WWII Test Review

What is the the point of view of this poster from 1943?

• passage of the Civil Rights Act is needed

• racial equality is vital to United States prosperity

• cooperation by all will result in American World War II victory

• desegregation of the armed forces will cause victory in World War I

The rationing of tires shown in the photograph is MOST likely to be caused by

• the lack of imported rubber.

• shortages caused by World War II.

• too many consumers and not enough tires.

• a rubber shortage due to the Rubber Strike of 1932.

The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II was

• Khruschev.

• Lenin.

• Stalin.

• Trotsky.

Which of these was a national political leader during World War II?

• Franz Josef

• Woodrow Wilson

• Paul von Hindenburg

• Winston Churchill

During World War II, what method of technology did most people use to keep up to date on events in Europe and the Pacific?

• movies

• radio

• telegraph

• television

The leader of Great Britain corresponded with President Roosevelt and persuaded him to give Britain the supplies it needed to fight in World War II, an agreement that resulted in the Lend-Lease Act. Who is this leader?

• Tony Blair

• Anthony Eden

• Harold Wilson

• Winston Churchill

Which statement BEST describes the Tuskegee Airmen (pictured here)?

• the first American pilots in the U.S. Air Force.

• the first integrated combat unit in the U.S. Army.

• the first African-American mechanics in the Armed Services.

• the first African-American pilots in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Which of these was a technology NEW to World War II?

• RADAR

• airplanes

• machine guns

• repeating rifle

Which of these is the BEST definition of internment?

• the idolization of a single national identity

• the confinement of a specific group of people

• the sympathy given to the enemy in a conflict

• the refusal to fight in a war for religious reasons

What was the MAIN reason the Japanese attacked the United States on December 7, 1941?

• to convince the U.S. not to enter the war

• to punish the U.S. for using the atomic bomb

• to cripple the U.S. Navy's fleet in the Pacific

• to distract U.S. attention from the war in Europe