WWII Review

Which action replaces the question mark in the cause-effect diagram?

• Japan and the U.S. create a peace treaty

• The U.S. bans the sale of weapons to China

• The U.S. appeases Japanese demands for new territory

• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

What best describes U.S. foreign policy between World War I and World War II?

• Isolationism and focus on domestic issues
• Pursuit of global military dominance
• Active involvement in European conflicts
• Expansionism and colonization of foreign territories

Choose TWO policy changes that demonstrate the U.S.'s shift from isolationism to eventual full involvement into WWII.

• Cash and Carry Policy

• Nuremburg Trials

• Lend-Lease Act

• Quartering Act

• 22nd Amendment

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

Identify TWO turning points in the war that helped the U.S. and the Allies to overall victory.

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Argonne Forest

• Battle of Hue

• Operation Anaconda

Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline-

• remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion

• were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war

• escaped and were redeployed to the European theater

• died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines

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

What important military contribution did Navajo Code Talkers make during World War II?

• They were part of a volunteer group of U.S. pilots that defended China from Japanese aggression.

• They were one of the groups that transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater.

• They were among the first black servicemen to fly as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces.

• They were members of the tank division that helped liberate France after the invasion of Normandy.

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to-

• give the United States an advantage in military encryption

• encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II

• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces

• increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II

What was one direct effect of World War II activities like those promoted by this poster?

• Changes in the traditional roles of women

• The establishment of women's suffrage

• Combat training for women

• The election of women political leaders