7.10 WWII UNIT TEST

WHICH FEDERAL GOVERMENT AGENCY WAS CREATED TO DESIGN POSTERS LIKE THE ONE SHOWN?

• OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION (OWI)

• EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066

• CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORP (CCC)

• SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)

WHICH WORLD WAR II ACTIVITY IS BEING PROMOTED IN THIS POSTER?

• BUYING WAR BONDS

• PLANTING A VICTORY GARDEN

• ENLISTING IN THE ARMED FORCES

• SUPPORTING EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066

WHAT WAS THE MAIN GOAL OF THE FLYING TIGERS?

• TO ATTACK JAPANESE WAR PRODUCTION

• TO SPONSOR MINORITY INVOLVEMENT IN WWII COMBAT OPERATIONS

• TO SUPPLY CHINA WITH WAR MATERIALS

• TO PREVENT THE MOVEMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICANS TO INTERNMENT CAMPS

WHICH STATEMENT BEST DESCRIBES HOW WWII AFFECTED THE HOME FRONT IN THE U.S.?

• GASOLINE WAS RATIONED, VICTORY GARDENS WER PLANTED, AND MORE WOMEN FOUND JOBS IN FACTORIES

• MANY AMERICANS HOMES WERE BOMBED, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL FACTORIES WER CLOSED AND FOOD PRODUCTION DECLINED

• FACTORY PRODUCTION DECLINED, AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE DENIED SERVING IN THE ARMY, AND UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE

• UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASED, BUSINESSES COLLAPSED, AND MANY FARMS FAILED

WHAT CONCLUSION IS BEST SUPPORTED BY THE INFORMATION IN THE TABLE?

• U.S. WAS BETTER PREPARED TO FIGHT IN WWII

• U.S. ENTERED WWII AT THE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES

• U.S. ARMED FORCES WERE HEALTHIER IN WWI THAN IN WWII

• WWII HAD A GREATER IMPACT ON AMERICANS THAN WWI

FDR SPOKE THESE WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE --

• GERMAN INVASION OF POLAND

• SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

• D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY

• ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA

THIS CARD, ISSUED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, WAS INTENDED TO --

• HELP THE AUTO INDUSTRY

• PROVIDE MILITARY AID TO EUROPEAN NATIONS

• INCREASE THE USE OF GASOLINE

• CONSERVE KEY RESOURCES IN WARTIME

WHICH STATEMENT BEST EXPLAINS WHY THE U.S. MAINLAND SUFFERED LITTLE PHYSICAL DAMAGE IN WWII?

• THE POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM DISCOURAGED FOREIGN ATTACKS

• LATIN AMERICA PROVIDED A BUFFER ZONE FROM ACTS OF AGGRESSION FROM OTHERS

• GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION STILL KEPT AMERICA PROTECTED FROM MOST OF THE FIGHTING

• U.S. MILITARY FORTIFICATIONS PREVENTED ATTACKS ON U.S. SOIL

THESE 2 POSTERS WERE CREATED DURING WWII TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN IN AMERICA TO --

• SERVE IN ARMED FORCES

• BUY WAR BONDS

• EXERCISE THEIR VOTE

• CONTRIBUTE TO THE WAR EFFORT BY WORKING

WHAT DID PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S DECISION TO USE ATOMIC WEAPONS AGAINST CITIES IN JAPAN IN WWII SHOW ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP?

• HIS NEED TO PROVE HE WAS A TOUGH AS JOSEPH STALIN

• CONFIRM HIS FEARS OF DIVERTING U.S. FORCES IN EUROPE

• HIS DESIRE TO END THE WAR WHILE LIMITING THE LOSS OF U.S. LIVES

• HE WAS INTERSTED IN PUNISHING THE JAPANESE PEOPLE