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29- End of World War II Part 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

The creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) illustrates a commitment to the concept of...

a)

colonialism

b)

isolationism

c)

mutual defense

d)

human rights

2.

The principal goal of the United Nations has been to...

a)

develop military alliances around the world

b)

encourage expansion of international trade

c)

promote peaceful solutions to world problems

d)

regulate the use of atomic energy

3.

During World War II, the Manhattan Project was the name of the plan to...

a)

open a second front in Europe

b)

capture Pacific islands held by the Japanese

c)

develop the atomic bomb

d)

liberate German concentration camps

4.

The primary purpose for the creation of the United Nations was to...

a)

maintain an international army

b)

promote peace through international agreements

c)

free Eastern European countries from communism

d)

supply food to all member countries

5.

The Nuremberg trials held at the conclusion of World War II added to international law by...

a)

settling boundary disputes in Europe through arbitration

b)

placing the blame for World War II on many nations

c)

ruling that moral and ethical considerations do not apply in wartime

d)

establishing that high officials and individuals are responsible for their wartime actions

6.

A major purpose of the GI Bill was to provide World War II veterans with...

a)

educational opportunities after the war

b)

protection against racial discrimination

c)

civilian jobs in the military

d)

increased Social Security payments

7.

United States foreign policy changed following World War II as the United States...

a)

became more involved in world affairs

b)

returned to a policy of isolationism

c)

rejected membership in the United Nations

d)

pursued a policy of appeasement toward the Soviet Union

8.

In which pair of events is the second event a response to the first?

a)

Truman Doctrine →D-Day Invasion

b)

Manhattan Project → Lend-Lease Act

c)

Holocaust → Nuremberg War Crimes trials

d)

Germany's invasion of Poland → Munich Conference

9.

One purpose of the GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) was to...

a)

end racial segregation in the military

b)

replace the draft with an all-volunteer military

c)

maintain troop strength at World War II levels

d)

give educational aid to returning veterans

10.

The war crimes trials of German military officials after World War II and of Saddam Hussein during the Iraq War (2003-2011) both demonstrate the principle that...

a)

only nations are considered responsible for wartime actions

b)

international law may not be applied to national leaders

c)

protection of civil liberties depends on the circumstances at the time

d)

leaders can be held accountable for crimes against humanity

11.

Which standard of justice was applied to Nazi leaders who were tried at Nuremberg after World War II?

a)

Military attacks on civilian populations are legal.

b)

Individuals can be held personally responsible for war crimes.

c)

Military officers are not accountable for crimes if they were obeying orders.

d)

Only the League of Nations can determine international law.

12.

After World War II, President Harry Truman advanced the rights of African Americans by...

a)

issuing an order to end segregation in the military

b)

signing legislation to ban poll taxes

c)

appointing a racially diverse Supreme Court

d)

ending discrimination in public accommodations