World War II Test Review

Which event prompted the U.S. to enter WWII?

• The German annexation of Austria

• The Soviet occupation of Germany

• The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan threatens to invade Southeast Asia ----> The U.S. _________?___________ ------> Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.

Which action replaces the question mark on this cause-and-effect diagram?

• Implements an embargo against Japan

• sends ground troops to fight the Chinese

• bans the sale of weapons to China

• appeases Japanese demands for new territory

Which phrase best defines the Holocaust?

• The U.S. plan to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps

• The Allied plan to liberate concentration camps in Eastern Europe

• The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews

• The Japanese military strategy to destroy U.S. aircraft carriers

What was the main purpose of this WWII poster?

• To persuade citizens to enlist in the armed forces

• To inform citizens about the wartime dangers facing the nation

• To encourage citizens to volunteer to help support the war

• To notify citizens of mandatory programs for national security

What important military contribution did Navajo Code Talkers make during WWII

• They were part of a volunteer group of U.S. pilots that defended China from Japanese aggression

• They were one of the groups that transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater.

• They were among the first black servicemen to fly as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces.

• They were members of the tank division that helped liberate France after the invasion of Normandy.

The U.S. enters WWIi ----> National defense spending increases ------> _________?______________

Which sentence completes this cause-and-effect diagram?

• The government reduces its use of propaganda

• The level of industrial production increases

• The government reduces its use of rationing programs

• The unemployment rate increases

This WWII poster publicizes a national campaign aimed at...

• creating agricultural projects to relive and economic depression

• encouraging a healthy diet for future soldiers

• lowering the cost of living by creating a surplus of food

• supporting the war effort by reducing demand for commercially grown food

There is a solidarity & interdependence about the world...which makes it impossible for any nation completely to isolate itself from economic & political upheavals in the rest of the world, especially when such upheavals appear to be spreading & not declining...International anarchy destroys every foundation for peace. It jeopardizes...the future security of every nation, large or small. It is, therefore, a matter of vital interest & concern to the people of the U.S. that the sanctity of international treaties & the maintenance of international morality be restored. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt later used similar reasoning as one justification for ....

• the implementation of the Marshall Plan

• Dropping atomic bombs on Japan

• U.S. involvement in WWII

• U.S. participation in the League of Nations

Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline....

• remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion

• were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war

• escaped and were redeployed to the European theater

• died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to..

• give the U.S. and advantage in military encryption

• encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during WWII

• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces

• increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during WWII