VUS.11 - World War II

What U.S. economic policy led to the Japanese decision to attack Pearl Harbor?

• Embargo on oil and gasoline

• Loaning military goods to the Allies

• Increase in trade with China

• Reducing purchases of Japanese goods

The photograph depicts which event of World War II?

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Battle of Britain

• Hitler's invasion of Poland

• Soviet Union's invasion of Poland

Which Allied nation occupied most of Eastern Europe and East Germany after World War II ended?

• United States

• United Kingdom

• France

• Soviet Union

Which countries were called the "Big Three" of the Allied Forces?

• United States, France, Great Britain

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States

• Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary

Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific, and marked the beginning of the Allies regaining control of areas affected by Japanese aggression?

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Siapan

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Iwo Jima

Which president made the decision to use atomic bombs to force Japan to surrender?

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry S. Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

If the United States had not used the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, then what strategy would have been used?

• Land invasion

• Naval blockade

• Negotiate for unconditional surrender

• Blitzkrieg

African Americans migrated to cities during World War II in search of —

• adequate housing

• agricultural jobs

• jobs in war plants

• educational opportunities

Who served as a symbol for women in the workplace during World War II?

• Florence Nightingale

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Rosie the Riveter

• Wanda the Welder

What role did the entertainment industry play during World War II?

• Boosted moral and support for the war

• Criticized American involvement in the war

• Reported American casualties

• Diverted attention away from the war