SS.912.A.6.1-6.5

Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars?

• the Wagner Act

• the Espionage Act

• the Lend-­‐Lease Act

• the Taft-­‐Hartley Act

The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States, handed down in 1944:

"The properly constituted military authorities feared an invasion of our West Coast and felt constrained to take proper security measures Congress, reposing its confidence in this time of war in our military leaders—as inevitably it must—determined that they should have the power to do just this."
Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0323_0214_ZO.html

What security measures are being referred to in this case?

• internment of Japanese Americans

• dropping of atomic bombs on Japan

• deportation of all recent immigrants from Japan

• exclusion of Japanese Americans from the draft

Which event led the United States to enter World War II?

• Italy’s attack in North Africa

• Germany’s attack on London

• Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

• Germany’s U-boat attack in the Atlantic Ocean

Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?

• Both sides realized that there was little hope for victory.

• General MacArthur returned as he had promised he would.

• It was the first time Japan had used aircraft carriers to launch an attack.

• Heavy Japanese losses allowed the Allies to begin re-taking Pacific Islands.

Which country lost the greatest number of Jews during the Holocaust?

• Poland

• Hungary

• Romania

• Germany

What was the main constitutional issue raised by the Japanese internment during World War II?

• American citizens were denied due process of law.

• Illegal immigrants were deported without a hearing.

• Asian immigrants were not allowed to become citizens.

• American citizens were denied the right to hold peaceful protests.