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Unit 6 Test Review - Wilson HS

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was the official position of the United States at the start of World War II in Europe?

a)

The United States quickly came to the aid of Great Britain

b)

The United States remained neutral

c)

The United States worked to broker a peace between the Axis and Allied Powers of Europe

d)

The United States saw this as an opportunity for economic recovery and began to trade supplies to all countries

2.

Why did the United States seek neutrality at the start of World War II?

a)

They chose to focus on economic recovery as a result of the depression

b)

They had no alliance with any of the countries involved in the conflict

c)

They believed this a European issue that did not involve United State involvement

d)

The United States was already occupied with their war against the Soviet Union

3.

What legislation did Congress pass in the late 1930s to ensure the United States would not become involved in World War II?

a)

Lend-Lease Act

b)

Geneva Accords

c)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

d)

Neutrality Acts

4.

What legislation did the United States pass that allowed for the United States to sell supplies to countries at war as long as they transported the goods on their own ships and paid upfront for the goods?

a)

Cash and Carry Policy

b)

Destroyers for Bases Agreement

c)

Lend-Lease Act

d)

Atlantic Charter

5.

What legislation did the United States pass that allowed for the President to provide military aid to any country deemed necessary for the safety and security of the United States?

a)

Cash and Carry Policy

b)

Destroyers for Bases Agreement

c)

Lend-Lease Act

d)

Atlantic Charter

6.

As a result of the Lend-Lease Act, which two countries did the United States provide military assistance?

a)

Germany and Italy

b)

Greece and Turkey

c)

Great Britain and the Soviet Union

d)

China and Japan

7.

What was the joint declaration made by the United States and Great Britain that outlined their goals for the postwar World War II world?

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Geneva Accords

c)

Declaration of Sentiments

d)

Atlantic Charter

8.

As a result of the Atlantic Charter the United States and Great Britain became more focused on the war effort. What did these two countries believe to be the goal for the war?

a)

The destruction of Nazi Germany

b)

Reclaim naval power in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

c)

Counter Axis power by seizing territories in Asia and Africa

d)

The destruction of Communism and the Soviet Union

9.

What officially brought the United States into World War II?

a)

German invasion of Poland

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

The fall of France

10.

What actions influenced the Japanese to attack the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor and other possessions throughout the Pacific?

a)

The Japanese feared the United States invading Japan

b)

United States military assistance to China threatened Japan

c)

Japan wanted control of the Philippine Islands

d)

The United States had cut off trade with Japan after the Lend-Lease Act

11.

What impact did World War II have on the American economy?

a)

The entrance into the war pushed the country farther into depression

b)

The United States was unprepared to provide war supplies to Allied countries

c)

The war brought the United States out of the Great Depression

d)

The United States lacked the manpower to support such a massive war effort

12.

What role did the United States government play in the economy during World War II?

a)

The government urged businesses to make supplies for war

b)

The government made no attempt in altering the economy during the war

c)

European countries invested heavily in American manufacturing to make much needed weapons for war

d)

The United States seized complete control of the economy, creating a wartime economy

13.

How did the United States fund the World War II war effort?

a)

War Bonds and Taxes

b)

Loans from Canada and Mexico

c)

Eliminated wages for all citizens, instead providing the essential supplies to live

d)

Mass wage cuts for all civilian and military workers

14.

What is the government-controlled limits on the amount of certain goods that civilians could buy during wartime?

a)

Price Ceiling

b)

Price Floor

c)

Rationing

d)

Wage Controls

15.

How did the United States government maintain the citizens' support for the war effort?

a)

Widespread use of propaganda in movies, radio, and the media

b)

Through the elimination of all news and media in the country

c)

The media and entertainment was shut down during the war, it was deemed unessential for the war effort

d)

The government maintained high wages during the war, providing political stability

16.

What role did women play on the homefront during World War II?

a)

They filled the jobs vacated by men in the workforce

b)

They maintained the home and raised the family while husbands were at war

c)

They pulled their labor together to cook meals for the soldiers at war

d)

They served in a variety of elected government positions, governing the country while at war

17.

