WWII Unit Test

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1. What is your name? *

2. 1. Which of the following documents most represents America's policy of isolationism

during WWII?
Mark only one oval.
Treaty of Versailles
Atlantic Charter
Neutrality Act of 1935
Lend-Lease Act
3. 2. All of the following help explain American Isolationism EXCEPT:
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Focused on recovering from Great Depression
Did not have strong enough military to win a war
Geographically isolated across two oceans
Disillusioned after mass casualties in WWI
4. 3. In what year did Germany invade Poland to "officially" start the war?
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1933
1935
1939
1941
5. 4. Which country was NOT considered an Axis Power?
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Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
Italy

6. 5. Which country was NOT considered an Allied Power?

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Soviet Union
Great Britain
United States
Spain
7. 6. At which 1938 meeting led to the "Appeasement" of Germany annexing parts of
Czechoslovakia?
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Wannsee Convention
Munich Conference
Yalta Conference
Nuremberg Trials
8. 7. Short Answer: Describe how the Treaty of Versailles seems to have caused WWII?
(Be specific. Answer must be at least 3 sentences.)





9. 8. Anti-Semitism is reflected in which of the following legal documents?
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The New Deal
Jim Crow Laws
Executive Order 9066
Nuremberg Laws
10. 9. What was Hitler's "Final Solution" for Jews?
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Concentration Camps
Exile to Cuba
Religious Conversion
Forced Military Service

11. 10. Naziism is most similar to:

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Communism
Democracy
Monarchy
Fascism
12. 11. What was the name of the German police force?
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The KGB
The Black Hand
The Gestapo
The Great Race
13. 12. Short Answer: Explain why the League of Nations was ineffective in preventing a
second World War?
(Be specific. Answer must be at least 3 sentences.)





14. 13. The term "disenfranchisement" is best represented by which of the following?
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The Holocaust
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Atomic Bomb
The Arsenal of Democracy
15. 14. Germany wanted to sign a "non-aggression pact" with the Soviet Union in order to
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Limit the focus of the war to only one front
Receive military support from the Soviet Union
Work together to take over all of Europe and Asia
Demilitarize in preparation for the end of the war

16. 15. Rapid military "lightning" attacks involving tanks, infantry, and air strikes is
referred to as:
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Kristallnacht
Holocaust
Blitzkrieg
Gestapo
17. 16. All of the following are ideas represented in the Atlantic Charter EXCEPT:
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Freedom of the Seas
No territorial changes
Continued use of force
Global cooperation
18. 17. The Lend-Lease Act is significant because:
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It extended aid to the Allies even though the US wasn't in the war.
It accidentally allowed the Axis Powers access to American military technology
It enforced rations by making Americans lease commodities from the Government
It created jobs for women through leased positions from men who went to war
19. 18. What best describes FDR's platform when he ran for reelection in 1940?
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Promise to defeat the Axis Powers
Promise to keep the US out of the war
Promise of Nuclear attack on Japan
Promise to end the Great Depression
20. 19. The United States' moving its Pacific Naval fleet from California to Hawaii and
passing the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 are examples of:
Mark only one oval.
Isolationism
Neutrality
Propaganda
Mobilization

21. 20. What was the "day which will live in infamy"?
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September 3, 1939; German invasion of Poland
December 7, 1941; Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
June 6, 1944; Allies invade Normandy
August 6, 1945; US bombs Hiroshima
22. 21. Short Answer: In what ways were Americans' civil liberties affected during the war?
(Be specific. Answer must be at least 3 sentences.)





23. 22. Which of the following propaganda would NOT have been used during WWII?
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Anti-Japanese images
Encouragements to enlist
Sharing military information
Reducing waste of food
24. 23. Which of the following government organizations was responsible for balancing the
labor needs of the agriculture, manufacturing, and military sectors of America?
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War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Office of War Mobilization
Selective Service System
25. 24. The Fair Employment Practices Committee was most directly responsible for:
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Barring racial discrimination in defense contracts
Resolving corporate discrimination against minorities
Creating new production and military opportunities for women
Providing housing for migrant workers in urban factories

26. 25. What was the "Double V" campaign, and why did it exist?
(Give specific causes)





27. 26. Which battle is considered a turning point in the war in the Pacific?
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Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
28. 27. Japanese attempts to create an empire prior to WWII were in conflict with the US
goal of:
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Maintaining an open trade policy in Asia
Gaining a sphere of influence in Asia
Establishing a military presence in China
Creating a military alliance with China
29. 28. In 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese Americans residing
on the West Coast by ruling that the actions were:
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Part of an international agreement with the Allies
Approved by both Houses in the US Congress
Allowed under the 14th Amendment
Necessary for the security of the nation
30. 29. Many Americans opposed the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 because they feared it
would:
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Draw the US into the war
Cause an economic recession
Be declared unconstitutional
Violate the Treaty of Versailles

31. 30. The purpose of the Manhattan project was to:

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Provide economic aid to the Allied powers
Develop atomic weapons for the US military
Bring about an end to the Great Depression
Assist relocated refugees in Europe
32. 31. What was one main purpose of a Victory Garden in the U.S. during World War II?
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To ensure that the domestic food supply was not being poisoned by foreign spies or
infiltrators
To decrease demand on commercial vegetable growers, making more food available
to soldiers
To provide more nutritious food for poor immigrant populations
To sell grown foods at markets and raise money for war bonds
33. 32. When FDR died in office, who took over as president?
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Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Oppenheimer
Herbert Hoover
34. 33. What was the December 1944 battle called during which the Allies fought off the
last major offensive by the Germans?
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Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Coral Sea
35. 34. What did Japan do when the League of Nations objected to their invasion of
Manchuria?
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Bombed Pearl Harbor
Annexed the Philippines
Left the League of Nations
Retreated from Manchuria

36. 35. What was the name of the agreement of signed between the Axis Powers?
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The Triple Entente
The Tripartite Pact
The Triple Alliance
The Non-Aggression Pact
37. 36. Where did the United States drop the atomic bombs in 1945?
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Hiroshima and Iwo Jima
Tokyo and Nagasaki
Iwo Jima and Tokyo
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
38. 37. Short Answer: Describe what life was like for women in the United States during
WWII
(Be specific. Use at least three details)

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