STAAR Quiz #6 (US.7)

What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes
• The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway
• Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps
• U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

What was the ultimate result of the situation President Roosevelt refers to in this excerpt?

• A surge of social unrest in South America
• The outbreak of World War II
• A shift in favor of the policy of appeasement
• The overthrow of the monarchy in Russia

In this excerpt, General Eisenhower is describing his reaction to

• the Bataan Death March.
• Nazi concentration camps.
• Japanese American internment camps.
• the bombing of Hiroshima

The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of

• internment camps for Japanese.
• the Office of War Mobilization.
• nuclear tests sites in Nevada.
• the Office of Price Administration.

Many of the soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline

• remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion.
• were exchanged for prisoners of war.
• escaped and were redeployed to the European theater.
• died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines.

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to

• give the U.S. an advantage in military encryption.
• encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II.
• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces.
• increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II.

This 1944 poster was produced most likely in response to the

• growing demand for equal pay for equal work.
• growing demand for personnel to support the war effort.
• lack of women with the skills necessary to join the labor force.
• lack of women able to serve in combat.

This excerpt suggests that U.S. consumers were affected by

• labor union disputes during the Great Depression.
• continued supply shortages after World War II.
• the adoption of worldwide tariffs after World War II.
• the closure of textile plants during the Great Depression.

The government issued ration books during World War II in order to

• provide financial security for uninsured citizens.
• safeguard the profits of struggling businesses.
• ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods.
• allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates.

In 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal of Honor. How was this award historically significant?

• Baker was the first U.S. naval officer to be honored for bravery in combat.
• Baker was the only living African American veteran of World War II ever to receive the medal.
• Baker commanded the first Marine brigade to land at Normandy during World War II.
• Baker was the only recipient to serve both in World War I and World War II.