US History - WWII Review

After WWI, most Americans wanted the United States to follow a foreign policy of....

• remaining involved in overseas affairs

• supporting the League of Nation

• isolationism in world affairs

• using United States forces to maintain peace in Europe

in the 1930s, the United States responded to the rise of fascism in Europe by....

• invading Germany and Italy

• forming military alliances

• passing a series of neutrality laws

• joining the League of Nations

Before entering WWII, the United States acted as the "Arsenal of Democracy" by...

• creating a weapons stockpile for use after the war

• financing overseas radio broadcasts in support of democracy

• providing workers for overseas factories

• supplying war materials to the Allies

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

A controversial issue that resulted from the end of World War II was the...

• future role of the League of Nations

• morality of nuclear warfare

• commitment of troops without congressional approval

• civilian control of the military

Prior to the start of World War II, Great Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement when they.....

• rejected an alliance with the Soviet Union

• allowed Germany to expand its territory

• signed agreements at the Yalta Conference

• opposed United States efforts to rearm

In the United States, one result of World War II was that....

• America became increasingly isolated from the rest of the world

• minorities were granted full civil rights

• industrial wages decreased

• the number of women in the workforce increased.

During World War II, the federal government used rationing to....

• hold down prices of military weapons

• increase educational benefits for veterans

• increase exports of scarce products

• provide more resources for the military

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

The main justification of the internment of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 was to.....

• to protect them from anti-Japanese riots and demonstrations

• preserve the security of the United States

• adhere to the Open Door policy

• prevent leaks about the development of the atomic bomb