Unit 9 Great Depression & 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.

How did the US Government respond to early reports of the Holocaust during WWII?

• began accepting refugees from Europe
• did not change immigration policies to accept Jewish refugees
• began a propaganda campaign to bring awareness of Holocaust
• leaders spoke out in support, but little action was taken

Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?

• Teddy Roosevelt
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Barack Obama
• Bill Clinton

Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?

• women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs
• it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war
• it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment
• women's contributions were not valued by American society

Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt, authorized which of the following actions?

• deployment of US military forces to the Pacific theater
• conscription of adult male citizens into the armed forces
• creation of the Manhattan Project, first US nuclear weapon
• forced internment of US citizens of Japanes, Italian, and German ancestry.

After World War I in 1918, who/ which political group ruled Germany? 

• Adolf Hitler
• Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Weimar Government
• Joseph Stalin

Where is Pearl Harbor?

• Japan
• Hawaii
• Atlantic Ocean
• China

Besides the Jews, which groups are also persecuted by the Nazis? 

• Gypsies, women, handicapped and disabled
• Gypsies, homosexuals, youths and disabled
• Gypsies, homosexuals, handicapped and disabled
• Gypsies, women, youths and disabled

What cities did the US attack in Japan in 1945?  

• Hiroshima and Hawaii
• Hiroshima and Tokyo
• Tokyo and Nagasaki
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

• banks closed
• banks gave away their money
• they couldn't remember where they put it
• someone stole it