APUSH Unit 7 review

What was the main purpose of the U.S. government poster shown on the right?

• To encourage the public to help finance the war effort.

• To recruit men for the armed services.

• To protect deposits in bank accounts.

• To prevent fraud in the stock market.

Which was an example of an appeasement ?

• the US Neutrality Act of 1935 and 1937.

• the conquest of Poland in 1939.

• the entry of the U.S. into WWII in 1941.

• the agreement of Britain and France to give Germany a piece of their land in 1938

Which commander led the U.S. Army in the Pacific during WWII and was also responsible for the rebuilding of Japan?

• Chester Nimitz

• Douglas MacArthur

• Vernon J. Baker

• Dwight Eisenhower

Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their own constitutional rights during WWII?

• Hispanic Americans

• Chinese Americans

• Japanese Americans

• German Americans

During WWII, the need of the United States for war materials resulted in -

• the easing of government controls on the economy.

• frequent strikes by labor unions.

• the rationing of many consumer goods.

• reduced profits for defense industries.

Which WWII military leader achieved fame as the commander of Allied forces during the invasion of Normandy on D-Da7 (June 6, 1944)?

• Chester Nimitz

• Douglas MacArthur

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Vernon J. Baker

Victory Gardens were used by American during WWII as a way to -

• ensure adequate supplies of scarce natural resources.

• increase the number of exports

• raise more food for home consumption.

• provide markets for American-made products.

Put the below WWII events in the correct chronological order.

1. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

2. Japanese Americans forcibly sent to internment camps

3. Germany invades Poland

4. Allies invade Europe on D-Day

• 1 > 2 > 3 > 4

• 2 > 3 > 4 > 1

• 3 > 1 > 2 > 4

• 4 > 3 > 2 > 1

What was an immediate effect of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?

• The outbreak of WWII in Asia

• Official entry of the US into the war against Japan

• The surrender of Japan to the US.

• Soviet troops left Germany.

What was one of the greatest obstacles to achieving racial integration in in the armed forces during WWII?

• A lack of support at home for the concerns of minority groups.

• the appointment of too many African-American commanders.

• federal courts refused to allow the integration of the armed forces.

• a refusal of racial minorities to join the armed forces.