Unit 10: WWII

When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan? 

• Iwo Jima
• Pearl Harbor
• D-Day
• Invasion of Poland

Which describes the employment of women during World War II?

• They were hired in large numbers in order to produce goods for the war effort

• They were only allowed to do certain jobs if they didn't already have a family to care for

• Most employers, who were saving soldiers' job for when they returned, rejected them

• Like everyone else, they had trouble finding work because of the economic downturn

In 1941, civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph threatened to organize a large civil rights demonstration in Washington D.C. to protest discrimination in the defense industry. Why did he call it off?

• He decided the protest would not be effective

• He was not able to organize enough demonstrators due to the war

• President Franklin Roosevelt prohibited discrimination in the defense industry

• Others threatened to disrupt the demonstration

Which event was a cause of the other three?

• Congress declared war against Japan

• Japanese Americans were interned by the federal government

• The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor

• The United States dropped an atomic bomb on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Which of the following best explains the importance of the Battle of Midway?

• Marked the end of the Japanese assault on China

• Marked the end of the German advance into France

• Marked the end of the Japanese eastward advance in the Pacific

• Marked the end of Britain's isolation from the war on the mainland of Europe

Which of the following allowed Britain, France, and their allies to obtain U.S. weapons without having to pay cash upfront?

• The Lend-Lease Act

• The Nuremberg Laws

• The Neutrality Act of 1939

• Cash and carry

In World War II, D-Day refers to

• Hitler's invasion of France

• The Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France

• The end of World War II in Europe

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

The purpose of the Manhattan project was to:

• do research and development to build the first atomic bomb

• decide where to drop the atomic bomb

• design airplanes used to drop the atomic bomb

• decide whether it was morally right to drop the atomic bomb

Consumer rationing and wartime conversion during World War II were ways to

• increase exploration for natural resources

• limit supplies of weapons to American allies

• draft men into the armed forces

• ensure that the military had essential materials

What role did "Rosie the Riveter" (seen here) play during World War II?

• to persuade women to fight for equal pay
  
• to persuade women to be as strong as men
  
• to encourage women to enter the workforce
  
• to encourage women to look after their families while husbands were away