US T6 Mobilization of America Review
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- Q1Which American city was burned to the ground by the British army during the War of 1812?BaltimoreWashington D.C.BostonChicago30s
- Q2All of the following are associated with the Selective Service Act EXCEPT...it was established in 1917 and again in 1940 to register young American men for the draft?it was a lottery system controlled by 4,000 local draft boardsit allowed females for the first time to serve their country in the armed forcesit was the only way to quickly and fairly add soldiers to our poorly prepared military30s
- Q3What was the name given to the effort undertaken by the U.S. to aid the allies (Britain) by temporary loaning weapons to them beginning in 1940?Lend Lease ActNeutrality ActDawes PlanHumanitarian Aid30s
- Q4Why was the Battleship U.S.S. Missouri chosen as the place to sign the surrender of Japan?It was the only Battleship to survive the Pearl Harbor attackIt was the ship from the home state of the President, Harry S. TrumanIt was the closest ship located to where the Japanese wanted to surrenderIt was the only ship large enough to accommodate the Japanese surrender officials30s
- Q5Who was responsible for causing the destruction depicted in this poster?ItalyGermanyUnited StatesJapan30s
- Q6Where was the flag flown in this poster?Pearl HarborBattle of the BulgeMidwayD-Day30s
- Q7All of the following were victims of the Nazi Final Solution EXCEPT...AryansGypsiesPhysically HandicappedJews30s
- Q8Why did the League of Nations fail?The World did not want to pay for itIt only created more problemsThe United States did not joinIt lacked an Army30s
- Q9Which significant event immediately followed the American defense of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor?The writing of the Star Spangled BannerThe burning of BaltimoreThe signing of the Treaty of GhentThe surrender of the British at Yorktown30s
- Q10What was the primary reason for why the U.S. broke its neutrality, declaring war against England in 1812?The British army had attacked the American capitolThe British were using their U-boats and sinking American commercial vesselsThe British navy was impressing American sailorsThe British were encouraging their French & Indian allies to attack American settlements30s
- Q11What pandemic was responsible for killing nearly 33% of the 110,000 American soldiers during WWI?Poison GasInfluenzaYellow FeverMachine Gun Bullets30s
- Q12The chief objective of the island hopping strategy in the Pacific was to…liberate the Philippine Islandsget American bombers within striking distance of Japancompletely surround Japan in order to blockade the islandregain all the land taken by the Japanese30s
- Q13What sank the British passenger ship Lusitania in 1915, killing 128 Americans on board?Big Bertha GunFokker Tri-planeGerman U-BoatGerman Panzer30s
- Q14Which of the following countries never joined President Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations?FranceItalyEnglandUnited States30s
- Q15Which of the following did NOT play a role in President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?The belief that Japan was ready to use its atomic weapons on the U.S.The fear that Japanese soldiers would continue fighting to the deathTo show American power to potential adversariesTo prevent further American casualties30s
