Unit 11 Test 3.21.16 Flashcards
During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic _________________ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.
rubber
The employment of more than six million women in American industry during World War II led to
the establishment of day-care centers by the government
During World War II,
labor unions substantially increased their membership
African Americans did all of the following during World War II EXCEPT
a. serve in the Army Air Corps.
b. fight in integrated combat units.
c. move north and west in large numbers.
d. rally behind the slogan “Double V” (victory over dictators abroad and racism at home).
b. fight in integrated combat units
When the United States entered World War II in December 1941,
a majority of Americans had no clear idea of what the war was about
Once at war, America’s first great challenge was to
retool its industry for all-out war production
Which one of the following is LEAST related to the other three?
a. Fair Employment Practices Commission
b. proposed “Negro March on Washington”
c. A. Philip Randolph
d. Smith-Connally Act
d. Smith-Connally Act
Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II
were further assimilated into American society
Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II
as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear
The minority group most adversely affected by Washington’s wartime policies was
Japanese Americans
Match each of the wartime agencies below with its correct function:
A. War Production Board 1. assigned priorities with respect to the use of raw materials and transportation facilities.
B. Office of Price Administration 2. controlled inflation by rationing essential goods.
C. War Labor Board 3. imposed ceilings on wage increases.
D. Fair Employment Practices Commission 4. saw to it that no hiring discrimination practices were used against blacks seeking employment in war industries.
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
The general American attitude toward World War II was
less idealistic and ideological and more practical than the outlook in World War I
The main reason the majority, or half of women war workers left the labor force at the end of World War II was
family obligations
While most American workers were strongly committed to the war effort, wartime production was disrupted by strikes led by the
United Mine Workers
The fundamental strategic decision of World War II made by President Roosevelt and the British at the very beginning was
to concentrate first on the war in Europe and to place the Pacific war against Japan on the back burner
In the period from 1885 to 1924, Japanese immigrants to the United States were
a select group who was better educated than mot European immigrants
During World War II, most Americans economically experienced
prosperity and a doubling of personal income
Hitler’s advances in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of _______________, after which his fortunes gradually declined.
Stalingrad
The Allies postponed opening a secong front in Europe until 1944 because
of British reluctance and lack of adequate resources
By the end of World War II, the heart of the United States’ African American community had shifted to
northern cities
The northward migration of African Americans accelerated after World War II because
mechanical cotton pickers came into use
In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of
“island hopping” across the South pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds
Until Spring 1943, perhaps Hitler’s greatest opportunities of defeating Britain and winning the war was
the German U-boats would destroy Allied shipping
The tide of Japanese conquest in the Pacific was turned following the Battle of
Midway
During World War II, American Indians
moved off reservations in large numbers
The Japanese made a crucial mistake in 1942 in their attempt to control much of the Pacific when they
overextended themselves instead of digging in and consolidating their gains
The national debt increased most during
World War II
Most of the money raised to finance World War II came through
borrowing
Roosevelt’s and Churchill’s insistance of the absolute and “unconditional surrender” of Germany
eventually complicated the problems of postwar reconstruction
The conquest of _________________ in 1944 was especially critical, because from there Americans could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.
Guam
The first naval battle in history in which all the fighting was done by carrier-based aircraft was the Battle of
the Coral Sea
Franklin Roosevelt won the election in 1944 primarily because
the war was going well
Who died on April 30, 1945?
Adolf Hitler
What two cities in Japan were atomic bombs dropped on by the United States?
a. Nagasaki and Tokyo
b. Hiroshima and Tokyo
c. None of the choices are correct.
d. Nagasaki and Fuji
c. None of the choices are correct.
Where was the final Japanese surrender conducted on September 2, 1945?
On the USS Missouri
As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Japan was finished as a naval power
At the wartime Teheran Conference,
plans were made for the opening of a second front in Europe
Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: (A) Potsdam, (B) Casablanca, (C) Teheran.
B, C, A
The cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second front in Europe was commanded by General
Dwight Eisenhower
President Roosevelt’s promise to the Soviets to open a second front in western Europe by the end of 1942
was utterly impossible to keep
Hitler’s last ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British came in
the Battle of the Bulge
Who died on April 12, 1945?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The Potsdam conference
issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed
The “unconditional surrender” policy toward Japan was finally modified by
agreeing to let the Japanese keep Emperor Hirohito on the throne
In a sense, Franklin Roosevelt was the “forgotten man” at the Democratic Convention in 1944 because
so much attention was focused on who would gain the vice presidency
Island Hopping
The United States military strategy in the Pacific which captured small islands and set up air strips on them while skipping more fortified Japanese held islands.
Which of the following was NOT among the qualities of the American participation in World War II?
a. a group of highly effective military and political leaders.
b. the preservation of the American homeland against invasion or destruction from the air.
c. a higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation
d. an enormously effective effort in producing weapons and supplies.
c. a higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation
After the Italian surrender in August 1943,
the German army poured into Italy and stalled the Allied advance.
The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was
the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy’s unconditional surrender
The spending of enormous sums on the original atomic bomb project was spurred by the belief that
the Germans might acquire such a weapon first
Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D Day, (D) Invasion of Italy.
D, C, B, A
The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it
delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe
