WW2 Review

Which was an example of appeasement

• The conquest of Poland in 1939
• The U.S. Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937
• The entry of the United States in to 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

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

All the following World War II leaders were dictators except

• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini 
• Joseph Stalin
• Omar Bradley

Which sequence of these World War II events is in the correct chronological order?
1. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor     
2. Office of War Information created   
3. Germany invades Poland   
4. Allies invade Europe of D-Day

• 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 
• 3 - 1 - 2 - 4
• 2 – 3 – 4 – 1 
• 4 - 1 - 3 - 2

What was an immediate effect of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan

• The surrender of Japan to the United States
• The outbreak of World War II in Asia
• Official entry of the United States into the war against Japan
• Soviet troops left Germany

What was one of the greatest obstacles to achieving racial integration in the armed forces during World War II

• A.  A lack of support for the concerns of minority ethnic groups
• The appointment of high ranking African-American commanders
• Federal courts refused to allow the integration of the armed forces
• A refusal of racial minorities to participate in the armed forces

What effect did the end of World War II have on American women who worked in defense industries during the war

• They were invited to join the 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

1.  The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of World War II because it – 

• Opened a new allied front in Europe
• Avoided use of the atomic bombs against civilian targets
• Forced Italy to surrender 
• A.  Stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe

What did President Truman’s decision to use atomic weapons against cities in Japan in World War II show about the leadership

• It illustrated his need to prove he was a tough as Joseph Stalin
• It confirmed his fear of diverting U.S. forces from Europe
• It showed his desire to end the war while limiting the loss of U.S. lives
• A.  It confirmed that he was interested in punishing the Japanese people