Question 1

Which of the following was NOT one of Roosevelt's Four Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

A) Freedom of worship 
B) Freedom of speech 
C) Freedom from want 
D) Freedom to own weapons 
E) Freedom from fear 
A) Freedom of worship 
B) Freedom of speech 
C) Freedom from want 
D) Freedom to own weapons 
E) Freedom from fear D

Question 2

The countries forming the Axis Powers were Germany, Japan, and _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Italy 
B) Russia 
C) Spain 
D) France 
E) Serbia 
A) Italy 
B) Russia 
C) Spain 
D) France 
E) Serbia A

Question 3

After the departure of many male athletes for the armed services, sports like baseball were no longer played in America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

President Roosevelt's primary motive for establishing the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC)was to:

Accepted Answer

A) discourage the formation of unions. 
B) increase productivity in the industries. 
C) provide workers with fair wages. 
D) avoid the possibility of a race war. 
E) decrease unemployment. 
A) discourage the formation of unions. 
B) increase productivity in the industries. 
C) provide workers with fair wages. 
D) avoid the possibility of a race war. 
E) decrease unemployment.

Question 5

With the _____ in 1941, the United States committed itself to the defeat of Germany and the victory of Britain, but it was not yet at war.

Accepted Answer

A) auto pact 
B) nonaggression pact 
C) Atlantic Charter 
D) Grand Alliance 
E) Ottawa Charter 
A) auto pact 
B) nonaggression pact 
C) Atlantic Charter 
D) Grand Alliance 
E) Ottawa Charter

Question 6

During World War II, the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, and _____ were referred to as the four policemen.

Accepted Answer

A) the Middle East 
B) Italy 
C) Africa 
D) France 
E) China 
A) the Middle East 
B) Italy 
C) Africa 
D) France 
E) China

Question 7

The _____ was the largest battle on the western front; it ended when the Germans failed to capture the Allied stronghold of Bastogne, Belgium.

Accepted Answer

A) Battle of El Alamein 
B) Battle of the Bulge 
C) Battle of Britain 
D) Battle of Midway 
E) Battle of Stalingrad 
A) Battle of El Alamein 
B) Battle of the Bulge 
C) Battle of Britain 
D) Battle of Midway 
E) Battle of Stalingrad

Question 8

What was Roosevelt's actual intention behind the four policemen approach?

Accepted Answer

A) He wanted to prevent a Soviet-German alliance. 
B) He wanted the Soviet army to join the war. 
C) He did not want to be solely responsible for the reconstruction of Europe. 
D) He did not want to risk going to war against Germany and Japan alone. 
E) He wanted the Allied powers to fund his conquest of the world. 
A) He wanted to prevent a Soviet-German alliance. 
B) He wanted the Soviet army to join the war. 
C) He did not want to be solely responsible for the reconstruction of Europe. 
D) He did not want to risk going to war against Germany and Japan alone. 
E) He wanted the Allied powers to fund his conquest of the world.

Question 9

Define the Munich Agreement and describe the conditions that led to the signing of this treaty.

Accepted Answer

The Munich Agreement was a 1938 treaty i

Question 10

The issuance of U.S. Savings Bonds during the war:

Accepted Answer

A) helped the government pay for the war effort. 
B) helped Americans save on taxes. 
C) increased the financial stability of the working class. 
D) discouraged people from indulging in spending. 
E) decreased the national debt. 
A) helped the government pay for the war effort. 
B) helped Americans save on taxes. 
C) increased the financial stability of the working class. 
D) discouraged people from indulging in spending. 
E) decreased the national debt.

Question 11

A majority of Americans favored isolationism despite the situation in Europe for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) the problems of the Great Depression had them focused on improving conditions at home. 
B) America was riddled with antisemitism and did not want to get into war over Jews. 
C) they were influenced by some prominent Americans who respected and admired Adolf Hitler. 
D) they did not want to bear the cost of war, which they feared would only deepen the Great Depression. 
E) they were haunted by the memories and brutality of World War I. 
A) the problems of the Great Depression had them focused on improving conditions at home. 
B) America was riddled with antisemitism and did not want to get into war over Jews. 
C) they were influenced by some prominent Americans who respected and admired Adolf Hitler. 
D) they did not want to bear the cost of war, which they feared would only deepen the Great Depression. 
E) they were haunted by the memories and brutality of World War I.

