WORLD WAR II US HISTORY

One major result of the production efforts described in the cartoon was that

• the high unemployment of the Great Depression was greatly reduced

• most companies that produced military supplies went out of business after the war

• critics claimed that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was abusing his treaty-making power

• the military had difculty enlisting soldiers because the men were working in the munitions factories

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

• United States factories will not be able to manufacture military supplies in sufcient quantities.

• The federal government will most likely need to seize ownership of manufacturing plants.

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt expects other nations to supply the same amount of armaments as the United States.

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt is determined to supply the United States military and its allies with whatever it takes to defeat the Axis powers.

President Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was based on the belief that the action would

• save American lives by avoiding an invasion of Japan

• force Germany and Italy to lay down their arms

• help create a military alliance with China

• persuade the Soviet Union to surrender

Base your answer on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

... It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate [implement] any necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale....— Section 1, Executive Order 9981

The purpose of Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman, was to

• encourage women to join the armed services

• end racial segregation in the military

• ensure adequate manpower to fight the Korean War

• establish war crimes tribunals in Western Europe

The instructions referred to in this public notice resulted in the

• deportation of most Japanese aliens to Japan

• protection of the homes and property of Japanese Americans

• removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps

• drafting of all young Japanese American men into the United States military

The map shows that the Allied forces

• made slow but steady progress in defeating Japan

• conducted most of the battles north of the Hawaiian Islands

• maintained control of the Philippines from the beginning of the war

• had military support from the Soviet Union throughout the war

What is the most accurate title for this map?

• American Imperialism in the 20th Century

• Causes of World War II

• Creation of Wartime Alliances

• World War II in the Pacific

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to

• develop the atomic bomb

• supply the Allies with more fighter planes

• ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

• coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 was important to the outcome of World War II because it

• opened a new Allied front in Europe

• avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets

• forced Italy to surrender

• stopped Soviet advances in eastern Europe

What term describes the strategy that the US military used in the Pacific theater during World War II?

• trail blazing

• blockading

• island hopping

• containment