World War II Unit Test

Which of the following was part of the American foreign policy during the early years of World War II (1939-40)?

• denouncing Britain and France for declaring war on Germany.

• following a foreign policy of appeasement.

• remaining neutral while making war supplies available to Britain.

• terminating all trade agreements with warring nations.

What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941?

• the imprisonment of Jews in German concentration camps.

• the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

• the pact that the Soviet Union signed with Germany.

• Germany's invasion of the Rhineland.

Shortly after Congress passed a war declaration on Japan, which two countries would declare war on the United States?

• Soviet Union and Germany

• Soviet Union and China

• Germany and China

• Italy and Germany

What led the American government to evacuate Japanese Americans from the West Coast of the the U.S.?

• long-held prejudice and fears inflamed by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

• terrorist attacks made by Japanese immigrants living on the West Coast.

• fear for the safety of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast.

• refusal of the Nisei to accept their United States citizenship.

The United States began to emerge from the Great Depression as a result of-

• Freezing rents and prices

• Producing goods for the Allied forces

• Increasing production of consumer goods

• Allocating raw materials

On the American home front during World War II, popular culture was characterized by-

• Weariness and low spirits

• Pessimism and fear

• Resentment and hostility

• Patriotism and high morale

To finance World War II, the U.S. federal government did all of the following EXCEPT-

• Launch bond drives

• Raise income taxes

• Use deficit spending

• Reduce corporate profits

After Germany surrendered in World War II, the Allies decided to-

• Return it to the German people.

• Divide it into two parts and return one half to the German people

• Divide it into three parts to be governed by Britain, the United States, and the Soviets.

• Divide it into four parts to be governed by Britain, the United States, the Soviets, and France.

Through their island hopping strategy, the Allies of World War II put themselves in position to-

• Bomb Japan

• Win the Battle of Coral Sea

• Retake Pearl Harbor

• Defend China

The goal of the Manhattan Project in World War II was to-

• Develop an atomic bomb

• Devise a strategy for invading Japan

• Built eight new aircraft carriers

• Defend New York City from submarine attacks