WWII: U.S. History

Which court case dealt with the legality of placing Japanese people in camps because of the attack on Pearl Harbor and our concern about espionage?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Korematsu v. United States

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

What was the outcome of Korematsu v. U.S.?

• Korematsu lost and Japanese Americans didn't gain reparations until the 1990's.

• Korematsu won, and the U.S. paid reparations to the Japanese Americas that were held illegally in camps.

• Anti-war speech was not chargeable unless the government could prove that Americans refused to join the military to to its influence.

• Japanese factories could be purchased for wartime use for the U.S

The first training for black pilots in WWII was

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Tuskegee, Alabama

• Memphis, TN

• Great Lakes Training Station, Illinois

Which military unit was known for its role in the Normandy Beach landings?

• Tuskegee Airmen

• 442nd Combat Regiment

• Navajo Code Talkers

• 101st Airborne

The goal of the _________________ is to create a more politically stable world after WWII.

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

The Nazi party rose to power during the 1930s in which country?

• Italy

• Japan

• Germany

• Poland

Which group of people would have been more likely to serve as truck drivers and cooks in the military during WWII?

• African Americans

• Japanese Americans

• White Americans

• Women

Which is a reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

• gain control over Hawaiian Islands

• destroy planes and ships that threatened their imperialism efforts.

• provoke the U.S. to declaring war.

• demonstrate their support for Germany and Italy.

Did the attack on Pearl Harbor end political divisions between isolationists and interventionist or increase their political divisions?

• End political divisions and pushed most toward declaring war on Japan

• Increase political divisions and caused disagreement on declaring war on Japan

The United State's economic situation improved from the Great Depression

• before WWII started in the 1930s.

• when Hitler invaded Poland

• when the U.S. declared war.

• when Britain won the Battle of Britain