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AH2 WWII Test Prep

Quiz by Amy Burger

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  • Q1
    Why did the US engage in Island Hopping in WW2
    It enabled the U.S. military to launch air attacks on the Japanese mainland.
    It caused Japan to negotiate a conditional surrender.
    It allowed the U.S. military to take control of Japanese natural resources.
    It forced Japan to seek new sources for petroleum reserves
    30s
  • Q2
    What was the purpose of the Lend- Lease Act
    To exploit warring nations
    To help our Allies defeat the Axis Powers
    To make money
    30s
  • Q3
    What was one concern that had Roosevelt request additional funding from Congress for defense in 1939?
    the desire to obtain additional naval bases in the Pacific
    the need to boost employment during the Great Depression
    the belief that the Soviet Union was building new weapons
    the concern about the territorial ambitions of the Axis powers
    30s
  • Q4
    What was one goal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Yalta Conference in 1945?
    to divide Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union
    to encourage the Soviet Union to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    to convince the Soviet Union to assist in the war in the Pacific
    to negotiate a nuclear weapons treaty with the Soviet Union
    30s
  • Q5
    What did the Lend-Lease Act, Dropping Bombs on Japan and Cooperation with Great Britain through the Atalntic Charter lead to
    The US fulfilling the role of World Power
    An alliance
    Military Presence in Europe
    30s
  • Q6
    Why did the US freeze Japan's accounts in the US?
    Pearl Harbor
    Internment Camps
    Island Hopping
    Aggressive actions taken in China and Asia
    30s
  • Q7
    What post WWI attitude led to the US not immediately being involved in WW2?
    Isolationism
    Alliances
    Militarism
    Imperialism
    30s
  • Q8
    How did the personal diplomacy conducted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the war time conferences during World War II affect the Presidency?
    The President’s war powers as Commander in Chief were sharply reduced.
    Subsequent Presidents have refused to use this unsuccessful method.
    Congress increased its power over the executive branch.
    The President’s role in shaping United States foreign policy was strengthened.
    30s
  • Q9
    Which government action is used to limit the amount of scarce goods citizens can buy during wartime?
    espionage
    patronage
    rationing
    propaganda
    30s
  • Q10
    Why were Japanese put into internment camps?
    The US wanted to prevent War
    the US felt that they threatened National Security
    The US wanted to prevent immigration
    30s
  • Q11
    Why did President Roosevelt establish the War Refugee Board?
    to help European Jews escape the Holocaust
    to monitor the treatment of prisoners of war
    to follow through on agreements made at the Yalta Conference
    to send humanitarian relief to the Allied nations
    30s
  • Q12
    What was the Double V campaign
    Winning the War on both fronts
    Winning the War and Winning against prejudice at home
    Winning the War in Europe
    Winning the War in the Pacific
    30s
  • Q13
    What event was the focus of the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States
    internment of Japanese Americans
    segregation of African Americans
    implementing the Marshall Plan
    supporting the Lend-Lease Act
    30s
  • Q14
    Which was a major cause of Japanese internment on the west coast during World War II?
    immigration quotas
    racial prejudice
    national segregation policies
    economic depression
    30s
  • Q15
    What was the purpose of Propaganda during World War 2?
    to increase national trade and to support the import of goods
    to motivate the public to support the draft and wartime rationing
    to promote better race relations during wartime
    to convince people to join the military
    30s

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