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Standards VUS.11, VUS.12
ASSESSMENT PRACTICE
Directions: In the blank, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
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Fascism can be best described as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 2.
In mid-1941, Hitler turned on his former partner and
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 3.
the
the
the
the
Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942.
Battle of Stalingrad on November 23, 1942.
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
surrender of the last German troops in North Africa on May 13, 1943.
The Holocaust was an attempt by Hitler and the Nazis to
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 6.
mostly isolationist, and not very involved in world affairs.
very involved in world affairs.
very involved in steps to stop fascists from coming to power in Europe.
interventionist, trying to start another world war to bolster the economy.
When President Roosevelt spoke of “a date that will live in infamy,” he was
referring to
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 5.
declared war on the United States.
launched an aerial attack on Britain.
bombed Japan.
invaded the Soviet Union.
U.S. foreign policy between the end of World War I and 1935 could best be
described as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 4.
a system in which the individual is valued more than the state.
a form of constitutional monarchy.
a system in which democracy flourishes.
an extreme form of nationalism, in which the state is valued much more
that the individual.
exterminate all Jews.
gain control over all of Europe.
gain control over Soviet and North African oil fields.
exterminate all Aryans.
Success in the war required
a.
b.
c.
d.
more troops than the United States was able to commit.
Japan to join the Allies to fight against Germany.
women to join the armed forces in combat roles.
complete mobilization of all of the nation’s resources.
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The American victory at _______________ ended the Japanese threat to
Hawaii.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 8.
World War II began with
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 9.
applauded Japanese aggression.
bombed Tokyo.
immediately declared war on Germany.
refused to recognize the conquests of Japan and embargoed the sale of oil
and steel to Japan
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
a.
b.
c.
d.
___13.
The draft (selective service)
The Geneva Convention
The Lend-Lease Act
Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
After Japan’s invasion of Indochina in 1941, the U.S.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___12.
Germany
Japan
Soviet Union
Italy
_______________ gave the President the authority to sell or lend equipment
to countries to defend themselves against the Axis power.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___11.
the Anschluss in 1938.
Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939.
Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
Hitler’s invasion of France in 1940.
During the 1930s, a militaristic ____________________ invaded and
brutalized Manchuria and China as it sought military and economic domination
over East Asia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___10.
Iwo Jima
Midway
Okinawa
Normandy
did not come as a surprise to the U.S. naval fleet, which was prepared for
the attack.
took place while the U.S. and Japan were still negotiating to avoid war.
was a response to the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
inflicted few casualties on the U.S. naval fleet stationed there.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hitler honored a pact with Japan by
a.
b.
c.
d.
agreeing to end its attacks on Japan.
withdrawing from the war.
resupplying Japan with weapons.
declaring war on the United States.
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_______________ was used to maintain the supply of products essential to the
war effort.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___15.
During the first two years of World War II, the U.S. stayed officially neutral, as
Germany overran France, and most of Europe, and pounded
__________________ from the air.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___16.
defeat
defeat
defeat
defeat
Hitler first.
Tojo first.
Hitler and Tojo at the same time.
Mussolini first, and then defeat Hitler.
Following Pearl Harbor, Japan invaded _____________________ and planed to
invade both Australia and Hawaii. Its leaders hoped that the U.S. would accept
Japanese domination in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, rather than conduct a
bloody and costly war to reverse Japanese gains.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___19.
military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean.
neutrality in the war.
protection from Germany.
atomic bombs.
The U.S. and its allies (Britain and the Soviet Union) followed a strategy of
a.
b.
c.
d.
___18.
Norway (the Battle of Oslo)
Sweden (the Battle of Stockholm)
Britain (the Battle of Britain)
the Philippines
Despite strong isolationist sentiment at home, the U.S. increasingly provided
aid to Britain. It gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for
a.
b.
c.
d.
___17.
Heavy borrowing from other countries
Forced labor
Intercepting German supply ships
Rationing
Korea and Vietnam
Manchuria and Beijing
Australia and Midway
the Philippines and Indonesia
The turning point in World War II in the Pacific theater was
a.
b.
c.
d.
the
the
the
the
Battle
Battle
Battle
Battle
of
of
of
of
the Philippines (1942).
