World War 2

These posters were trying to convince Americans that winning World War II required

• wage and price freezes
• the sale of additional war bonds
• higher levels of taxation and spending
• the conservation of scarce resources

What was the major purpose of the Lend-Lease Act (1941)?

• sending United States troops to defend France
• keeping the Soviet Union from invading China
• helping Great Britain without going to war
• profiting from Germany’s demand for steel and oil from the United States

What is the best title for this chart?

• World War II Battles
• Effects of World War II on North Carolina
• North Carolina’s Contribution to the World War II Effort
• North Carolina’s Industries during the Great Depression

Which of the following countries was not an ally of the United States in World War II?

• The Soviet Union
• France
• China
• Japan

Which of the following is a primary source of information about World War II?

• A biography of General Eisenhower
• A diary kept by a soldier in the U.S. Army
• Your social studies textbook
•  encyclopedia article titled "World War II"

United States participation in World War I resulted directly in

• a stable international peace for the remainder of the century
• religious conflicts within the United States
• racial and religious harmony in Europe
• a return to American isolationism after the war

Which event occurred immediately following WW1?

• creation of the League of Nations
• agreement to create the United Nations
• issuance of the Monroe Doctrine
• purchase of the Louisiana Territory

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulted in

• the end of World War II
• U.S. entry into World War I
• the surrender of Germany
• the end of the Cold War

Which group of United States residents suffered the greatest loss of constitutional rights during World War II?

• Italian Americans
• Japanese Americans
• German Americans
• African Americans

Which event caused America to declare war in 1941?

• Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
• the aggressive actions of Germany
• the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania
• German attacks on American merchant ships