Question 1

To help cover the costs of World War II, the federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  increased corporate taxes. 
B)  increased income taxes. 
C)  fired government workers. 
D)  capped war workers' salaries. 
A)  increased corporate taxes. 
B)  increased income taxes. 
C)  fired government workers. 
D)  capped war workers' salaries. B

Question 2

The differing post-World War II priorities of the Allied nations became apparent

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A)  during the Yalta Conference. 
B)  after Roosevelt's death. 
C)  when Paris was liberated. 
D)  at the Potsdam Conference. 
A)  during the Yalta Conference. 
B)  after Roosevelt's death. 
C)  when Paris was liberated. 
D)  at the Potsdam Conference. A

Question 3

The Tripartite Treaty resulted in

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A)  Germany and Italy declaring war on the United States. 
B)  Japan bombing the Pearl Harbor naval base. 
C)  the United States ending all trade with Japan. 
D)  Congress agreeing to repeal the Neutrality Acts. 
A)  Germany and Italy declaring war on the United States. 
B)  Japan bombing the Pearl Harbor naval base. 
C)  the United States ending all trade with Japan. 
D)  Congress agreeing to repeal the Neutrality Acts. A

Question 4

During World War II, when civil rights activists spoke of a two-front war, they were connecting

Accepted Answer

A)  their fight against racism at home to the nation's fight against the Nazis. 
B)  the war against Japan to discrimination against Japanese Americans. 
C)  the war in Europe to race riots in American cities like Detroit and Los Angeles. 
D)  the war in Europe to tensions between the races within the American military. 
A)  their fight against racism at home to the nation's fight against the Nazis. 
B)  the war against Japan to discrimination against Japanese Americans. 
C)  the war in Europe to race riots in American cities like Detroit and Los Angeles. 
D)  the war in Europe to tensions between the races within the American military.

Question 5

Which of the following properly describes the American public's perception of women's industrial work during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their insistence on employment hampered the war effort. 
B)  Women did not belong in industry under any circumstances. 
C)  Their new jobs were the beginning of a new era in economic equality. 
D)  Women temporarily filled positions that were rightfully those of men. 
A)  Their insistence on employment hampered the war effort. 
B)  Women did not belong in industry under any circumstances. 
C)  Their new jobs were the beginning of a new era in economic equality. 
D)  Women temporarily filled positions that were rightfully those of men.

Question 6

The Atlantic Charter laid the framework for which postwar organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The International Monetary Fund 
B)  The United Nations 
C)  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
D)  The Non-Alignment Movement 
A)  The International Monetary Fund 
B)  The United Nations 
C)  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
D)  The Non-Alignment Movement

Question 7

Tensions between the United States and Japan prior to Pearl Harbor resulted from

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A)  Japan's continuing efforts to occupy and control China. 
B)  American missionary efforts to convert the Japanese. 
C)  competition between the two for control of Manchuria. 
D)  Japan's refusal to become an American trading partner. 
A)  Japan's continuing efforts to occupy and control China. 
B)  American missionary efforts to convert the Japanese. 
C)  competition between the two for control of Manchuria. 
D)  Japan's refusal to become an American trading partner.

Question 8

Fred Korematsu was exceptional among Japanese Americans during World War II because he

Accepted Answer

A)  challenged the government's denial of his civil liberties. 
B)  renounced his American citizenship after the war. 
C)  made the best of life in the internment camps. 
D)  was born in the United States and lived in the West. 
A)  challenged the government's denial of his civil liberties. 
B)  renounced his American citizenship after the war. 
C)  made the best of life in the internment camps. 
D)  was born in the United States and lived in the West.

Question 9

Which nation suffered the greatest number of casualties as a result of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  France 
D)  The Soviet Union 
A)  Germany 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  France 
D)  The Soviet Union

Question 10

Civil rights activism among racial and ethnic minorities increased during World War II because

Accepted Answer

A)  the war heightened their sense of American identity and sense of entitlement to the rights of citizenship. 
B)  they felt the need to protest the government's clampdown on civil liberties and repression of Japanese Americans. 
C)  they wanted to prevent Nazi and fascist ideas and policies from spreading to the United States. 
D)  they were offended that an American general had commented, "A Jap's a Jap. It makes no difference whether he is an American or not." 
A)  the war heightened their sense of American identity and sense of entitlement to the rights of citizenship. 
B)  they felt the need to protest the government's clampdown on civil liberties and repression of Japanese Americans. 
C)  they wanted to prevent Nazi and fascist ideas and policies from spreading to the United States. 
D)  they were offended that an American general had commented, "A Jap's a Jap. It makes no difference whether he is an American or not."

Question 11

The lack of urgency with which the United States responded to Jewish refugees can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  ignorance of the concentration camps. 
B)  anti-Semitism within the government. 
C)  fear of overburdening the economy. 
D)  lack of support from the other Allies. 
A)  ignorance of the concentration camps. 
B)  anti-Semitism within the government. 
C)  fear of overburdening the economy. 
D)  lack of support from the other Allies.

