US History B CFU

Which statement correctly summarizes the reason for this speech?

• Axis violations of international law caused the United States to hold criminal trials.

• German expansion in Western Europe caused the United States to assist France.

• Japanese aggression in the Pacific caused the United States to declare war.

• Allied defeats on the battlefield caused the United States to develop new weapons.

Which action replaces the question mark on the cause-and-effect diagram?

• implements an embargo against Japan

• sends ground troops to fight the Chinese

• bans the sale of weapons to China

• appeases Japanese demands for new territory

How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

• It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes

• It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan

• It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force

• It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union

What phrase best describes the Holocaust?

• The U.S. plan to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps

• The Allied plan to liberate concentrate camps in Eastern Europe

• The Japanese military strategy to destroy U.S. aircraft carriers

• The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews

Which technological advancement was developed in installations near these cities during World War II?

• Long-range submarines

• Radio navigation

• Atomic bombs

• Jet engines

In this excerpt, General Eisenhower is describing his reaction to -

• the Bataan Death March

• Japanese American internment camps

• Nazi concentration camps

• the bombing of Hiroshima

This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government -

• provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield

• developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies

• instituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian population

• nationalized industries considered essential to national security

What was the PRIMARY objective of the actions represented in this 1945 cartoon?

• To force Japan to accept terms of unconditional surrender

• To stop Japan from cutting off supply lines into China

• To prevent Japan from invading China for natural resources

• To punish Japan for its treatment of soldiers at Bataan

Why did the United States seize Pacific islands during World War II?

• To gain access to vital natural resources

• To establish military bases for use in further attacks

• To protect shipping routes for neutral countries

• To fulfill commitments to military alliances

What was the main purpose for this World War II poster?

• To persuade citizens to enlist in the armed forces

• To inform citizens about wartime dangers facing the nation

• To encourage citizens to volunteer to help support the war

• To notify citizens of mandatory programs for national security