World war II

Why was the United States called the “arsenal of democracy” in 1940?

• The leaders in the democratic nations of Europe were educated in the United States.
• Most of the battles to defend worldwide democracy took place on American soil.
• The United States supervised elections in European nations before the war.
• The United States provided much of the weaponry needed to fight the Axis powers.

What was the role of the War Production Board during World War II?

• Controlling the prices of American consumer goods
• Managing the recruitment and draft of military personnel
• Providing upbeat information to magazines and newspapers
• Transforming the nation’s factories to create military supplies

What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 

• island-hopping 
• island-jumping 
• appeasement
• rationing 

To help pay for World War II, the United States government relied heavily on the

• money borrowed from foreign governments
• sale of war bonds
• sale of United States manufactured goods to neutral nations
• printing of additional paper money

During World War II, the federal government used rationing to

• hold down prices of military weapons
• increase educational benefits for veterans
• increase imports of scarce products
• provide more resources for the military

During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they

• were known spies for Japan
• were seen as a security threat
• refused to serve in the United States military
• expressed their support for Italy and Germany

Which wartime policy toward Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States?

• deportation to Japan
• mandatory military service
• denial of voting rights
• confinement in internment camps

The Zoot Suit Riots pitted Mexican American youths against

• Japanese Americans.
• braceros from Mexico.
• white soldiers and sailors.
• Jewish refugees from Germany.

Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to

• work on the development of an atomic bomb
• increase economic production to meet wartime demands
• defend New York City against a nuclear attack
• recruit men for the military services

What event led to the US joining WWII? 

• Germany invaded Poland. 
• Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.