Question 12

The rise in the marriage rate during the 1940s was a consequence of

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A)  the number of men at war. 
B)  a lack of consumer goods. 
C)  the decline in unemployment. 
D)  mass relocation and separation. 
A)  the number of men at war. 
B)  a lack of consumer goods. 
C)  the decline in unemployment. 
D)  mass relocation and separation.

Question 13

Which law authorized the president to reorganize federal agencies any way he thought necessary?

Accepted Answer

A)  The War Powers Act 
B)  The Neutrality Acts 
C)  The Lend-Lease Act 
D)  The Fair Employment Practices Act 
A)  The War Powers Act 
B)  The Neutrality Acts 
C)  The Lend-Lease Act 
D)  The Fair Employment Practices Act

Question 14

Roosevelt wanted to delay opening a second front in World War II because he

Accepted Answer

A)  did not want to appear to be doing Stalin's bidding. 
B)  felt greater loyalty to Great Britain than to the Soviets. 
C)  feared losing public support with a series of early losses. 
D)  wanted to see the Germans and Soviets destroy each other. 
A)  did not want to appear to be doing Stalin's bidding. 
B)  felt greater loyalty to Great Britain than to the Soviets. 
C)  feared losing public support with a series of early losses. 
D)  wanted to see the Germans and Soviets destroy each other.

Question 15

Congress lifted the Chinese Exclusion Act during World War II

Accepted Answer

A)  because the United States needed Chinese workers. 
B)  to bring Chinese men into the American military. 
C)  because China was being occupied by Japan. 
D)  to assimilate Chinese immigrants into the mainstream. 
A)  because the United States needed Chinese workers. 
B)  to bring Chinese men into the American military. 
C)  because China was being occupied by Japan. 
D)  to assimilate Chinese immigrants into the mainstream.

Question 16

Most Americans found dropping the atomic bomb on Japan was acceptable because they believed it

Accepted Answer

A)  would prevent the Russians from entering the war in the Pacific. 
B)  saved the lives of thousands, perhaps millions, of American soldiers. 
C)  demonstrated American military and technological superiority. 
D)  would ultimately be less expensive than continuing the ground war. 
A)  would prevent the Russians from entering the war in the Pacific. 
B)  saved the lives of thousands, perhaps millions, of American soldiers. 
C)  demonstrated American military and technological superiority. 
D)  would ultimately be less expensive than continuing the ground war.

Question 17

The architect of a proposed march on Washington to protest racial discrimination in 1941 was

Accepted Answer

A)  A. Philip Randolph. 
B)  Bayard Rustin. 
C)  Fred Korematsu. 
D)  Ignacio Lutero Lopez. 
A)  A. Philip Randolph. 
B)  Bayard Rustin. 
C)  Fred Korematsu. 
D)  Ignacio Lutero Lopez.

Question 18

Which of the following is true about the American movie industry during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Studios steered clear of war themes. 
B)  Americans' military service and overtime work kept them away from the theaters. 
C)  Hollywood studios suspended film production in order to conserve important raw materials. 
D)  Movie attendance during the war years reached a new record level. 
A)  Studios steered clear of war themes. 
B)  Americans' military service and overtime work kept them away from the theaters. 
C)  Hollywood studios suspended film production in order to conserve important raw materials. 
D)  Movie attendance during the war years reached a new record level.

Question 19

During World War II, German submarines began sinking American ships after

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt won his third presidential term. 
B)  the United States began a military draft. 
C)  Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act. 
D)  the signing of the Atlantic Charter. 
A)  Roosevelt won his third presidential term. 
B)  the United States began a military draft. 
C)  Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act. 
D)  the signing of the Atlantic Charter.

Question 20

Stalin interpreted his Allies' delay in opening a second front as evidence of their

Accepted Answer

A)  poor strategic thinking. 
B)  fear of military defeat. 
C)  inadequate manpower. 
D)  anti-Soviet sentiments. 
A)  poor strategic thinking. 
B)  fear of military defeat. 
C)  inadequate manpower. 
D)  anti-Soviet sentiments.

Exam 23: World War II

To help cover the costs of World War II, the federal government

The differing post-World War II priorities of the Allied nations became apparent

The Tripartite Treaty resulted in

During World War II, when civil rights activists spoke of a two-front war, they were connecting

Which of the following properly describes the American public's perception of women's industrial work during World War II?

The Atlantic Charter laid the framework for which postwar organization?

Tensions between the United States and Japan prior to Pearl Harbor resulted from

Fred Korematsu was exceptional among Japanese Americans during World War II because he

Which nation suffered the greatest number of casualties as a result of World War II?

Civil rights activism among racial and ethnic minorities increased during World War II because

The lack of urgency with which the United States responded to Jewish refugees can be attributed to

The rise in the marriage rate during the 1940s was a consequence of

Which law authorized the president to reorganize federal agencies any way he thought necessary?

Roosevelt wanted to delay opening a second front in World War II because he

Congress lifted the Chinese Exclusion Act during World War II

Most Americans found dropping the atomic bomb on Japan was acceptable because they believed it

The architect of a proposed march on Washington to protest racial discrimination in 1941 was

Which of the following is true about the American movie industry during World War II?

During World War II, German submarines began sinking American ships after

Stalin interpreted his Allies' delay in opening a second front as evidence of their

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