America enters WWII

The immediate cause of the United States entry into WWII was that the United States

• had to fulfill its collective security agreements with Western European nations

• felt it necessary to defend the principle of freedom of the seas

• suffered a direct military attack

• was read to use its superior military and atomic capabilities

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of the

• impact a single event can have on public opinion in a time of crisis

• effectiveness of a policy of appeasement in stopping aggression

• success of the pacifist movement in the United States

• role of communism as a negative influence in global affairs

Which statement is accurate concerning the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII?

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the action as a military necessity

• Few of those relocated were actually United States citizens

• Widespread Japanese Americans disloyalty and sabotage preceded the forced relocation

• The Japanese American experience was similar to what happened to German Americans at this time

The cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union during WWII supports the idea that

• alliances are built upon mutual self-interest

• communism and capitalism have much in common

• political leaders often disregard the wishes of their citizens

• imperialism is necessary in defense of liberty

A valid conclusion based on the experience of Japanese Americans during WWII is that in wartime...

• first-generational immigrants become security risks

• constitutional liberties may be limited

• loyalty oaths are necessary to protect the national interest

• fear and uncertainty do not interfere with normal life

In 1988, Congress voted to pay $20,000 to each of the surviving Americans of Japanese descent who were interned during WWII because

• the danger of war with Japan no longer existed

• all of the interned Japanese Americans eventually became American citizens

• the World Court ordered the United States to pay reparations

• many Americans believed the interment was unjust and unnecessary

During WWII, the federal government was accused of violating constitutional rights by

• signing the Yalta agreement

• implementing a draft to expand the armed forces

• relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps

• initiating the secret Manhattan Project

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan..."

-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to Congress, December 8, 1941

In this statement, President Roosevelt was addressing Congress about the...

• sinking of merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean

• D-Day invasion of France

• bombing of Pearl Harbor

• air raids on the Panama Canal

The scientists working on the Manhattan Project during WWII were responsible for

• designing weapons for the D-Day invasion

• building satellites to spy on the Axis nations

• creating materials for biological and chemical warfare

• developing the atomic bomb

The United States decides to enter WWII because:

• Germany is getting too powerful.

• Great Britain needs help.

• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.

• they want to take over Europe.