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AP – United States History
Daily Quizzes #7.7 & #7.8
F16
Chapters 29-30
Directions: Complete questions 1-20 on the answer sheet provided.
1.
During the 1930s, the United States change in its relationship with Latin America under the “Good
Neighbor” Policy which . . .
A. promoted free trade zones between the United States, Mexico, Columbia, and Brazil.
B. eliminated all military and other examples of United States official presence in Latin America.
C. supported the use of force against any Latin American nation which violated the principles set forth
in the Roosevelt Corollary.
D. supported the idea of non-intervention in Latin America.
2.
From late 1941 into early 1942, World War II in the Pacific experienced . . .
A. China surrendering the eastern region of the nation to the Imperial forces of Japan.
B. a succession of Japanese victories that saw numerous Allied outposts fall.
C. the successful invasion of Midway and Wake Island by the Japanese military.
D. a string of United States victories that put Japan on the defensive following the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
3.
The Neutrality Act of 1935 . . .
A. forbade the sale of arms and munitions to nations at war.
B. permitted the United States to sell arms and munitions to warring nations to ensure the United
States did not have to get involved.
C. permitted the United States Navy to stop and search German ships on the high seas.
D. was directed against Japanese aggression in East Asia.
4.
The Potsdam Declaration . . .
A. accepted the Japanese surrender and allowed the Emperor on the throne “subordinate to the
authority of the Allied occupation”.
B. demanded that Japan surrender or face “prompt and utter destruction”.
C. is the Soviet declaration of war against Japan in August of 1945.
D. threatened that Hiroshima and Nagasaki faced “atomic annihilation” if Japan did not surrender.
5.
What significant objective motivated Japanese expansion into Southeast Asia and the Pacific beginning
in 1940?
A. The hope of a Japanese Army to stage an invasion of Australia and New Zealand.
B. An intention to provoke the United States to attack Japan first.
C. The expansion’s provision of access to vitally needed oil, rubber, and other strategic minerals in the
region.
D. A desire to obtain the Philippines from the United States which Japan had never officially recognized
since United States occupation in 1898.
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Daily Quizzes #7.7 & #7.8
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Chapters 29-30
6.
Which of the following statements about the attack on Pearl Harbor is NOT true?
A. It was one part of a larger Japanese offensive launched into Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
B. A specific attack on Pearl Harbor had been long expected by United States civilian and military
officials.
C. The attack ignored onshore facilities and oil tankers.
D. The Japanese missed sinking the United States aircraft carriers in the attack.
7.
The Atlantic Charter . . .
A. reaffirmed United States neutrality in the wars in Europe and Asia.
B. was a treaty that was never ratified by the Senate.
C. was a joint statement by Britain and the United States of anti-Axis war aims.
D. advocated expanding the war in Europe to fight Communism after the end of the war.
8.
At the Yalta Conference of 1945, the Allies did all of the following EXCEPT:
A. restore the original Polish government to power in Poland.
B. call for a conference to create a new world security organization.
C. make arrangements for a postwar governance of Germany.
D. agree to Soviet territorial demands in Eastern Europe.
9.
Members of the American First Committee were likely to be all of the following EXCEPT:
A. supporters of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s foreign policy.
B. opposed to risking conflict with Germany.
C. supportive of isolationist policies.
D. opposed to United States assistance to Britain.
10. War Relocation camps in the United States . . .
A. housed over 100,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War.
B. were located on the West Coastal region of the United States.
C. were met with stiff resistance from the majority of Americans.
D. created increased debate over the issue in both houses of Congress.
11. The mobilization of women in the labor force during World War II . . .
A. impacted primarily minorities and immigrants.
B. occurred in all major Allied nations except the United States.
C. was opposed by the majority of men who feared a change in traditional roles for women.
D. received unanimous support by all Americans.
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12. In 1940, the Battle of Britain . . .
A. that saw massive naval engagements in the North Sea and English Channel.
B. pitted the Royal Air Force against the German Luftwaffe and the British turning back the offensive.
C. saw the British defeat a massive German land invasion of the British Isles.
D. involved mostly United States aircraft launched from aircraft carriers against German bombing
attacks on major British cities.
