WWII Review

In the United States, one result of World War II was that...

• Americans became more isolated from the rest of the world

• minorities were granted full civil rights

• industrial wages decreased

• the number of women in the work force increased

Answer explanation

Think back to the posters we looked at regarding the homefront. More women were needed for industrial and wartime jobs.

Americans were not becoming more isolated AFTER the war - in fact, based on the Nuremberg Trials and Declaration of Human Rights, you could argue that the US was getting more involved in world affairs.

The United States became involved in World War II primarily because

• Germany refused to pay its debts from World War I

• European democracies hated the United States

• FDR didn't enforce the Neutrality Acts

• the Japanese empire bombed the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor

Answer explanation

As the Japanese invaded China, the US began sending China materials and stopped sending materials to Japan. Japan's response was bombing Pearl Harbor, drawing the US into the war

Which was a major impact of World War II on economic life in the United States?

• Government boosted the war effort by increasing minimum wage

• The Federal Government encouraged inflation of currency

• Job opportunities for women and minorities increased a lot

• The army expanded

Answer explanation

More jobs available = more opportunities for all!

During WWII, the federal government was accused of violating constitutional rights by...

• Relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps

• Signing the Yalta Agreement

• Initiating the secret Manhattan Project

• Building and using an atomic bomb

An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that...

• Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by WWI

• the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact

• the US provided critical aid to England and the Soviet Union

• Japan declared war against the United States

Answer explanation

The Neutrality Acts banned the US from sending war materials to nations involved in conflict. The Lend Lease Act stated that the US could send war materials, but would remain neutral.

A valid conclusion based on the experience of Japanese Americans during WWII is that..

• During war first-generation immigrants become security risks

• During war loyalty oaths are necessary

• During war constitutional liberties may be limited

• During war fear and uncertainty rule America

Answer explanation

Think about the civil liberties we have seen limited during war time:

Civil War - habeas corpus (right to be presented before a judge to hear charges

WWI - Schenck v US - limited freedom of speech/expression/protest

Post 9/11 - War on Terror - right to privacy limited

Which alliance did the United States join in World War 2?

• Allied Powers - United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France, etc.

• Axis Powers - Germany, Japan, Italy

• United Nations

• League of Nations

Which action illustrates the policy of isolation followed by the US before it entered WWII?

• Signing of a collective security pact w/ Latin America

• Embargo on the sale of gasoline and steel to Japan

• Neutrality laws forbidding arms sales to warring nations

• President FDR's exchange of US bombs for British naval bases

Answer explanation

Isolation = separation

When the US was trying to stay out of the war, they passed the Neutrality Acts. This stated that the US, unlike their actions prior to WWI, would not send any war materials to nations in conflict

President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atom bombs on Japan was based on the belief that...

• This would save American lives by ending war with Japan

• It would help create a military alliance with China

• This would force Germany and Italy to lay down their arms

• This action would persuade the Soviet Union to surrender