Question 1

The project name for the atomic bomb was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Torch 
B)  Manhattan 
C)  Gadget 
D)  Overlord 
A)  Torch 
B)  Manhattan 
C)  Gadget 
D)  Overlord B

Question 2

African Americans enlisted at a rate that was __________ percent above their proportion in the general population.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 
B)  35 
C)  40 
D)  60 
A)  25 
B)  35 
C)  40 
D)  60 D

Question 3

What event did President Roosevelt describe as "a date which will live in infamy"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the bombing of Pearl Harbor 
B)  the first wave of D-Day 
C)  the annexation of the Sudetenland 
D)  the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp 
A)  the bombing of Pearl Harbor 
B)  the first wave of D-Day 
C)  the annexation of the Sudetenland 
D)  the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp A

Question 4

How did the New Deal fare during the year 1942?

Accepted Answer

A)  It basically withered away due to economic progress and the addition of many new Republicans in Congress. 
B)  It was dramatically strengthened due to Roosevelt's popularity. 
C)  It maintained its previous strengths due to the chaotic nature of the war years. 
D)  It lost some authority but managed to rally after many new Democrats were voted into Congress. 
A)  It basically withered away due to economic progress and the addition of many new Republicans in Congress. 
B)  It was dramatically strengthened due to Roosevelt's popularity. 
C)  It maintained its previous strengths due to the chaotic nature of the war years. 
D)  It lost some authority but managed to rally after many new Democrats were voted into Congress.

Question 5

Due to major outbreaks of "battle fatigue," psychiatrists convinced the army command that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eight months in combat should be the maximum 
B)  the problem derived from an individual's weakness, not the conditions of war 
C)  most soldiers should see no more than a 13-month tour of duty 
D)  women were incapable of serving in combat roles 
A)  eight months in combat should be the maximum 
B)  the problem derived from an individual's weakness, not the conditions of war 
C)  most soldiers should see no more than a 13-month tour of duty 
D)  women were incapable of serving in combat roles

Question 6

In the Atlantic Charter, FDR and Churchill pledged to support __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the freedom of all peoples from tyranny 
B)  a European currency and a unified economy 
C)  economic support for the Soviet Union 
D)  any country committed to fighting the rise of socialism 
A)  the freedom of all peoples from tyranny 
B)  a European currency and a unified economy 
C)  economic support for the Soviet Union 
D)  any country committed to fighting the rise of socialism

Question 7

World War II military recruitment resembled the experience of World War I in that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  many conscripts in both wars were turned away as functionally illiterate 
B)  blacks were barred from military service in both wars 
C)  very few recruits in either war were found physically unfit for service 
D)  about equal numbers of men served in the two wars 
A)  many conscripts in both wars were turned away as functionally illiterate 
B)  blacks were barred from military service in both wars 
C)  very few recruits in either war were found physically unfit for service 
D)  about equal numbers of men served in the two wars

Question 8

What impact did the war have on the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)  A number of activities traditionally overseen by the federal government were delegated to the states. 
B)  Military matters became the sole focus of the government. 
C)  Government spending fell, but the size of the government increased. 
D)  The size and scope of the government increased dramatically. 
A)  A number of activities traditionally overseen by the federal government were delegated to the states. 
B)  Military matters became the sole focus of the government. 
C)  Government spending fell, but the size of the government increased. 
D)  The size and scope of the government increased dramatically.

Question 9

Most Americans became aware of the full horrors of the Holocaust __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  at the beginning of the war 
B)  through government films detailing Nazi atrocities 
C)  only as the war entered its final stages 
D)  as European Jewish refugees flooded into the United States from 1941 onward 
A)  at the beginning of the war 
B)  through government films detailing Nazi atrocities 
C)  only as the war entered its final stages 
D)  as European Jewish refugees flooded into the United States from 1941 onward

Question 10

Why did Japan easily overrun European colonies in Southeast Asia during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few people in the Dutch, British, and French colonies were willing to fight for their imperial masters. 
B)  Japan was militarily superior to the British troops that were called into Burma and the Philippines. 
C)  The United States remained neutral and did not send in soldiers to assist the weakened French troops in Indochina. 
D)  Japan recruited the assistance of the Korean and Vietnamese militaries to conquer the entire area. 
A)  Few people in the Dutch, British, and French colonies were willing to fight for their imperial masters. 
B)  Japan was militarily superior to the British troops that were called into Burma and the Philippines. 
C)  The United States remained neutral and did not send in soldiers to assist the weakened French troops in Indochina. 
D)  Japan recruited the assistance of the Korean and Vietnamese militaries to conquer the entire area.

Question 11

How did the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) attempt to prevent subversion during the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  The FBI engaged in extensive and often illegal wiretapping for domestic surveillance. 
B)  The FBI rounded up anarchists and deported many Bolsheviks. 
C)  The FBI appealed to the patriotism of Americans but did not violate their civil rights. 
D)  The FBI engaged the press, radio, and the motion picture industry to market patriotism during the era. 
A)  The FBI engaged in extensive and often illegal wiretapping for domestic surveillance. 
B)  The FBI rounded up anarchists and deported many Bolsheviks. 
C)  The FBI appealed to the patriotism of Americans but did not violate their civil rights. 
D)  The FBI engaged the press, radio, and the motion picture industry to market patriotism during the era.

