World War II

What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?

• The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.
• It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.
• It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.
• It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.

What was the purpose of the "cash and carry" policy adopted by the US government in 1939?

• to preserve US neutrality
• to gain access to new trade markets
• to spread democracy around the world
• to punish aggressor nations

The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as

• island blitzkrieg
• shock and awe in the islands
• island hopping
• island trenching

What is significant about D-Day?

• It was the Allied invasion of France, the largest land-sea-air operation in army history, and the turning point of the war.
• Thousands of Nazi soldiers froze or starved to death after they were trapped by the Soviets.
• The Allies discovered concentration camps where Jews and others had been murdered.
• The British stopped the German advance and were able to gain control of the Suez Canal.

Why did the nation put thousands of Japanese Americans in internment camps during the war?

• They never did that.

• They feared that Japanese-Americans were a security threat.

• To make Japan "salty".

• They wanted to protect Japanese-Americans.

In what ways did Americans at home contribute to the war effort?

• Working in War Related Industries

• Rationing

• Buying War Bonds

• All of the Above

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

• American women who were placed in internment camps

• American women who fought for the right to vote

• American women who were opposed to the war

• American women who took jobs in defense plants

Which brought an end to the Great Depression?

• Organized labor unions

• America’s involvement in World War II

• Entrance of women into the workforce

• Conservation and rationing of resources

What event led to the US joining World War II? 

• Germany invaded Poland. 
• Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 

What was the purpose for rationing by the Office of Price Administration?

• to ensure schools did not run out of supplies
• to ensure that children did not use too many products
• to ensure enough products were available for military use
• to ensure elderly citizens had enough goods