What was the "Great Migration"?

a)

The massive migration of European Jews into the United States

b)

The migration of Native Americans into reservations in the West

c)

The internment of Japanese Americans in camps throughout the American West

d)

The migration of African Americans from the South to the North and West for economic opportunity during the war

18.

What was World War II promise of African Americans in which they stressed the need for victory against fascism as well as discrimination at home?

a)

New Life Movement

b)

Mutually Assured Destruction

c)

Double V Campaign

d)

Black Power Movement

19.

What civil rights leader, instrumental in the Double V Campaign, advocated for the end of discriminatory practices in government-funded training, employment, and the armed forces?

a)

A. Philip Randolph

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

James Farmer

20.

What executive action of FDR guaranteed fair hiring practices in any job funded by the government, thus providing African Americans with new economic opportunities?

a)

Executive Order 9066

b)

Executive Order 6102

c)

Executive Order 8802

d)

Executive Order 10340

21.

What executive action of FDR relocated Japanese Americans from the West Coast to isolated internment camps for fear they may spy or sabotage the war effort?

a)

Executive Order 9066

b)

Executive Order 6102

c)

Executive Order 8802

d)

Executive Order 10340

22.

Japanese Americans were upset with the violation of their rights and liberties. What Supreme Court case justified the American government's actions to forcibly relocate the Japanese Americans?

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Schenck v. United States

c)

Korematsu v. United States

d)

Johnson v. Texas

23.

Which of the following best identifies the role of African Americans in the military during World War II?

a)

African Americans served in segregated units often in support roles

b)

African Americans served in integrated units, serving alongside white soldiers

c)

African Americans were not permitted to serve in the military during World War II

d)

African American soldiers served as high ranking officers in all the branches of the military

24.

What notable role did Native Americans play in the military during World War II?

a)

Native Americans often served as cans pilots in the air force during World War II

b)

Native Americans made up a large percentage of the American cavalry during World War II

c)

Native Americans served exclusively in the navy as sailors on submarines during World War II

d)

Native Americans utilized their native languages to create unbreakable codes during World War II

25.

Which of the following countries were not a part of the Allied Powers?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

26.

Which of the following countries was not part of the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

China

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

27.

Which of the following world leaders during World War II was not a member of the Big Three?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

28.

What was the first significant American action in the European Theatre in which they hoped that acquiring territory in North Africa would allow them to cross the Mediterranean Sea and open a new front in Italy?

a)

D-Day

b)

Invasion of North Africa

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of the Bulge

29.

Which Europe battle in World War II was considered to be the turning point in Eastern Europe; here the Soviet Union successfully stopped the German advance, as a result beginning their assault towards Germany?

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Monte Cassino

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

30.

Which Europe battle in World War II was considered to be the turning point in Western Europe; this battle involved a massive air and amphibious assault across the English Channel on Normandy, France, giving the Allies a location to begin their invasion against Germany?

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Monte Cassino

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

31.

What was the term used to identify the United States military strategy in their war in the Pacific against the Japanese during World War II?

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Operation Torch

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

32.

Which battle in the Pacific Theatre during World War II proved to be the turning point for the Allies, after this victory the United States began their invasion towards Japan?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of the Coral Sea

c)

Battle of Okinawa

d)

Battle of Guadalcanal

33.

Which battle in the Pacific Theatre during World War II serves as an example of one of the strategic islands targeted by the United States in their strategy of island hopping?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of the Coral Sea

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Guadalcanal

34.

Why did President Truman decide to utilize the atomic bomb against the Japanese during World War II?

a)

Truman hoped this action would delay the eminent Japanese invasion of the American mainland

b)

Truman hoped this action would spare millions of American lives if they were to invade Japan

c)

Truman doped this action would divide Japanese and German forces to bring an end to the war in Europe

d)

Truman hoped this action would prevent the dual invasion of Japan against Australia and the Soviet Union

35.

