Social Studies Unit 5 Study Guide

How did the U.S. contribute to Europe’s recovery after World War II?

• The United States sent people to teach new farming methods

• The United States showed people how to use new economic systems

• The United States sent tons of food to feed starving populations

• The United States provided weapons to rebuild defeated armies

The 1941 Lend-Lease program allowed the U.S. to provide supplies to countries fighting Germany and Japan. This marked a shift from:

• neutrality to a position of more direct involvement in World War II

• direct involvement in the war to a position of strict neutrality

• neutrality to an even stronger position against involvement in World War II

• direct involvement in the war to a position of total isolationism

Why did many Holocaust survivors need help relocating?

• Many survivors did not want to purchase new homes

• Many survivors only spoke one or two languages

• Many survivors were left with no family to help them

• Many survivors wanted to go back to their homes

What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan, introduced after World War II?

• to create new governments in European countries

• to place European countries under American control

• to rebuild heavily damaged European countries

During World War II, what was the primary role of submarines?

• to control ocean shipping lanes

• to observe enemy troop movements

• to take soldiers onto enemy beaches

In 1945, the United Nations was established. What was its primary goal?

• guard against the spread of communism

• settle problems between countries peacefully

• encourage trade between countries

• stabilize the currency of the U.S. and Europe

7. ______________ was an important event during World War II, marking the day Japan surrendered to the U.S. Word Bank: Japan, Fascist Dictators, women, VJ Day

• VJ Day

• Japan

• Fascist Dictators

• women

Adolf Hitler and Bonito Mussolini were _____________________.

• Japan

• Fascist Dictators

• women

• VJ Day

The U.S. developed the first atomic bomb in the 1940s and dropped two bombs on ____________________ at the end of World War II.

• Japan

• Fascist Dictators

• women

• VJ Day

After the war, many ____________________ continued working even after soldiers returned home.

• women

• men

• soldiers

• workers