11.8 World War II

What event is being described by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the above 1941 address to Congress?

• The passage of the Nuremberg laws in Nazi Germany

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• The dropping of the atomic bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• The beginning of World War II in Europe

Answer explanation

The event being described by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the above 1941 address to Congress is the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

As a result of this event, the United States

• Implemented the Hawley-Smoot tariff

• Entered World War II

• Experienced an economic depression

• Signed the Treaty of Versailles

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Entered World War II' as the event mentioned led to the United States entering the war.

In urging the United States to become the “arsenal of democracy,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt meant the nation should

• make its neutrality laws more restrictive

• create a military draft

• Provide war materials to Allied nations

• Send troops to Europe to fight in the war

Answer explanation

In urging the United States to become the 'arsenal of democracy,' President Franklin D. Roosevelt meant the nation should provide war materials to Allied nations.

Based on this excerpt, what was the intended purpose of President Roosevelt's speech?

• To convince Americans to remain neutral in World War II

• To gain support for New Deal Programs

• To ask Americans to enlist in the army for World War II

• To convince Americans to support their Allies in World War II

Answer explanation

The intended purpose of President Roosevelt's speech was to convince Americans to support their Allies in World War II.

According to Truman, which of these was most likely the result of the committee’s meeting?

• the decision to drop the Atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• the decision to engage in an island hopping campaign in the Pacific

• dropping the Atom bomb on a deserted island in the Pacific

• the death of a great number of American soldiers

Answer explanation

According to Truman, the most likely result of the committee's meeting was the decision to drop the Atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

What incident led to the reaction depicted or described in the document above?

• Japan’s failure to surrender during the Summer of 1945

• the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet Army

• the allied troops landing at Normandy on D-Day

• Japan’s use of Kamikaze pilots during the war

Answer explanation

Japan's failure to surrender during the Summer of 1945 directly led to the reaction depicted in the document above.

These illustrations were used during World War II to encourage women to

• raise revenue by buying war bonds

• conserve household products to support the war effort

• donate food to help feed the Allied forces

• support the war effort by working in defense industries

Answer explanation

During World War II, these illustrations were used to encourage women to conserve household products to support the war effort, making this the correct choice.

A historian would find these documents most useful to

• study whether or not Americans’ efforts on the homefront helped the United States and its allies win the Second World War

• show how the U.S. government used propaganda to enlist civilians to support its military campaigns in the Second World War

• show how artists resisted the military draft during the Second World War

• study how governments often lie to their populations during wartime

Answer explanation

The historian would find these documents most useful to show how the U.S. government used propaganda to enlist civilians to support its military campaigns in the Second World War.

The instructions referred to in this public notice resulted in the

• deportation of most Japanese aliens to Japan

• protection of the homes and property of Japanese Americans

• removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps

• drafting of all young Japanese American men into the United States military

Answer explanation

The correct choice is the removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps as stated in the public notice instructions.

Who was the intended audience of this public notice?

• the Presidio of San Francisco

• American residents of Japanese ethnicity

• Japanese soldiers on American soil

• civilians excluded during wartime

Answer explanation

The intended audience of this public notice was American residents of Japanese ethnicity, as they were directly affected by the content of the notice.