Ch. 24 & 25 (Test Answers) Flashcards
Germany, Italy, and Japan were called the _ powers. (Matching 1)
Axis
Congress boosted defense spending and created the first peacetime___in
U.S. history. (Matching 1)
Draft
The___passed allowing the president to lend or lease arms and other supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the United States.” (Matching 1)
Lend Lease Act
Germany invaded _ in spite of the peace treaty signed between the two nations just prior to the invasion of Poland. (Matching 1)
The Soviet Union
Japan took over French military bases in Indochina. In response, the United States placed a(n) _ on Japan. (Matching 1)
Trade Embargo
Churchill and Roosevelt met secretly aboard the U.S.S. Augusta. Together, they drafted the___. (Matching 1)
Atlantic Charter
Japan launched a surprise attack on the naval base at__. (Matching 1)
Pearl Harbor
Form of extreme patriotism for ones country. (Matching 2)
Nationalism
Form of government which puts the state above the citizen. (Matching 2)
Fascism
Form of government is extreme nationalism with anti-Semitic views. (Matching 2)
Nazism
Deliberately crashing into military
tactics with a plane full of bombs. (Matching 2)
Kamikaze
One of the most bloodiest battles in the Pacific, was only 300 miles from mainland Japan. (Matching 2)
Okinawa
A battle on an island known as “sulfur” island, only 750 miles from mainland Japan, had Japanese hiding in tunnels beneath the surface of what was thought to be deserted island. (Matching 2)
Iwo Jima
Form of government that is derived from the political theory of Karl Marx. (Matching 2)
Communism
What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?
The deliberate extermination of a specific group of people
On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?
Surprise and overwhelming force
Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?
Spain - Francisco Franco
Which of the following did Winston Churchill oppose?
The Munich Pact
Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?
Jews
Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?
The Soviet Union
In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do?
Submitted to Hitler’s demands
The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?
Japan
In what year did the unemployment rate reach its peak? (Graph)
1933
When did the unemployment rate reach its lowest? (Graph)
1944
Which of the following did Adolf Hitler oppose?
The Treaty of Versailles
How were Britain and France drawn into war with Germany?
Germany had attacked Poland.
What happened during the Battle of Britain?
Germany bombed Britain for two months.
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
A policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries
This is the code name for the atomic bomb program. (Matching 3)
Manhattan Project
This was created by Congress to fight the threat of inflation. (Matching 3)
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
This expanded the draft and eventually provided 10 million soldiers. (Matching 3)
Selective Service System
This was the method used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime goods. (Matching 3)
Rationing
The law establishing this gave its
members official status and salary, and, a year later, granted them full U.S. Army benefits. (Matching 3)
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)
This Army Chief of Staff general pushed for the formation of a Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps. (Matching 3)
George Marshall
This labor leader strongly encouraged
President Roosevelt to issue an executive order discouraging discrimination in the workplace. (Matching 3)
A. Philip Randolph
This assumed the responsibility for converting industry from peacetime to wartime production and distributing raw materials to key industries. (Matching 3)
War Production Board (WPB) and Development
This was responsible for improvements in radar and sonar and the development of “wonder drugs” such as penicillin that saved countless lives. (Matching 3)
Office of Scientific Research
In December of 1941, who commanded the Allied forces in the Philippines?
Douglas MacArthur
Which nation was defeated at the Battle of Midway after its plans of an attack were intercepted?
Japan
Where did the United States drop the atomic bomb?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who were the defendants at the Nuremberg trials?
Nazi leaders
To protest discrimination, — organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941.
Phillip Randolph
The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the —
Last German offensive
The Allied invasion of_ was given the code name D-Day.
Nazi-occupied Europe
V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when _
Germany surrendered
When forced to abandon the Philippines, — made the vow, “I shall return.”
Douglas MacArthur
Truman’s aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to__.
End the war and save American lives
During the war, women in the WAACs served as
Nurses and radio operators.
The Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe was
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The Gl Bill of Rights made it possible for
Veterans to attend college for free.
Who wrote Mein Kampf?
Adolf Hitler
America’s attitude towards joining World War Il before the attack on Pearl Harbor can be described as
Isolationist
What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts?
To prevent the United State from entering WWIl
What was known as the “Night of Broken Glass?”
Kristallnacht
What was the invasion of North Africa, where the allies chased desert fox Erwin Rommel?
Operation Torch
