20-21 WW2 Quiz

What was the significance of the years 1939–1945

• WWI

• The Great Depression

• WWII

• The 1st Years of the Cold War

Two reasons for the rise of Nazism in Germany were

• low tariffs and global economic interdependence

• a longing for the Kaiser and the desire to avoid another war

• the popularity of democratic government and economic prosperity

• the violence of World War I and high unemployment in the Depression

In retaliation for an embargo on oil and steel sales, Japanese leaders agreed to

• attack Pearl Harbor

• invade the Soviet Union

• drop the atomic bomb

• use V-2 rockets against U.S. cities

What was U.S. response to the attack on Pearl Harbor

• World War II broke out in Europe

• President Roosevelt signed the Atlantic Charter with Winston Churchill

• The United States became involved in World War II

• The Allied Powers decided to form the United Nations

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act

• to prevent Americans from traveling into areas subject to submarine attack

• to preserve American neutrality by helping the Allied and Axis powers

• to aid the British without bringing the United States into the war

• to lend the British the active help of American troops

What was the main reason so many Americans against assisting Britain and France in the early years of World War II

• They feared the growing power of the Soviet Union

• They were still suffering from the Great Depression

• They wanted to protect U.S. interests in Latin America

• They felt intervention in World War I had not been worth the cost

What was the primary reason for Japanese Internment in WW2

• Military leaders feared members of this group might commit acts of sabotage

• Members of this group had signed a declaration of loyalty to a foreign leader

• There was a shortage of building materials during the war

• Their homes were needed to shelter American troops

Which battles do historians generally consider as the turning points of World War II

• Stalingrad & Midway

• Berlin & Okinawa

• Battle of the Buldge & Guadalcanal

• Dunkirk & the Coral Sea

What new opportunities did World War II create for women and ethnic minorities

• They were able to enlist for combat in racially integrated units of the army and navy

• They were able to obtain government pay for providing secret intelligence about enemy movements

• They were able to fill many jobs traditionally held by non-minority men

• They were able to receive benefits for moving to less populated areas of the country