U.S. History 4th 6wks

One reason the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• Island hoping 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 prompted the United States to officially enter World War II?

• The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in Europe

• Japanese military actions in Indochina

• German submarine attacks on U.S. merchant ships

• The Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base

Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the 15 years after World War II?

• assassinations of several prominent political leaders who attempted to expand civil liberties and rights

• mass exodus from the cities to the suburbs and Cold War fears over the spread of communism

• social and economic reforms aimed at creating new jobs for unemployed citizens from the Midwest and urban areas

• technological improvements, like the assembly line, that expanded the economy and led to prosperity

Which of the following was a significant event of the 1940s?

• passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• creation of the League of Nations

• sinking of the Lusitania

• attack on Pearl Harbor

Why did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Lend-Lease program with the Allies have strong opposition from isolationists?

• It shifted foreign policy away from neutrality.

• In assured the President another term in office.

• It shifted attention away from the bad economy.

• It ignored the Supreme Court’s most recent ruling.

Before the United States’ entry into World War II, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met to negotiate the Atlantic Charter, which—

• outlined the Allied aims in the war

• determined to use atomic power against Japan

• created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• proposed the Operation Overlord military invasion

The principal battleground of the war is not the South Pacific. It is not the Middle East. It is not England, or Norway, or the Russian Steppes. It is American opinion.

Archibald MacLeish, Assistant Director of the Office of War Information, 1941

Based on information in the excerpt, which of the following was a central feature of the Office of War Information?

• creating attractive tourist brochures

• supplying the military with weaponry

• producing propaganda to gain public support

• ensuring freedom of the press during wartime

There have been many requests from the motion picture industry for basic information on government aims and policies in the war effort. To meet that demand, the Office of War Information has established an office in Hollywood. The purpose of this office is to assist the motion picture industry in its endeavor to inform the American people, via the screen, of the many problems attendant on the war program.

“Government Information Manual for the Motion Picture Industry,” Office of War Information, 1942

Why would it have been helpful for the Office of War Information to form a relationship with the film industry?

• Many people went to see the movies

• Many movies starts opposed the war

• Many news radio stations had closed in New York

• Many federal employees wanted to live in California

Why did the United States government produce this poster?

• to discourage the agricultural use of pesticides

• to ensure abundant food supplies in case of nuclear attack

• to counteract food shortages brought on by World War II

• to encourage women to join the labor force during WWII

What was the main effect of the event reported in this headline?

• The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources.

• The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of Japan.

• Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight against Japan.

• World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies.