s surrender came less than a week after
a. the Allied invasion began.
b. the Japanese government was overthrown.
c. the destruction of Nagasaki.
d. the U.S.S. Missouri steamed into Tokyo Bay.
55. The federal government acted against employment discrimination by creating
a. CORE.
b. the Fair Employment Practices Committee.
c. new jobs.
d. the Office of War Mobilization.
56. During World War II, African American soldiers
a. fought in segregated units.
b. fought alongside white soldiers.
c. were not allowed to fight.
d. fought in the army only.
57. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) believed in
a. segregation.
b. integration.
c. using nonviolent techniques to end racism.
d. using violent protests to end racism.
58. Mexican American laborers lived in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods called
a. barrios.
b. braceros.
c. ghettos.
d. slums.
59. During World War II, many Japanese Americans were interned, or
a. sent back to Japan.
b. told to leave the United States.
c. confined to camps in isolated areas.
d. given special privileges.
60. In 1988, Congress passed a law awarding each surviving Japanese American internee
a. a new home.
b. passage back to Japan.
c. a college education.
d. $20,000 tax-free money and an apology.
61. Because of the war, large numbers of women began to work as
a. household servants.
b. cooks and sales clerks.
c. steelworkers and welders.
d. factory managers.
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62. After the war, women were expected to
a. keep working.
b. leave their jobs and return home.
c. get pay raises.
d. work harder.
63. What prevented Americans from spending the high wages they earned in wartime jobs?
a. shortages of consumer items
b. fear of going into debt
c. desire to save money
d. inflated prices
64. Which of the following best describes “code talkers”?
a. aides to Roosevelt and Churchill who relayed messages between the leaders
b. German-Americans who served as translators for the Allies
c. women who worked as airfield control tower operators
d. Navajo radio operators who helped secure communications in the Pacific
65. Which of the following took place on D-Day?
a. the last fight to get American supplies across the Atlantic to Britain
b. the first British and American landings in North Africa
c. the start of the Allied invasion of Italy
d. the landing of Allied forces on France’s Normandy coast
66. In what part of the world were the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal fought?
a. the Atlantic
b. the Asian mainland
c. the Pacific
d. the Italian peninsula
67. Which of the following best describes Japanese kamikazes?
a. one-man submarines that attacked American ships at Pearl Harbor
b. guerrilla fighters who hid in caves on the Pacific islands
c. bomb-loaded planes whose pilots deliberately crashed into targets
d. guards at the prisoner-of-war camps operated by the Japanese
68. What finally brought an end to World War II?
a. a massive Soviet invasion of the Japanese islands
b. the appeasement of Germany
c. a U.S. naval blockade of Japan
d. the dropping of atomic bombs by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
69. V-E Day, May 8, 1945, marked
a. the start of the largest landing by sea in history.
b. the Allied attack on North Africa.
c. the end of the war in Europe.
d. the end of the war in the Pacific.
70. With the words “I shall return,” General Douglas MacArthur promised to come back to
a. the Philippines.
b. France.
c. Pearl Harbor.
d. the Soviet Union.
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71. An important strategy used by American forces in the Pacific was
a. blitzkrieg.
b. island hopping.
c. kamikaze attacks.
d. the Bataan Death March.
72. After the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
a. the Soviet Union allied itself with Japan.
b. the League of Nations was created to end global war.
c. the Allied powers divided Japan into peace-keeping zones.
d. Japan accepted American terms for surrender.
73. During World War II, many Japanese Americans
a. went back to Japan.
b. were interned in camps in isolated areas.
c. were elected to political office.
d. moved to the Northeast.
Essay
CRITICAL THINKING
74. Identifying Assumptions The Supreme Court ruled in Korematsu v. United States that the
wartime internment of Japanese Americans was justified because of “the military urgency of the
situation.” What assumptions might have influenced the Court’s decision?
75. Distinguishing False From Accurate Images Was the image of Rosie the Riveter a false or
accurate representation of women doing war production work? Explain your answer.
76. Demonstrating Reasoned Judgment How do you think World War II might have changed
American women’s attitudes toward their roles in the workplace?
77. Checking Consistency Were the goals of the United States overseas consistent or inconsistent with
its goals on the home front? Explain.
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