Question 1

The turning point of the war on the western front was

Accepted Answer

A)  Operation Torch. 
B)  Operation Gamut. 
C)  Operation OVERLORD. 
D)  Operation Husky. 
E)  Operation Hun. 
A)  Operation Torch. 
B)  Operation Gamut. 
C)  Operation OVERLORD. 
D)  Operation Husky. 
E)  Operation Hun. C

Question 2

According to the Senate Committee headed by Gerald Nye in the 1930s,

Accepted Answer

A)  Jews caused World War I. 
B)  bankers and munitions makers manipulated the U.S. into entering World War I. 
C)  the Depression was caused by bankers and businessmen. 
D)  World War I was fought to defend the American way of life. 
E)  the press forced the United States into World War I. 
A)  Jews caused World War I. 
B)  bankers and munitions makers manipulated the U.S. into entering World War I. 
C)  the Depression was caused by bankers and businessmen. 
D)  World War I was fought to defend the American way of life. 
E)  the press forced the United States into World War I. B

Question 3

The Republican candidate who opposed Roosevelt in the 1940 election was

Accepted Answer

A)  Alf Landon 
B)  Wendell Willkie. 
C)  John Dewey. 
D)  Robert Taft. 
E)  Herbert Hoover. 
A)  Alf Landon 
B)  Wendell Willkie. 
C)  John Dewey. 
D)  Robert Taft. 
E)  Herbert Hoover. B

Question 4

Poland was a point of great dissension between the Allies in 1945 because of all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviets failed to hold free elections. 
B)  the Soviets did not relinquish control. 
C)  the Allies were unclear in their communications with Stalin about their desires for Poland. 
D)  Americans of Polish descent wanted open immigration for their fellow Poles. 
E)  The Soviets considered Poland in their sphere of influence. 
A)  the Soviets failed to hold free elections. 
B)  the Soviets did not relinquish control. 
C)  the Allies were unclear in their communications with Stalin about their desires for Poland. 
D)  Americans of Polish descent wanted open immigration for their fellow Poles. 
E)  The Soviets considered Poland in their sphere of influence.

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Holocaust

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler's attempt to exte

Question 6

The foundation for the United Nations was first laid out at the ____________________ Conference in Washington.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The foundation for the United Nations was...

Question 7

The United States and Great Britain agreed on the unconditional surrender principle to assuage Soviet concerns about delays in launching the second front.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Spain's General Francisco Franco was a popularly-elected leader who abhorred fascism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In China, the United States supported Jiang Jieshi instead of Mao Zedong because

Accepted Answer

A)  Jiang was a capitalist while Mao was a communist. 
B)  Jiang's government was honest, competent, and democratic. 
C)  the Chinese peasants supported Jiang. 
D)  Jiang's troops were determined and effective in fighting the Japanese. 
E)  Mao had the support of Japan. 
A)  Jiang was a capitalist while Mao was a communist. 
B)  Jiang's government was honest, competent, and democratic. 
C)  the Chinese peasants supported Jiang. 
D)  Jiang's troops were determined and effective in fighting the Japanese. 
E)  Mao had the support of Japan.

Question 10

A farm labor program that allowed Mexican workers to enter the U.S. during the war was the ____________________ program.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A farm labor program that allowed Mexican...

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Accepted Answer

Japanese goal for Asia. Called

Question 12

Soon after the U.S. formally entered the war, President Roosevelt moved to integrate the U.S. armed forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The antitrust laws were vigorously enforced during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Bataan Death March

Accepted Answer

forced 60-mile march of Americ

Question 15

____________________ led a Senate investigation that supported claims that bankers and arms manufacturers had maneuvered the nation into the First World War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ led a Senate investigation that supported...

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Manhattan Project

Accepted Answer

large-scale scientif

Question 17

All of the following statements regarding the Holocaust are not true except

Accepted Answer

A)  only Jews were persecuted by the Germans. 
B)  no one outside of Germany knew about the death camps until after the war ended. 
C)  the United States turned away Jewish refugees who could have been saved from the camps. 
D)  about 500,000 people died in the Nazi concentration camps. 
E)  only adults were killed. 
A)  only Jews were persecuted by the Germans. 
B)  no one outside of Germany knew about the death camps until after the war ended. 
C)  the United States turned away Jewish refugees who could have been saved from the camps. 
D)  about 500,000 people died in the Nazi concentration camps. 
E)  only adults were killed.