13. Which statement BEST describes the impact of the war on the Far West?
A. The war had no significant impact on the Far West.
B. The wartime demand for food saw the Far West become increasingly dominated by agriculture.
C. The Far West experienced the fastest rate of urban growth in the nation.
D. The Far West population decreased despite mild gains in its industrial output.
14. The 1939 Neutrality Act’s “cash-and-carry” provision . . .
A. permitted all trade, except arms and munitions, with warring nations who paid and carried their
own goods.
B. permitted the United States to sell arms to Britain and France if they paid up-front and carried their
purchases on their own ships.
C. was removed from the final bill before passage due to isolationist opposition to permitting any trade
with warring nations.
D. permitted the United States to sell arms to Britain and France if they paid up-front and allowed
United States ships to deliver the purchase.
15. The Office of Price Administration . . .
A. was designed to raise consumer prices.
B. lacked any real authority to set consumer prices or ration any items.
C. set price ceilings on and rationed highly demanded items such as tires, sugar, gasoline.
D. was designed to combat the serious wartime deflation.
16. What agreement that Hitler personally agreed to was broken with the decision to conquer
Czechoslovakia in 1939?
A. Munich Agreement
B. Kellogg-Briand Pact
C. Nine-Power Treaty
D. League of Nations Charter
17. In early 1942, the most important challenge that United States faced along coastal regions and the
Atlantic was . . .
A. the German Blitzkrieg.
B. German submarine warfare.
C. the threat of German aircraft carriers off the coast of major cities.
D. German espionage.
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Daily Quizzes #7.7 & #7.8
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18. All of the following statements about the Battle of Midway are true EXCEPT that . . .
A. it was a turning point in the war in the Pacific that favored the United States.
B. the battle began with another surprise attack on United States forces in the Philippines.
C. the Imperial Japanese Navy lost four aircraft carriers.
D. the battle demonstrated that aircraft carriers were the decisive elements of modern naval warfare.
19. The Great Depression and the economic struggles it caused throughout the 1930s generally made
Americans more . . .
A. supportive of joining the League of Nations.
B. internationalist.
C. isolationist in sentiment.
D. sympathetic to the perceived benefits of fascism in Europe.
20. Each of the following were major engagements in the Pacific EXCEPT:
A. Battle of Leyte Gulf.
B. Battle of the Bulge.
C. Battle of Guadalcanal.
D. Battle of Okinawa.
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Daily Quizzes #7.7 & #7.8
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Chapters 29-30
Directions: Complete questions 21-30 on the answer sheet provided by matching the name in the left column
with the corresponding fact in the right column.
21. Harry S. Truman
22. Frank Kellogg
23. Douglas MacArthur
24. Winston Churchill
25. Thomas Dewey
26. Wendell Willkie
27. Dwight D. Eisenhower
28. Chester Nimitz
29. J. Robert Oppenheimer
30. A. Philip Randolph
A. leading British General during the North Africa
and Sicily campaigns
B. Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and led
“Operation Overlord”
C. was the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate
in 1944
D. was a United States admiral in the Pacific and led
forces at the Battle of Midway
E. was a leading isolationist who was not elected to
office
F. stated, “people of the Philippines, I have
returned”
G. foreign leader who opposed the United States
entry into World War II
H. was the Republican candidate in the 1940
Presidential Election
I. wrote a document denying the Monroe Doctrine
justified United States intervention in Latin
America
J. headed the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
who supported a March on Washington, D.C.
K. with a United States President, proposed a
Europe First policy in dealing with Axis threats
L. Secretary of State under Calvin Coolidge who
negotiated the “Pact of Paris” in 1928
M. was elected Vice-President in the 1940
Presidential Election
N. was the Republican presidential candidate in the
election of 1944
O. was the Republican appointed as Secretary of
State by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1940
P. directed the construction of the atomic bombs as
part of the “Manhattan Project”
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Answer Sheet
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AP – United States History
Daily Quizzes #7.7 & #7.8
F16
Chapters 29-30
Answer Sheet
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