STAAR US History World War II

What were two economic effects of World War II on the home front (United States)?

• -Increased number of women working industrial jobs

  -increased income tax rates

• -increased number of labor union strikes

  -increased production of consumer goods

• -Decreased size of the national debt

  -Decreased efforts to recycle metal for the military

• -Decreased government funding for nuclear weapons

Who was in charge of getting all Americans to support the war effort?

• Committee on Public Information

• conscientious objectors

• American solidiers

• Uncle Sam

Made it illegal to say anything disloyal about the government or war effort.

• Sedition Act

• Espionage Act

• Disloyal Act

• First Amendment Act

Why is D-Day (June 6, 1944) considered a turning point in World War II?

• The landing of Allied troops forced Germany to fight on the western front, a two-front war.

• A string of Russian victories led to their control over eastern Europe.

• The death of Hitler left Germany without clear military leadership.

• Dropping the first nuclear bomb quickly led to Japan’s surrender.

The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when

• (1) the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender

• (2) Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany

• (3) Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”

• (4) the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo

Neville Chamberlain visited Munich in 1938 to negotiate the fate of Sudetenland. Which policy is most closely associated with Chamberlain’s action?

• appeasement

• nonalignment

• reparations

• colonialism

What would be the best title for this chart?

• Events During World War I

• Totalitarian Regimes Between the Wars

• Economic Problems Between the Wars

• Causes of World War II

Which title best completes this time line? (HINT: Look at key words such as occupation, conquering, attacking, etc.)

• Communist Takeover of China

• Annexation of Korea

• Chinese Cultural Revolution

• Japanese Militarism

Adolf Hitler justified his takeover of eastern territory by stating that Germany needed to (HINT: remember the source we read about Hitler!)

• gain more living space for German people

• reestablish its Asian colonies

• give its navy access to Caspian seaports

• enforce established peace agreements

After World War II, trials for Nazi war criminals were conducted by the

• (1) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• (2) Nuremburg Tribunals

• (3) Sadler Commission

• (4) International Red Cross