CRM 3.1 WWII SUMMATIVE REVIEW

After learning about the human rights horrors of the Holocaust, what organization did President Roosevelt create to provide relief to those who were most impacted?

• War Refugee Board

• Neutrality Act of 1939

• League of Nations

• Lend Lease Act

What organization was created to prohibit companies funded by the federal government from discriminating against African Americans (and other minorities)?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC)

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

• National Organization of Colored American People (NOCAP)

To try to bring an end ot the war with Japan quickly, President Truman did what?

• Sent troops to invade mainland Japan

• Worked with allied forces for a mass invasion of Normandy

• Dropped the atomic (nuclear) bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Signed a letter of intent for the US to join the League of Nations

What were hotels in Florida used for during WWII?

• Bomb shelters for local residents

• Getaway vacations for government officials

• Internment camps for Japanese Americans

• Barracks and hospitals for the military

What was a direct result of the Attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Empire?

• FDR asked congress to declare war on Japan

• The US declared war on Germany

• Congress petitioned for an immediate investigation

• It led to the creation of the War Refugee Board

In what major event did the US work with allied forces to liberate France?

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Midway

• Operation Desert Storm, VE Day

• The D-Day invasion

What key reason did the US use to keep Jewish refugees from Germany to enter the United States

• Espionage Act of 1939

• Immigration laws aimed at limiting the number of immigrants from foreign countries

• Public fear that those entering could actually be Nazi spies

• The worry that the refugees would bring new diseases to America

Why were people in American ("at home") during the war encouraged to carpool?

• To make sure there was less congestion on the highways

• To use as many resources as possible

• To conserve resources like gas

• To make sure cars were strong enough to be used overseas

All civilians helping the war effort at home (including women working "men's jobs in factories) is an example of what?

• Mobilization

• Active military service

• non-combatant roles in the military

• demobilization

True or False: Other nations will eventually develop atomic weapons after the US uses them.

• True

• False