Question 1

Why did the US engage in Island Hopping in WW2

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It enabled the U.S. military to launch air attacks on the Japanese mainland.

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It caused Japan to negotiate a conditional surrender.

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It allowed the U.S. military to take control of Japanese natural resources.

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It forced Japan to seek new sources for petroleum reserves

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Lend- Lease Act

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To help our Allies defeat the Axis Powers

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To exploit warring nations

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To make money

Question 3

What was one concern that had Roosevelt request additional funding from Congress for defense in 1939?

Accepted Answer

the concern about the territorial ambitions of the Axis powers

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the desire to obtain additional naval bases in the Pacific

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the need to boost employment during the Great Depression

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the belief that the Soviet Union was building new weapons

Question 4

What was one goal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Yalta Conference in 1945?

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to convince the Soviet Union to assist in the war in the Pacific

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to divide Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union

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to encourage the Soviet Union to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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to negotiate a nuclear weapons treaty with the Soviet Union

Question 5

What did the Lend-Lease Act, Dropping Bombs on Japan and Cooperation with Great Britain through the Atalntic Charter lead to

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The US fulfilling the role of World Power

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An alliance

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Military Presence in Europe

Question 6

Why did the US freeze Japan's accounts in the US?

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Aggressive actions taken in China and Asia

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Pearl Harbor

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Internment Camps

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Island Hopping

Question 7

What post WWI attitude led to the US not immediately being involved in WW2?

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Isolationism

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Alliances

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Militarism

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Imperialism

Question 8

How did the personal diplomacy conducted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the war time conferences during World War II affect the Presidency?

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The President’s role in shaping United States foreign policy was strengthened.

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The President’s war powers as Commander in Chief were sharply reduced.

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Subsequent Presidents have refused to use this unsuccessful method.

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Congress increased its power over the executive branch.

Question 9

Which government action is used to limit the amount of scarce goods citizens can buy during wartime?

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rationing

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espionage

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patronage

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propaganda

Question 10

Why were Japanese put into internment camps?

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the US felt that they threatened National Security

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The US wanted to prevent War

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The US wanted to prevent immigration

Question 11

Why did President Roosevelt establish the War Refugee Board?

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to help European Jews escape the Holocaust

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to monitor the treatment of prisoners of war

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to follow through on agreements made at the Yalta Conference

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to send humanitarian relief to the Allied nations

Question 12

What was the Double V campaign

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Winning the War and Winning against prejudice at home

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Winning the War on both fronts

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Winning the War in Europe

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Winning the War in the Pacific

Question 13

What event was the focus of the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States

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internment of Japanese Americans

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segregation of African Americans

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implementing the Marshall Plan

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supporting the Lend-Lease Act

Question 14

Which was a major cause of Japanese internment on the west coast during World War II?

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racial prejudice

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immigration quotas

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national segregation policies

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economic depression

Question 15

What was the purpose of Propaganda during World War 2?

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to motivate the public to support the draft and wartime rationing

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to increase national trade and to support the import of goods

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to promote better race relations during wartime

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to convince people to join the military

Question 16

Which statement BEST explains the impact war work had on women’s lives during World War II?

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Women’s access to nontraditional jobs expanded during the war period.

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War work freed women from the housework they traditionally performed.

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Women’s opportunities for work declined during the war period.

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War work contributed to women receiving the right to vote.

Question 17

Which retaliatory measure did the Japanese take in response to the US freezing their accounts?

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Attacked US forces in the Pacific

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developed the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

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created an alliance with China against U.S. forces

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established a corrupt government in Manchuria

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