WWII Review

What federal government agency was created to design posters that encouraged volunteerism and produced war propaganda. 

• Office of War Information (OWI)
• Executive Order 9066
• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Which is an example of appeasement? 

• The U.S. Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937
• the conquest of Poland in 1939
• the entry of the United States into World War II in 1941
• the agreement of Britain and France to give Germany the Sudetenland in 1938

Which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States in the years between World War I and World War II? 

• 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 lesson does the example of Vernon Baker demonstrate about the U.S. military, during World War II? 

• African Americans enjoyed full equality in the U.S. armed forces. 
• Congress enacted the first military draft of African Americans
• African Americans were prohibited from combat throughout the war
• Despite facing prejudice, African Americans fought with distinction on the battlefield 

Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their constitutional rights during World War II? 

• Hispanic Americans 
• Chinese Americans 
• German Americans 
• Japanese Americans 

During World War II, the need of the United States for war materials resulted in-

• the easing of government controls on the economy 
• frequent strikes by labor unions 
• the rationing of many consumer goods 
• reduced profits for defense industries 

Which statement about the U.S. economy during WWII is accurate? 

• Many goods were rationed 
• The manufacturing of automobiles increased 
• Worker productivity declined 
• Prices on most goods fell rapidly 

Which WWII military leader achieved notoriety as a commander of U .S. tanks that rapidly crossed into France and Germany in 1944 and 1945? 

• Chester Nimitz
• Douglas MacArthur 
• George Patton 
• George Marshall 

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt exercised leadership when he responded to the start of WWII in Europe by-

• asking Congress for a declaration of war
• selling military supplies to the Allied nations 
• urging continued appeasement of aggressor nations 
• attempting to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the hostilities