World War 2

As a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ...

a. asked the British and French for aid.

• asked the British and French for aid.

• dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

• asked Congress for the declaration of war on Japan.

• d. completed an air raid on Tokyo.

African-Americans did all of the following during World War II EXCEPT:

• fight in integrated combat units

• rally behind the slogan "Double V"

• move north and west in large numbers

• serve in the Army Air Corps

Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps during World War II ...

• due to numerous acts of sabotage.

• as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear.

• in retaliation for the placement of Americans in concentration camps by the Japanese.

• because many were loyal to Japan.

In Korematsu v. The United States (1944), the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese Americans was...

• Unconstitutional, and they had to be released at once

• Unconstitutional because it was based on race.

• Constitutional because it was based on military necessity

• Constitutional, but the government had to pay them for property losses

Migrant farm workers became an important part of the Southwest’s agricultural system during and after

WWII as a result of...

• the planting of victory gardens

• a relaxation of immigrations quotas

• the Bracero Program.

• the Great Migration

Which of the following was NOT an American ally in World War II?

a. France b. USSR c. Britain d. Italy

• France

• USSR

• Britain

• Italy

All of the following are true about the invasion of Normandy (D-Day) EXCEPT:

• Operation Overlord called for an invasion of France

• It led to the simultaneous surrender of Germany and Japan

• On D-Day, landing craft unloaded Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy

• By the end of the first day, the Allies held 59 miles of the Normandy coast

All of the following accurately describe the Home Front during

WWII EXCEPT:

• Citizens frequently spied for the Axis powers

• Citizens purchased Liberty Bonds

• African Americans and Mexicans worked in factories to

  support the war in spite of discrimination

• Women took on heavy industrial jobs such as welding to

  produce supplies for troops

The woman who most became an icon for women working in war

industries was known as...

• Wanda the Welder

• Rosie the Riveter

• Sandra the Soldier

• Fran the Factory Worker

This was the last German Offensive on the Western Front

• Fighting in North Africa

• Battle of the Bulge

• Midway

• Okinawa