World War Two Review Chapter 6

What was the goal of the Allied powers in the D-Day attack?

• To invade Japan

• Gain a toehold in France to land more allied armies in Europe

• To convince the United States to help the fight against Hitler

• To destroy Nazi armies invading russia

In the case of Korematsu v. United States, the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066 was tested when Fred Korematsu refused to report to his assigned internment camp in the exclusion zone. How did the Supreme Court rule?

• It struck down the law as unconstitutional, determining that singling out Japanese Americans denied them the equal protection of the law.

• It struck down the law as unconstitutional, determining that forcing Japanese Americans to give up their homes was an illegal seizure.

• It upheld the law as constitutional, determining that the internment met the "clear and present danger" test established in earlier Supreme Court decisions.

• It upheld the law as constitutional, determining that the government could suspend Korematsu's rights in the interest of protecting the country from espionage.

America responded to Japan's attack on pearl harbor by:

• Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Tokyo

• Declaring war on Japan. Ended debate between isolationists and interventionists

• Negotiating a peace between the two nations to prevent further bloodshed

• Sending millions of dollars to the Chinese Army to fight the Japanese

What did the Lend-Lease Act allow the U.S. to do?

• send its war ships to Britain to help with the Blitz

• rent or charge a few to all nations for the temp. use of non- military goods

• send soldiers to Europe to aid in the war effort against Germany

• let our allies use US military equipment while we remained neutral

When Roosevelt signed the Lend-lease Act, he said that the U.S must become the "arsenal of democracy in order to ?

• end the Great Depression

• help the Axis powers

• help Britain

• stay out of the war

What was the "final solution" to the Germans' Jewish "problem"?

• Sterilization - aktion T4

• Extermination - The Holocaust

• Deportation - Nuremberg Laws

• Nothing

How did World War II ultimately develop opportunities for women and minorities?

• Civilian employment and military jobs were open for women and minorities

• The 19th Amendment and an end to Jim Crow Laws in the 1940s helped make gains for women and minorities

• All minorities moved to the south to help grow food for soldiers of World War II

• There were no opportunities available for minorities in the military

The idea that all nations and people can be held accountable for war crimes such as the Holocaust comes from this...

• The League of Nations

• The Nuremburg Trials

• NATO

• The Warsaw Pact

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

• served in military combat positions

• They could join the army, navy, and coast guard auxiliaries

• controlled most corporations

• chaired several congressional committees

How did A. Philip Randolph help to end discrimination?

• Segregation in the south was ended due to the efforts of black soldiers returning home

• He pressured Roosevelt to end discrimination in the government with executive order 8802

• Black soldiers could now be promoted to the officer corps