Leyte Gulf (1944).
Midway (1942).
the Coral Sea (1942).
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After the Battle of Midway, the U.S. began
a.
b.
c.
d.
___21.
The Axis strategy in World War II involved
a.
b.
c.
d.
___22.
Battle
Battle
Battle
Battle
of
of
of
of
Stalingrad
Salerno
the Bulge
Leningrad
the countryside to work in agriculture to produce food for the war effort.
the coasts to join the Navy.
Canada to avoid being drafted into the armed services.
cities in search of jobs in war plants.
The turning point of World War II in the North African theater was at
_______________________, where German forces under General Erwin
Rommel threatened to seize Egypt and the Suez Canal, but were defeated by
the British. This defeat prevented Hitler from gaining control over Middle
Eastern oil supplies and potentially attacking the Soviet Union from the South.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___25.
the
the
the
the
During World War II, many African Americans migrated to
a.
b.
c.
d.
___24.
cementing an alliance with the Soviet Union in order to gain access to
Soviet oil fields.
an “island hopping” campaign, seizing islands in the Pacific for use as
military bases.
forcing Britain out of the war through a bombing campaign and submarine
warfare before U.S. industrial and military strength could turn the tide.
cutting off military supplies to Britain that were coming from the United
States.
The turning point of World War II in the European theater was
_____________________, which prevented the Germans from seizing the
Soviet oil fields. Hundreds of thousands of German soldiers were killed or
captured.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___23.
a strategy of “island hopping,” capturing certain islands to use for military
purposes.
to make immediate plans to drop an atomic bomb on Japan before the end
of the year.
to try to negotiate an end to the war in the Pacific.
an invasion of the Japanese mainland.
Tunisia
Tripoli
Algiers
El Alamein
On June 6, 1944, “D-Day” occurred. This was
a.
b.
c.
d.
the turning point of the war in the European theater.
the Allied invasion of German-occupied France at Normandy.
when the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb.
the landing of American troops in Algiers.
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Which of the following is true concerning “D-Day”?
a.
b.
c.
d.
___27.
The invasions of _____________________ cost thousands of American lives
and even more Japanese lives, as Japanese soldiers and civilians committed
suicide rather than surrender.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___28.
the
the
the
the
first atomic bomb was dropped (on Hiroshima).
second atomic bomb was dropped (on Nagasaki).
U.S. instituted incendiary bombing raids over Tokyo.
U.S. captured Okinawa.
Businesses switched from car manufacturing in peacetime to tank
manufacturing during wartime, a process known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___31.
began the invasion of Japan.
shifted his focus to Europe.
negotiated a peace with Japan, rather than invade the main islands.
ordered the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and then Nagasaki,
killing tens of thousands of people in each city.
Japan surrendered after
a.
b.
c.
d.
___30.
Guadalcanal and Midway
New Guinea and Tarawa
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
the Philippines and Australia
With the prospect of horrendous casualties if the U.S. invaded the main
Japanese islands, President Truman
a.
b.
c.
d.
___29.
The Allied forces were no match for the much larger and better armed
German forces, who were able to fight off the Allies as they landed.
It officially brought World War II to an end.
The Allied forces sustained heavy casualties, but succeeded and the
liberation of western Europe began.
The American and Allied forces did not encounter much German resistance
in their attempt to establish a beachhead at Normandy.
issuing war bonds.
the selective service.
desegregation.
retooling.
___________________ were an all African American flying unit that served in
Europe with distinction during World War II.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Doolittle’s Raiders
The Nisei regiments
The Harlem Hell Fighters
The Tuskegee Airmen
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During World War II, African Americans generally
a.
b.
c.
d.
___33.
The all Asian American _______________________ earned a high number of
decorations during World War II.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___34.
Battle of Burma Road
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Bataan Death March
Battle of Corregidor
The treatment of POW’s in ____________________ more closely followed the
ideas of the Geneva Convention.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___38.