Question 12

The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 empowered the president to:

Accepted Answer

A) put battleships in the Atlantic to protect American interests in Asia. 
B) lend weapons and supplies to all nations fighting either the Germans or the Japanese. 
C) lend American soldiers to France and Britain to assist them in war. 
D) send advisers to assist any country fighting the Germans. 
E) form a peace alliance with Hitler in exchange for arms and ammunition. 
A) put battleships in the Atlantic to protect American interests in Asia. 
B) lend weapons and supplies to all nations fighting either the Germans or the Japanese. 
C) lend American soldiers to France and Britain to assist them in war. 
D) send advisers to assist any country fighting the Germans. 
E) form a peace alliance with Hitler in exchange for arms and ammunition.

Question 13

President Franklin Roosevelt set out to mend relations with the countries of Latin America by using the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Lend-Lease policy 
B) "good neighbor" policy 
C) nonaggression pact 
D) policy of "dollar diplomacy" 
E) Munich Agreement 
A) Lend-Lease policy 
B) "good neighbor" policy 
C) nonaggression pact 
D) policy of "dollar diplomacy" 
E) Munich Agreement

Question 14

At the end of the Second World War, the Japanese government surrendered on the condition that the Japanese would be provided monetary aid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following events caused President Roosevelt to declare December 7 "a date which will live in infamy"?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany's invasion of Poland 
B) Beginning of the Holocaust 
C) Battle of Britain 
D) Attack on Pearl Harbor 
E) Japan's annexation of Shanghai 
A) Germany's invasion of Poland 
B) Beginning of the Holocaust 
C) Battle of Britain 
D) Attack on Pearl Harbor 
E) Japan's annexation of Shanghai

Question 16

The first victory for the Allied forces in the Pacific came when the Americans finally slowed the Japanese advance at the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Battle of Midway 
B) Battle of the Coral Sea 
C) Battle of Okinawa 
D) Battle of the Bulge 
E) Battle of Stalingrad 
A) Battle of Midway 
B) Battle of the Coral Sea 
C) Battle of Okinawa 
D) Battle of the Bulge 
E) Battle of Stalingrad

Question 17

The Manhattan Project was a mission to:

Accepted Answer

A) destroy the city of Dresden. 
B) achieve sovereignty for Poland. 
C) capture and kill Hitler. 
D) create an atomic bomb. 
E) destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
A) destroy the city of Dresden. 
B) achieve sovereignty for Poland. 
C) capture and kill Hitler. 
D) create an atomic bomb. 
E) destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Question 18

What were the leisure-time activities in which Americans indulged during the war?

Accepted Answer

The war also affected the way Americans

Question 19

Define blitzkrieg and explain the impact it had on Europe during the Second World War.

Accepted Answer

A series of blitzkrieg or "lightning war

Question 20

Under War Production Board contracts, Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors shifted from making cars to producing _________. 
A. missiles 
B. bombs 
C. cannons 
D. tanks

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under War Production Board contracts, Ford, Chrysler,...

Exam 23: World War II

Which of the following was NOT one of Roosevelt's Four Freedoms?

The countries forming the Axis Powers were Germany, Japan, and _____.

After the departure of many male athletes for the armed services, sports like baseball were no longer played in America.

President Roosevelt's primary motive for establishing the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC)was to:

With the _____ in 1941, the United States committed itself to the defeat of Germany and the victory of Britain, but it was not yet at war.

During World War II, the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, and _____ were referred to as the four policemen.

The _____ was the largest battle on the western front; it ended when the Germans failed to capture the Allied stronghold of Bastogne, Belgium.

What was Roosevelt's actual intention behind the four policemen approach?

Define the Munich Agreement and describe the conditions that led to the signing of this treaty.

The issuance of U.S. Savings Bonds during the war:

A majority of Americans favored isolationism despite the situation in Europe for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 empowered the president to:

President Franklin Roosevelt set out to mend relations with the countries of Latin America by using the _____.

At the end of the Second World War, the Japanese government surrendered on the condition that the Japanese would be provided monetary aid.

Which of the following events caused President Roosevelt to declare December 7 "a date which will live in infamy"?

The first victory for the Allied forces in the Pacific came when the Americans finally slowed the Japanese advance at the _____.

The Manhattan Project was a mission to:

What were the leisure-time activities in which Americans indulged during the war?

Define blitzkrieg and explain the impact it had on Europe during the Second World War.

Under War Production Board contracts, Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors shifted from making cars to producing _________. A. missiles B. bombs C. cannons D. tanks

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