World War II

Which federal agency was created to design official propaganda posters for the US in WWII?

• Office of War Information (OWI)

• Executive Order 9066

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Which is an example of appeasement?

• the US Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937

• the conquest of Poland 1939

• the entry of the US  into WWII in 1941

• the agreement of Britian and France to give Germany the Sudetenland 1938

Which most accurately characterizes the policy folloed by the US in the years between WWI and WWII?

• isolation from European military conflicts

• containment of Communism

• active membership in the League of Nations

• military alliances with France and Great Britain

"I have returned many times to honor the valiant men who died serving me.  Every man who set foot in Normandy was a hero." This was most likely said by--

• Chester Nimitz

• Omar Bradley

• John J. Pershing

• Douglas MacArthur

What fundemental principle was expressed by the war crime tribunal at Nuremberg following WWII?

• National leaders are responsible for their wartime actions.

• National policies in wartime cannot be critizied after a war.

• Individuals acting in their nation's interest cannot be prosecuted for their actions.

• Use of nuclear weapons can never be justified.

What effect did the end of WWII have on American women who worked in defense industries during the war?

• They were invited to join labor unions.

• Their jobs were taken by men returning from military service.

• Their wages were increased to match those of male workers.

• Their contributions were rewarded by the government.

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of WWII because it--

• opened a new Allied front in Europe

• avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets

• forced Italy to surrender

• stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe

What did President Truman's decision to use atomic weapons against cities in Japan in WWII show about his leadership?

• It illustrated his need to prove he was as tough as Joseph Stalin.

• It confirmed his fear of diverting US forces from Europe.

• It showed his desire to end the war while limiting the loss of US lives.

• It confirmed that he was interested in punishing the Japanese people.

President FDR spoke these words, "Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which shall live in infamy" to describe the--

• German invasion of Poland

• suprise attack on Pearl Harbor

• D-Day invasion of Normandy

• atomic bombing of Hiroshima

What was the main goal of the Flying Tigers?

• to attack Japanese war production

• to sponsor minority involvement in WWII combat operations

• to supply China with war materials

• to prevent the movement of Japanese Americans to internment camps