Geneva Convention
Treaty of Versailles
Munich Pact
Camp David Accords
In the ___________________, U.S. POW’s suffered brutal treatment by the
Japanese after the surrender of the Philippines in 1942.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___37.
entered combat roles.
experienced discrimination at home.
volunteered to take over government roles.
entered the labor force.
The ________________ attempted to ensure the humane treatment of
prisoners of war by establishing rules to be followed by all nations.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___36.
Doolittle’s Raiders
Nisei regiments
Tuskegee Airmen
“Charlie Company”
As more men entered the armed forces, more women and minorities
a.
b.
c.
d.
___35.
served in integrated units.
served in segregated units and were assigned to non-combat roles, but
demanded the right to serve in combat.
did nothing but work on breaking the Japanese codes.
served in integrated British units.
Europe
New Guinea
the Pacific
Guam
The U.S. in the Pacific used communications codes spoken in the
___________________ language.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sioux
Mandarin
Navajo
Apache
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___39.
“Genocide” may be defined as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___40.
Germany’s decision to exterminate all Jews was referred to by the Germans as
the
a.
b.
c.
d.
___41.
b.
c.
d.
a new German homeland.
a Jewish homeland.
stricter enforcement of the Geneva Convention.
the dismantling of any remaining atomic bombs.
During World War II, industry and the U.S. government
a.
b.
c.
d.
___45.
The defendants could escape prosecution if they could show that they were
only acting under orders when they committed war crimes.
The trials led to few convictions as there was little proof that Nazi leaders
actually committed the war crimes.
They emphasized individual responsibility for actions during a war,
regardless of orders received.
They were part of the Nazi “Final Solution” to exterminate all Jews.
The Nuremberg Trials led to an increased demand for
a.
b.
c.
d.
___44.
recruitment of foreign volunteers
internment of Japanese Americans
recruitment of prisoners of war
draft (selective service)
Which of the following statements about the Nuremburg Trials is true?
a.
___43.
Lebensraum.
Anschluss.
Final Solution.
Bataan Death March.
The _______________ was used to provide personnel for the U.S. military
during World War II.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___42.
defoliating a jungle.
the killing of prisoners of war.
what the kamikaze pilots were doing when they crashed their planes into
U.S. ships.
the systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or
cultural group.
formed a close working relationship to allocate resources more effectively.
disagreed over what goods needed to be produced for the war effort.
did not cooperate in the retooling of the American economy.
struggled to maintain prewar levels of production of consumer goods.
Japanese Americans on the West coast experienced prejudice because of a
false belief that they
a.
b.
c.
d.
were aiding the enemy.
had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
were going to defect to Japan.
were disruptively protesting against the war.
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___________________ was the main means, along with an income tax, that
the U.S. used to raise money for World War II.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___47.
The Battle of Midway is known as the “Miracle of Midway” because
a.
b.
c.
d.
___48.
b.
c.
d.
condemned the government for abandoning neutrality and entering the
war.
showed the grim horrors of combat.
boosted morale and patriotic support for the war effort.
encouraged people to protest the war.
During World War II, the U.S. Supreme Court _____________ the
government’s right to relocate Japanese Americans on the West Coast to
internment camps.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___51.
allowed free and unrestrained reporting of the war.
only allowed government agencies to report on the war.
maintained strict censorship of reporting of the war.
encouraged unbiased reporting of the war.
The U.S. entertainment industry during World War II produced movies, plays,
and shows that
a.
___50.
despite a fierce battle, there were no American casualties.
it caused Japan to surrender, bringing an end to the war in the Pacific.
the Japanese found themselves greatly outnumbered when they launched
their attack on American naval forces.
American naval forced defeated a much larger Japanese force.
During World War II, the U.S. government
a.
b.
c.
d.
___49.
Rationing
The sale of war bonds
Retooling of American businesses
Corporate taxation
condemned
upheld
withdrew
campaigned for
What caused the United States to abandon neutrality and enter World War II?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the Battle of Stalingrad
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, followed by Hitler’s declaration of war
on the United States
Japan’s invasion of Manchuria and China seeking economic domination
over Asia
Hitler’s turning against, and invasion of, the Soviet Union
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