WWII

Which action prompted the United States to officially enter World War II?

• The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in Europe
• Japanese military actions in Indochina
• German submarine attacks on U.S. merchant ships
• The Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base

The Twenty-second Amendment was passed in response to which event?

• The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to a fourth presidential term
• Herbert Hoover's reelection defeat
• Bill Clinton's impeachment trial
• The resignation of Richard Nixon after Watergate

What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes
• The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway
• Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps
• U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

• It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union
• It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes
• It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan
• It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force

What was the main effect of the event reported in this headline?

• The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources.
• The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of Japan
• Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight against Japan
• World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies

Why did the United States seize Pacific islands during World War II?

• To gain access to vital natural resources
• To fulfill commitments to military alliances
• To protect shipping routes for neutral countries
• To establish military bases for use in further attacks

This World War II poster publicizes a national campaign aimed at - 

• creating agricultural products to relieve an economic depression
• encouraging a healthy diet for future soldiers
• lowering the cost of living by creating a surplus of food
• supporting the war effort by reducing demand for commercially grown food

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to - 

• give the United States an advantage in military encryption
• encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II
• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces
• increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II

This 1944 poster was produced most likely in response to the - 

• growing demand for equal pay for equal work
• growing demand for personnel to support the war effort
• lack of women with the skills necessary to join the labor force
• lack of women able to serve in combat

The two sides that fought in World War II were the

• Allied & Central Powers
• Allied & Axis Powers
• Central & Axis Powers
• Allied & Associated Powers