Question 12

Perhaps the greatest contribution women made in the military in World War II were the approximately 56,000 who served as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Air Force ferry pilots 
B)  nurses in the Army 
C)  Navy cooks 
D)  Marine Corps training officers 
A)  Air Force ferry pilots 
B)  nurses in the Army 
C)  Navy cooks 
D)  Marine Corps training officers

Question 13

How did the Soviet Union help turn the tide of war in Europe in 1942?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Red Army forced Nazi troops to abandon their invasion of the Soviet Union and retreat westward toward Germany. 
B)  Stalin's forces invaded eastern Germany and captured Berlin. 
C)  The Soviet strategic air offensive on German cities and industrial centers broke resistance and facilitated an Allied invasion from the west. 
D)  The Red Army's occupation of the Balkans and Hungary cut Germany's access to oil and food supplies shipped through the Mediterranean Sea. 
A)  The Red Army forced Nazi troops to abandon their invasion of the Soviet Union and retreat westward toward Germany. 
B)  Stalin's forces invaded eastern Germany and captured Berlin. 
C)  The Soviet strategic air offensive on German cities and industrial centers broke resistance and facilitated an Allied invasion from the west. 
D)  The Red Army's occupation of the Balkans and Hungary cut Germany's access to oil and food supplies shipped through the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 14

Under the War Powers Act, what division of government was given sweeping new authority to carry on the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress 
B)  the president 
C)  the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
D)  the Defense Department 
A)  Congress 
B)  the president 
C)  the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
D)  the Defense Department

Question 15

The British prime minister, with whom FDR formed a particularly close wartime relationship, was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Clement Atlee 
B)  Winston Churchill 
C)  Wendell Willkie 
D)  Charles Drew 
A)  Clement Atlee 
B)  Winston Churchill 
C)  Wendell Willkie 
D)  Charles Drew

Question 16

How were the initial postwar objectives set by the Atlantic Charter of 1941 addressed when Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met for the last time in February 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)  The noble objectives for the postwar global community were largely ignored for more opportunistic issues, such as spheres of influence. 
B)  The Allied leaders continued to support the Atlantic Charter's ideal of self-determination in place of territorial aggrandizement as they planned for the rebuilding of Europe and Japan. 
C)  Roosevelt and Churchill continued to uphold self-determination and disarmament by refusing to give in to Stalin's demand for a Soviet-controlled Eastern European buffer zone between Russia and Germany. 
D)  Britain and the United States upheld the Atlantic Charter's objectives by giving up their colonial interests in Asia and the Pacific in exchange for a Soviet declaration of war against Japan. 
A)  The noble objectives for the postwar global community were largely ignored for more opportunistic issues, such as spheres of influence. 
B)  The Allied leaders continued to support the Atlantic Charter's ideal of self-determination in place of territorial aggrandizement as they planned for the rebuilding of Europe and Japan. 
C)  Roosevelt and Churchill continued to uphold self-determination and disarmament by refusing to give in to Stalin's demand for a Soviet-controlled Eastern European buffer zone between Russia and Germany. 
D)  Britain and the United States upheld the Atlantic Charter's objectives by giving up their colonial interests in Asia and the Pacific in exchange for a Soviet declaration of war against Japan.

Question 17

Women in the military were most likely to work in which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  nursing or administration 
B)  assembly-line jobs 
C)  secretarial positions 
D)  mechanical repairs 
A)  nursing or administration 
B)  assembly-line jobs 
C)  secretarial positions 
D)  mechanical repairs

Question 18

Discuss the various steps that Roosevelt took to combat isolationism at home.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
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Question 19

In 1940‒1941, Japan's leaders hoped the United States would __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be preoccupied with European diplomacy and would ignore Japanese conquests in Southeast Asia 
B)  remain in isolation and take no role in the overseas conflicts 
C)  join the Allies in Europe and concentrate on Europe 
D)  join the Axis alliance and assist in their cause 
A)  be preoccupied with European diplomacy and would ignore Japanese conquests in Southeast Asia 
B)  remain in isolation and take no role in the overseas conflicts 
C)  join the Allies in Europe and concentrate on Europe 
D)  join the Axis alliance and assist in their cause

Question 20

Hitler saw which of these as a root cause of Germany's problems in the 1920s and 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Treaty of Versailles 
B)  the Catholic church 
C)  Italian interference in German affairs 
D)  the Germans' own failures 
A)  the Treaty of Versailles 
B)  the Catholic church 
C)  Italian interference in German affairs 
D)  the Germans' own failures

Exam 25: World War Ii

The project name for the atomic bomb was __________.

African Americans enlisted at a rate that was __________ percent above their proportion in the general population.

What event did President Roosevelt describe as "a date which will live in infamy"?

How did the New Deal fare during the year 1942?

Due to major outbreaks of "battle fatigue," psychiatrists convinced the army command that __________.

In the Atlantic Charter, FDR and Churchill pledged to support __________.

World War II military recruitment resembled the experience of World War I in that __________.

What impact did the war have on the federal government?

Most Americans became aware of the full horrors of the Holocaust __________.

Why did Japan easily overrun European colonies in Southeast Asia during World War II?

How did the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) attempt to prevent subversion during the war?

Perhaps the greatest contribution women made in the military in World War II were the approximately 56,000 who served as __________.

How did the Soviet Union help turn the tide of war in Europe in 1942?

Under the War Powers Act, what division of government was given sweeping new authority to carry on the war?

The British prime minister, with whom FDR formed a particularly close wartime relationship, was __________.

How were the initial postwar objectives set by the Atlantic Charter of 1941 addressed when Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met for the last time in February 1945?

Women in the military were most likely to work in which area?

Discuss the various steps that Roosevelt took to combat isolationism at home.

In 1940‒1941, Japan's leaders hoped the United States would __________.

Hitler saw which of these as a root cause of Germany's problems in the 1920s and 1930s?

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