WW II EoC Review

 7A Which event was the immediate cause for U.S. entry into the Second World War?

• The Japanese army attacking China
• The German army moving into Belgium
• The German air force bombing Great Britain
• The Japanese navy attacking Pearl Harbor

7A Hitler : _______ :: Mussolini : ________

• Communism...Fascism
• Nazism...Fascism
• Nazism...Communism
• Monarchy...Nazism

7A What happened in the 1930s, during the world-wide depression years that led to World War II?

• America’s economic infrastructure collapsed.
• New Deal measures were implemented.
• The Midwest became a Dust Bowl.
• Dictatorships grew around the world.

7D Which reason did the federal government give for placing Japanese Americans in internment camps during the Second World War? 

• A plan for Japanese American scientists to create an atomic weapon
• A fear Japanese Americans may support forces fighting the United States
• A need to better manage naturalization services for Japanese American immigrants
• A request by the Japanese government to protect Japanese Americans from retaliation

7D
Selective Service Act
Lend-Lease Act
Japanese Internment

All of the above are associated with which event? 

• World War I
• World War II
• Korean Conflict
• Vietnam War

7D Which of the following statements explains the significance of the Battle of Midway in 1942?

• The Battle of Midway brought the United States into the war on the side of the Allies.
• Midway was a Japanese island possession captured by the U.S. Navy in the Pacific.
• The Battle of Midway resulted in the destruction of four Japanese aircraft carriers by the U.S. Navy.
• Midway was the base where all U.S. aircraft were stationed.

7G Why did the U.S. government urge civilians to plant Victory Gardens during the Second World War?

• Food was needed for the soldiers overseas.
• Food products had little value for retailers.
• Food products were used to make uniforms.
• Food needed to be sent to the Chinese for the war.

7G How did civilians help the U.S. government pay for the war effort? 

• Promoted raffles
• Held fundraisers
• Bought war bonds
• Bought war posters 

7G What was one of the largest changes created by the home-front of World War II? 

• Immigration greatly increased during those years.
• Women’s roles in society were greatly changed.
• Men moved from industry to farm production.
• The U.S. population vastly increased in the war years.