World War II

Which describes the Lend-Lease Act?

• Allowed the US to give military supplies to countries they felt had to be defended to protect US interests.

• Let Allied powers purchase military ships if they paid in cash and carried them back home themselves.

• Forced men of certain ages to register for military service.

• Allowed the U.S. to bring back migrant farmers from Mexico to work in US farms.

What were the background causes of WW2?

• Treaty of Versailles, the failure of peace efforts.

• Treaty of Versailles, antisemitism in German Society

What non-combative role was typical for African Americans to serve during World War II?

• Tank operators
• Infantry soldiers
• Factory workers
• Artillery specialists

Why were women and minorities able to make economic gains during World War II?

• Increased educational opportunities for women and minorities.
• Labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups.
• New civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices.
• A shortage of labor created new opportunities in the workplace.

What was the primary cause of the African-American migration to cities in the early 1940s?

• Passage of the Civil Rights Act
• Desegregation of the South
• Job opportunities in war plants
• Crop failures from drought

During World War II, the role of the Selective Service System in the United States was to —

• draft military personnel
• ration manufactured goods
• increase industrial productivity
• replace factory workers

During World War 2, war bonds, rationing, as well as rage and price controls all served to -

• raise money and maintain supplies for the war effort

• rebuild a war-damaged economy

• establish international relief funds

• protect personal savings

What happened on May 7, 1945- otherwise known as V-E Day?

• Japan surrenders to the Allies

• U.S drops bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Germany surrenders to the Allies

• Peal Harbor was bombed by the Japanese

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WW2?

• Stalin

• Churchill

• Roosevelt

• Trumen

Name the two cities that were destroyed by atomic bombs.

• Nagasaki and Tokyo

• Nagasaki and Kyoto

• Nagasaki and HIroshima

• none of the above