WWII Quiz

During World War II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because

• a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace

• more educational opportunities increased the number of skilled workers in these groups

• labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups

• new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices

Prior to United States entry into World War II, Congress passed the Cash-and-Carry Act of 1939 and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941. These foreign policy actions showed that the United States

• gave equal support to both the Allied and Axis Powers

• attempted to contain the spread of communism

• maintained a strict policy of isolationism

• became increasingly drawn into the war in Europe

Which series of events leading to World War II is in the correct chronological order?

• Neutrality Acts → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → United States declaration of war on Japan

• Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts → United States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• United States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts

• Neutrality Acts → Lend-Lease Act → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → United States declaration of war on Japan

President Harry Truman justified using atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 on the grounds that the

• world was ready for a demonstration of nuclear power

• Axis powers deserved total destruction

• early ending of the war would save many lives

• American public demanded that the bombs be used

Between World War I and World War II, most Americans believed that the United States should follow a foreign policy that emphasized

• containment and interventionism

• neutrality and isolation

• collective security and defensive alliances

• internationalism and free trade

The United States Supreme Court decision in Korematsu v. United States (1944) concerned

• restricting freedom of the press

• the president’s right to use atomic weapons

• limiting civil liberties during wartime

• the right of women to serve in military combat

The rulings of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), and Korematsu v. United States (1944) all demonstrate that the Supreme Court has

• continued to extend voting rights to minorities

• protected itself from internal dissent

• sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities

• often imposed restrictions on free speech during wartime

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

• served in military combat positions

• worked in jobs formerly held by men

• controlled most corporations

• chaired several congressional committees

During World War II, this poster was used primarily to

• contain the spread of communism

• create jobs for the unemployed

• gain financial support for the war

• convince women to fill vacant factory jobs

Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to

• work on the development of an atomic bomb

• increase economic production to meet wartime demands

• defend New York City against a nuclear attack

• recruit men for the military services