WWII Unit Review: U.S. History

The neutrality acts of 1935 and 1937 restricted the sell of armaments from the United States to other nations who might go to war. These laws reflected America's policy of:

• Interventionism

• Isolationism

• Expansionism

• Collective Security

Ultimately, the United States abandoned their practice of isolation because of:

• Communism's spread

• The rise of Bolsheviks in Russia

• Violations of the Monroe Doctrine in LAtin America

• The Axis nations' expansion into other countries

In order to ensure enough food for Americans at home, these were created across the country

• Victory Gardens

• War Bonds

• War Stamps

• Food Stamps

Which of the following is NOT true about how WWII affected the homefront in the United States?

• Gasoline was rationed

• Victory Gardens were planted

• Women found more jobs in factories

• Unemployment increased

In Europe countries like France and England appeased expansionist leaders like Hitler and Mussolini because:

• They thought these leaders were justified in their expansion

• They wanted to avoid another world war

• The did not believe the Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan) were a real threat

• They were relying on the United States to stop them

The ultimate goal of the Nazi's "final solution" was:

• to control all of Europe and the Soviet Union

• to murder all Jews in Europe and the Soviet Union

• to eliminate all opposition to worldwide Nazi rule

• to defeat the Allies and attack Japan

A system of government blending extreme nationalism with government control over the economy who tend to be wealthy is called:

• Communism

• Democracy

• Fascism

• Totalitarianism

The giving of concessions to a hostile power in order to maintain peace and avoid war is called:

• Annexation

• Pacifism

• Succession

• Appeasement

Establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military is called:

• Rationing

• Interning

• Price Gauging

• Price Fixing

On September 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany:

• Invaded the Soviet Union

• Invaded Poland

• Dropped the atomic bomb on Japan

• Started The Blitz on England