World War II

World War II began with the invasion of Poland in

• 1914

• 1918

• 1939

• 1941

At the beginning of World War I and World War II, the initial policy of the United States was to

• remain neutral.

• immediately deploy US troops.

• create naval blockades.

• end relations with warring nations.

The United States financed its efforts in World War II by

• printing more currency.

• borrowing money from the Allied powers.

• increasing tariffs on imported goods.

• increasing tax rates and selling war bonds.

A. Philip Randolph's proposed "March on Washington" in 1941 was was called off after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued

• the New Deal.

• the "Four Freedoms" speech.

• Executive Order 8802.

• Executive Order 9066.

What role did "Rosie the Riveter" play during World War II?

• persuaded women to fight for equal pay.

• persuaded women to join the workforce.

• encouraged women to subscribe to "Republican Motherhood."

• encouraged women to join the military.

While World War II raged outside of the United States, attempts were made in the U.S. to support the war effort by

• rationing consumer goods such as food and gas.

• decreasing taxes to encourage civilian consumption.

• people giving up their homes to house soldiers stationed in that area.

• relocating persons of Italian-American descent living on the east coast.

The MAIN reason the United States entered World War II was

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

• German invasion of Poland.

• German invasion of the Soviet Union.

• Italian invasion of Ethiopia.

Which of these is the MOST accurate description of the War Production Board (1942-1945)?

• It controlled much of the American economy during World War II.

• It failed in its attempt to put an end to the Great Depression.

• It was created during the New Deal to give a boost to the economy.

• It created a red-tape bureaucracy that lasted well into the Cold War and beyond.

Which process punished members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany following their defeat in 1945?

• the Nuremberg Trials

• the Geneva Convention

• the Yalta Conference

• the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

What policy did British and French adopt to deal with Germany in the early 1930s?

• appeasement

• blitzkrieg

• non-aggression

• lebensraum