Question 18

The ____________________ would have boosted U.S. immigration quotas to allow for the entry of 20,000 Jewish children otherwise slated for Hitler's concentration camps.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ would have boosted U.S. immigration...

Question 19

The January 1942 conference at Rio de Janeiro resulted in all of the Latin American countries breaking diplomatic relations with the Axis governments except

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil and Peru. 
B)  Colombia and Guatemala. 
C)  Chile and Argentina. 
D)  Paraguay and Uruguay. 
E)  Ecuador and Chile. 
A)  Brazil and Peru. 
B)  Colombia and Guatemala. 
C)  Chile and Argentina. 
D)  Paraguay and Uruguay. 
E)  Ecuador and Chile.

Question 20

The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of August 1939 divided ____________________ between the two signatories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of August 1939...

The turning point of the war on the western front was

According to the Senate Committee headed by Gerald Nye in the 1930s,

The Republican candidate who opposed Roosevelt in the 1940 election was

Poland was a point of great dissension between the Allies in 1945 because of all of the following except

IDENTIFICATIONS -Holocaust

The foundation for the United Nations was first laid out at the ____________________ Conference in Washington.

The United States and Great Britain agreed on the unconditional surrender principle to assuage Soviet concerns about delays in launching the second front.

Spain's General Francisco Franco was a popularly-elected leader who abhorred fascism.

In China, the United States supported Jiang Jieshi instead of Mao Zedong because

A farm labor program that allowed Mexican workers to enter the U.S. during the war was the ____________________ program.

IDENTIFICATIONS -East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Soon after the U.S. formally entered the war, President Roosevelt moved to integrate the U.S. armed forces.

The antitrust laws were vigorously enforced during World War II.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bataan Death March

____________________ led a Senate investigation that supported claims that bankers and arms manufacturers had maneuvered the nation into the First World War.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Manhattan Project

All of the following statements regarding the Holocaust are not true except

The ____________________ would have boosted U.S. immigration quotas to allow for the entry of 20,000 Jewish children otherwise slated for Hitler's concentration camps.

The January 1942 conference at Rio de Janeiro resulted in all of the Latin American countries breaking diplomatic relations with the Axis governments except

The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of August 1939 divided ____________________ between the two signatories.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, Liberty, and Expansion

Reform, Resistance, Revolution

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Whigs and Democrats

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2011

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Exam 26: America During the Second World War

The turning point of the war on the western front was

According to the Senate Committee headed by Gerald Nye in the 1930s,

The Republican candidate who opposed Roosevelt in the 1940 election was

Poland was a point of great dissension between the Allies in 1945 because of all of the following except

IDENTIFICATIONS -Holocaust

The foundation for the United Nations was first laid out at the ____________________ Conference in Washington.

The United States and Great Britain agreed on the unconditional surrender principle to assuage Soviet concerns about delays in launching the second front.

Spain's General Francisco Franco was a popularly-elected leader who abhorred fascism.

In China, the United States supported Jiang Jieshi instead of Mao Zedong because

A farm labor program that allowed Mexican workers to enter the U.S. during the war was the ____________________ program.

IDENTIFICATIONS -East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Soon after the U.S. formally entered the war, President Roosevelt moved to integrate the U.S. armed forces.

The antitrust laws were vigorously enforced during World War II.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bataan Death March

____________________ led a Senate investigation that supported claims that bankers and arms manufacturers had maneuvered the nation into the First World War.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Manhattan Project

All of the following statements regarding the Holocaust are not true except

The ____________________ would have boosted U.S. immigration quotas to allow for the entry of 20,000 Jewish children otherwise slated for Hitler's concentration camps.

The January 1942 conference at Rio de Janeiro resulted in all of the Latin American countries breaking diplomatic relations with the Axis governments except

The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of August 1939 divided ____________________ between the two signatories.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, Liberty, and Expansion

Reform, Resistance, Revolution

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Whigs and Democrats

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2011

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