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
