World War II

A long term result of the top-secret Manhattan Project taken on by the United States at onset of World War II was

• the establishment of the League of Nations

• the emergence of two nuclear superpowers

• the return of the United States to isolation

• the acceptance of Soviet controlled Germany

The United Nations was created in 1945 in order to

• rebuild the economies of European nations and Japan after the end of World War II

• maintain global peace through collective security

• halt Communist expansion in Eastern Europe

• collect war reparations from the World War II Axis powers

Which is the result of the other three?

• Lend-Lease

• Japan’s intention to annex large portions of China

• Cash and Carry

• Germany’s invasion of Poland

The Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States upheld the constitutionality of

• the internment of Japanese Americans as a wartime necessity

• prohibiting Japanese workers from immigrating to the United States

• private prayer in public schools

• excluding Japanese American children from California public schools

"The committee finds…., under the head of "the nature of the industrial and commercial organizations engaged in the manufacture of or traffic in arms, ammunitions, or other implements of war" …. In addition to the manufacturers there are several sales companies which act as agents for various manufacturers. There are also brokers dealing largely in old and second-hand supplies. In case of war, other companies, not at present producing any munitions, would be called upon to furnish them."

What conclusion can be drawn from the above investigative report?

• Congress attempted to suppress similar influences that led to World War I by passing a series of neutrality acts.

• Congress supported business interest by encouraging the borrowing of loans and the sale of military equipment to belligerent nations.

• Facing government regulations, business interest pledged to “self-regulation” agreements to prevent the expansion of the number of countries at war.

• Congress declared the decision to declare war on Germany in 1917 to be ethical and repealed the findings of the Senate investigating committee.

During the Second World War, Japanese Americans were relocated because of

• the need for skilled workers in specialized industries in Utah and Montana

• previous laws that had incarcerated German Americans

• fear of possible subversive activity against the war effort

• the fact that most Japanese Americans were not citizens

Which of the following is true of American women during the Second World War?

• They initiated a visible and highly vocal feminist movement.

• They married younger and had more children than women did before or after the war

• Those who took industrial jobs learned new skills and earned better pay than in jobs previously open to them.

• They organized labor unions and led strikes demanding better working conditions.

Executive Order 9066 issued by President Franklin Roosevelt in February 1942

• established German POW camps in the United States

• established a new nuclear policy after World War II

• established Japanese relocation camps

• established the policy to rebuild Germany after World War II

The experiences of African Americans serving in the military forces during World War II influenced their postwar decision to

• increase efforts to end racial discrimination

• join the armed forces in record numbers

• increase efforts to end racial discrimination

• move back to the rural south

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to

• provide military supplies to the Allies

• provide subsidies to railroads and businesses nations

• exchange scientific information among nations.

• lend money to impoverished farmers