What is the term used to identify the prejudice, hatred of, or discrimination of the Jews?

a)

Anti-Semistism

b)

Jingoism

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

Eugenics

36.

What is the term used to describe the systematic murder of the European Jewish population by Nazi Germany during the World War II era?

a)

Apartheid

b)

Holodomor

c)

Holocaust

d)

Ikiza

37.

What was purpose behind the German American Bund Rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939?

a)

To protest the German genocide of the Jews in Europe

b)

To denounce German military expansion in Europe, notably in Austria and Czechoslovakia

c)

To protest the inevitable alliance of the United States with Great Britain against Germany

d)

It was a pro-American rally to celebrate the rise of Nazism in Germany

38.

What was the lasting significance of the Nuremberg War Crime Trials?

a)

These trials held both Hitler and Mussolini responsible for the war, both were found guilty and executed

b)

These trials of Nazi leaders established that even in times of war individuals must be held accountable for their actions

c)

These trials held that Germany and Italy were responsible for the damages of the war and required to fund the rebuilding of Europe

d)

These were the trials of Japanese leaders for their crimes during the war, they were found guilty and executed

39.

After the conclusion of World War II, what country was established as a country for the Jewish people?

a)

Israel

b)

Lebanon

c)

Syria

d)

Poland

40.

What international peacekeeping organization was established after the conclusion of World War II?

a)

League of Nation

b)

United Nations

c)

Justice League

d)

World Court

41.

Which of the following statements best identifies the economic condition of the United States after World War II?

a)

The United States quickly fell back into a state of economic depression

b)

The United States struggled to rebuild the United States economy from the damage sustained in the war

c)

The United States began a massive economic struggle with France after the conclusion of the war

d)

The United States economy prospered as a result of the growing demand for goods, domestically and internationally

42.

How did the G.I. Bill assist veterans after World War II?

a)

Promised veterans a bonus for military service to be paid in 1965

b)

Provided low-interest loans to buy homes and funds to pursue a higher education

c)

Created a program to provide healthcare for veterans for life in return for their service in World War II

d)

Provided each veteran of the war a car and a home for their service in World War II

43.

What was the name given to the dramatic birthrate in the United States from the conclusion of World War II to the early 1960s?

a)

Baby Boom

b)

One Child Policy

c)

Great Attrition

d)

Reproductive Revolution

44.

What innovation of the 1940s and 1950s was responsible for reinforcing American values, transforming American politics, and contributed to economic growth and prosperity?

a)

Radio

b)

Personal Computer

c)

Cellular Phones

d)

Television

45.

What was the status of women in the workplace after World War II?

a)

Women remained in the workforce, working side by side with men in industrial jobs

b)

Women were expected to give up their jobs for returning veterans

c)

Women sought advancement in higher education and became leaders in business

d)

Women were happy to return back to the home and once again focus on the family

46.

Which of the following was not an innovation in medicine that was made during World War II?

a)

Organ Transplants

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Vaccines

d)

New surgical techniques

47.

What was the name of the government programs that allocated billions of dollars in government spending to construct more than 40,000 miles of new interstate highways?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

New Deal

c)

Interstate Highway Act

d)

New Frontier

48.

What is the term for a residential area surrounding a city?

a)

Suburb

b)

Ghetto

c)

Metropolitan Area

d)

Township

49.

Which of the following was NOT a notable migration of the people in the United States after World War II?

a)

African Americans migrating from the South

b)

White middle class moving away from the city

c)

Veterans moving into the suburbs

d)

Middle class moving into the cities

50.

What is the name for the movement of much of middle class America from the cities to the suburbs, resulting in a strain for city governments to provide service to the urban poor as a result of the loss of much needed tax dollars?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Exodus

c)

White Flight

d)

Great Leap Forward

51.

What is the term given to identify the ideological, economic, and military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union from the conclusion of World War II to 1991?

a)

Hundred Years War

b)

Great War

c)

Great Revolution

d)

Cold War

52.

