WW2 Review

Throughout most of the 1930s, during the Great Depression, the American people responded to the aggressive actions of Germany, Italy, and Japan by

• assisting their victims with military aid.

• giving only economic help to victims of aggression

• beginning to build up their military forces.

• becoming more and more isolationist

America's attempt to remain neutral in the war between the Axis powers and the Allies came to an end when

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

• Germany attacked Poland.

• A draft law was passed in 1940

• France fell to Germany

On the eve of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, a large majority of Americans

• were beginning to question the increased aid given to Britain.

• still wanted to keep the United States out of war.

• accepted the idea that America would enter the war.

• did not oppose Japan's conquests in East Asia.

In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of

• heavy bombing from Chinese air bases.

• invading Japanese strongholds in Southeast Asia.

• fortifying China by transporting supplies from India over the Himalayan hump.

• island hopping across the South Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds.

The spending of enormous sums on the original atomic bomb project was sparked by the belief that

• a nuclear weapon was the only way to win the war.

• the Germans might acquire such a weapon first.

• the Japanese were at work on an atomic bomb project of their own.

• the American public would be able to tolerate the casualties that would result from a land invasion of Japan.

President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was based on the belief that the action would

• save American lives by avoiding an invasion of Japan

•  force Germany and Italy to lay down their arms

• help create a military alliance with China

• persuade the Soviet Union to surrender

The major reason the war against the Japanese was so more difficult and lengthy was

• The Pacific was so large that taking over every island as time consuming

• The Japanese belief in “bushido” meant that fighting was very deadly for both sides

•  The Japanese had a much larger navy and were able to stall the Allied advance

• The German Army sent large numbers to troops, tanks and planes to help them

Which conclusion about the United States economy during World War II is most clearly supported by the information in the graph? 

• Organized labor conducted frequent strikes during the war  years.

• The war led to improved economic conditions. 

•  The Gross National Product (GNP) steadily declined during the war years. 

•  Unemployment increased throughout the war.

 The scientists working on the Manhattan Project during World War  II were responsible for

• designing weapons for the D-Day invasion 

• building satellites to spy on the Axis nations

• creating materials for biological and chemical warfare

• developing the atomic bomb

What was a major reason for wartime rationing?

• restricting lower-priced food imports

• ensuring that troops were adequately supplied

• providing jobs for the unemployed

• preventing currency deflation