USHB Unit 11 Test Review

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?

• To declare war on Japan

• To supply Allied nations with war material

• To attack Pearl Harbor

• To develop atomic bombs

What happened on December 7, 1941 that will make it a "day that will live in infamy?"

• The Germans attacked New York
• The Japanese attacked California
• The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
• The Germans declared war on the United States

Effect: Turning point of the war in 1942 in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Okinawa

D-Day, the Allied invasion of _________ in 1944, was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history.

• Germany

• Japan

• France

• Soviet Union

Which country's defeat was marked by the capture of Berlin in May 1945?

• Italy

• Japan

• Germany

• France

The Manhattan Project (1942-1946) was responsible for the development of _______ weapons.

• Chemical

• Biological

• Nuclear

• Conventional

What was the primary reason for the United States to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?

• To demonstrate military power to the Soviet Union

• To retaliate for the attack on Pearl Harbor

• To force Japan to surrender and end World War II

• To test the effectiveness of nuclear weapons

How did the use of atomic bombs in World War II influence international relations in the post-war era?

• It led to the formation of the League of Nations

• It caused the United Nations to dissolve

• It resulted in the immediate disarmament of all nuclear weapons

• It initiated the nuclear arms race during the Cold War

What did businesses do during World War II to contribute to the war effort?

• Converted from peacetime production to wartime production
• Increased production of consumer goods
• Decreased wartime production to take care of citizens on the homefront
• Increased tariffs on imported goods

President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 in 1941 to prohibit racial discrimination in the _______ industry.

• Entertainment

• National defense

• Textile

• Automotive