What was the American policy of preventing the expansion of communism throughout the world?

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Containment

c)

Detente

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

53.

What statement called the United States to take a leadership role in the world and declaring that the country would support nations threatened by communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

New Frontier

c)

New Nationalism

d)

Truman Doctrine

54.

The Truman Doctrine established the American dedication to stopping Communist expansion throughout the world. Which countries did Truman provided military and economic aid to as a result of this plan?

a)

Great Britain and France

b)

Soviet Union and Poland

c)

Mexico and Canada

d)

Greece and Turkey

55.

What was the basis of United States foreign policy during the Cold War Era?

a)

Containment

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Isolationism

d)

Totalitarianism

56.

What was the American policy in which the United States offered billions of dollars of economic assistance to Western European countries following World War II to rebuild, as well as to prevent the spread of communism?

a)

Eisenhower Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Reaganomics

57.

What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to represent the ideological split in Europe between democratic countries and communist countries?

a)

Great Wall

b)

Ground Zero

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Berlin Wall

58.

What international military alliance did the United States, along with Canada and several Western European countries, join for the purpose of collective security against the Soviet Union and communism?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations (UN)

d)

League of Nations

59.

NATO marked a significant change in American foreign policy, for the first time in nearly 150 years the United States entered into a peacetime military alliance.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What became of Germany after the conclusion of World War II?

a)

Authority was divided among the Allies, eventually leading to the creation of two countries

b)

The German government retained rule over Germany, though they faced stiff punishments after the war

c)

The Soviet Union seized control of Germany

d)

The German government was reverted back to the country of Prussia and the restoration of the Prussian monarchy

61.

How did the United States and the other allied powers respond to the Soviet Union's attempt to economically cut off West Berlin?

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Arms Race

62.

What is the contest between nations to gain weapons superiority?

a)

Arms Race

b)

Space Race

c)

Perestroika

d)

Detente

63.

The arms race was established on the belief that if one nation has enough weapons of mass destruction, like nuclear missiles, their enemy would be less likely to attack. What is this concept known as?

a)

Mutually Assured Destruction

b)

Massive Retaliation

c)

Globalization

d)

Glasnost

64.

The Soviet Union took the early lead in the space race with the successful launch of the Sputnik satellite. Which of the following was NOT a response by the United States to this event?

a)

National Education Act

b)

American sabotage of the Soviet space program

c)

Creation of NASA

d)

The moon landing in 1969

65.

Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?

a)

Prevent the Soviet Union from adding Korea into their empire

b)

China was threatening the sovereignty of Korea

c)

To protect valuable fossil fuel resources throughout the Korean Peninsula

d)

Containment, stopping the spread of communism throughout Korea

66.

Which of the following best identifies the result of the Korean War?

a)

The United States liberated the Communists in Korea

b)

Korea was united under a new communist government

c)

The United States ended the war with atomic force

d)

Korea remained divided after the war

67.

What was the policy in which the United States promised any Middle Eastern nation protection if their were threatened by Communist expansion?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Eisenhower Doctrine

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Atlantic Charter

68.

What was name of the event in which the United States failed in overthrowing Fidel Castro and the Communist government of Cuba, hurting the global prestige of the United States?

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Iran-contra Scandal

d)

Tet Offensive

69.

How did the United States respond to the discovery of nuclear missiles in Cuba?

a)

The United States invaded Cuba

b)

The United States launched an airstrike on the missile sites in Cuba

c)

The United States carried out a naval "quarantine" of Cuba

d)

The United States installed additional nuclear missiles in Mongolia

70.

The Cuban Missile Crisis put the world on edge in fear of the possibility of nuclear war.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

A new Red Scare emerged in the United States after the conclusion of World War II.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

What is the term used to identify the extreme, reckless accusations of communist ties to communism during the Red Scare following World War II?

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Perestroika

c)

Detente

d)

Glasnost