World War II Review (U.S. EOC)

President Roosevelt later used similar reasoning as one justification for

• the implementation of the Marshall Plan

• dropping atomic bombs on Japan

• U.S. involvement in World War II

• u.s. participation in the League of Nations

How were the Navajo words in this table used during World War II?

• As propaganda to improve morale among Allied soldiers

• As a secret code for communicating battle plans between Allied units

• As signal words for Allied spies posing as civilians

• As a language of diplomacy for exchanges with enemy forces

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

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

• labor union disputes during the Great Depression

• continued shortage supplies after World War II

• the adoption of worldwide tariffs after World War II

• the closure of textile plants during the Great Depression

Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by

• designing radar technology for submarines

• flying bombing missions into enemy territory

• encoding military communications for secure transmission

• providing intelligence on enemy positions

Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline

• remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion

• were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war

• escaped and were redeployed to the European theater

• died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines

Japanese Americans were required to answer these questions before they were

• given a dishonorable discharge from the military

• allowed to contest deportation orders to return to Japan

• released from relocation centers

• allowed to apply for repatriation to Japan

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 to ever receive the medal

• Baker commanded the first Marine brigade to land at Normandy during World War II

• Baker was the only recipient to serve in both World War I and World War II

What was one reason the Japanese 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

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 armed forces

• increase the number of woman joining the U.S. military