World War II

  Which government action was a response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

• drafting all Japanese American men into the United States Army

• passing labor laws banning the employment of immigrants

• ending all oil sales to Japan

• forcing the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans

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What effect did the end of World War II have on American women who worked in defense industries during the war?            

• Their jobs were taken by returning servicemen

• They were invited to join labor unions

• Their contributions were rewarded by the government

• Their wages were increased to match those of male workers

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  During World War II, the need of the United States for more war materials resulted in the:  

• reduction in profits for defense industries

• easing of government controls on the economy

• use of lengthy strikes by labor unions

• rationing of some consumer goods

Answer explanation

  Which action is an example of international appeasement?

• Germany signing a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union

• Great Britain and France agreeing to Hitler’s demand for part of Czechoslovakia

• Japan attacking Pearl Harbor

• Congress authorizing the Manhattan Project

Answer explanation

   A key purpose of this World War II poster was to:

     

• encourage protests against the war

• gain support for the war effort

• influence the Axis powers to end the war

• illustrate the nature of modern warfare

Which statement best explains why the United States mainland suffered minimal physical damage in both World War I and World War II?                                                          

• The United States policy of isolationism discouraged attacks by other countries

• United States military fortifications prevented attacks on United States soil

• Latin America provided a buffer zone from acts of aggression by other countries

• Geographic location kept the United States protected from most of the fighting

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to:

• ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

• develop the atomic bomb

• coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

• supply the Allies with more fighter planes    

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Why did the US institute the strategy of “island hopping” in the war in the Pacific?                     

• The Japanese had conquered land all the way to the Pacific coast of the US

• US military leadership believed that it would save lives, while accomplishing the       mission

• There were too many individual islands for the US to conquer them all   

• B and C are both correct

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What date was Pearl Harbor attacked?                     

• November 11, 1918 

• September 1, 1939

• December 7, 1941 

• June 22, 1941

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Which event started World War II?                                  

• Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 

• Japan’s attack on San Francisco

• Germany’s attack on Poland

• Germany sinking the USS Essex

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