WWII Re-testers

What was the ultimate result of the situation President Roosevelt refers to in this excerpt?

• A surge of social unrest in South America

• The outbreak of World War II

• A shift in favor of the policy of appeasement

• The overthrow of the monarchy in Russia

What was the main effect of the event reported in this headline?

• The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources.

• The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of Japan.

• Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight against Japan.

• World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies.

The government issued ration books during World War II in order to —

• provide financial security for uninsured citizens

• safeguard the profits of struggling businesses

• ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods

• allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates

This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government —

• provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield

• developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies

• instituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian population

• nationalized industries considered essential to national security

What was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?

• To encourage women to join the workforce

• To reduce health problems among working women

• To promote the purchase of organically grown produce

• To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage

How were the Navajo words in this table used during World War II?

• As propaganda to improve morale among Allied soldiers

• As a secret code for communicating battle plans between Allied units

• As signal words for Allied spies posing as civilians

• As a language of diplomacy for exchanges with enemy forces

In 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal of Honor. How was this award historically significant?

• Baker was the first U.S. naval officer to be honored for bravery in combat.

• Baker was the only living African American veteran of World War II ever to receive the medal.

• Baker commanded the first Marine brigade to land at Normandy during World War II.

• Baker was the only recipient to serve in both World War I and World War II.

What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes

• The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway.

• Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps.

• U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.

The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of —

• internment camps for Japanese Americans

• the Office of War Mobilization

• nuclear test sites in Nevada

• the Office of Price Administration

Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by —

• designing radar technology for submarines

• flying bombing missions into enemy territory

• encoding military communications for secure transmission

• providing intelligence on enemy positions