World War II Test United States History Team US History

Section One: Multiple Choice Select the response that best answers each question 1. Which of the following terms describe U.S. foreign policy in the post WWI period? a. the Roaring Twenties b. a New Deal for America c. isolationism d. return to normalcy

2. MAIN IDEA: Referring to the cartoon above, which statement below best summarizes criticisms about the Treaty of Versailles? a. The Treaty of Versailles helped lay the foundations for the rise of fascism in Germany. b. The Treaty of Versailles led to Germanys resurgence from economic depression. c. The Treaty of Versailles liberated Germany from years of fighting in the trenches. d. The Treaty of Versailles sparked the United States foreign policy of isolationism in the 1920s & 1930s. 3. Which of the following is NOT an example of Nazi aggression in the 1930s? a. The desire to reunite all German speaking people b. The rebuilding of its army, navy, and air forces c. The occupation of the Sudetenland d. Invasion of Ethiopia 4. Hitler challenged the peace of Europe by sending troops into all of the following places EXCEPT a. Czechoslovakia b. Switzerland c. Rhineland d. Poland 5. Following the Japanese invasion of China, the US placed trade restrictions upon Japan. What was most significant about these restrictions? a. Created economic hardship for American businesses dealing with Japan b. Seriously altered the formula for Rice Krispies c. Led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor d. Established the Bushido Code. Japanese soldiers were going to fight to the death

6. Appeasement refers to the a. desire of Germans to avoid European problems b. willingness of the Allies to give into territorial demands in order to avoid war again c. military build-up of the Japan and Germany during the post-WWI era d. non-neutral actions taken by FDR to please Britain 7. Which of the three nations were Axis powers? a. France, Great Britain, United States b. Japan, Germany, Austria-Hungary c. Japan, Germany, Italy d. Japan, China, Germany 8. Cash-and-Carry, Destroyers-for-Bases, and Lend-Lease all represent a. Americas desire to remain neutral b. Roosevelts desire to make America rich; both sides could purchase US goods c. the United States desire to help the Allies win without using American soldiers d. a failure on the part of FDR to understand the threat the Nazis posed to American sovereignty. 9. As a result of Japans 1937 invasion, the United States a. loaned 50 destroyers to China in exchange for bases in Hong Kong b. moved the bulk of the US Pacific Fleet to the Philippines to threaten the Japanese navy c. increased their aid to the French and British so they could protect their Pacific colonies d. passed a series of embargoes that cut off Japans supply of materials, including oil. 10. The date which will live in infamy is the day a. the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor b. the U.S. declared war on the Axis Powers c. the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima d. the existence of extermination camps in Poland was revealed 11. MEANING OF WORDS: As used in the question above, the word infamy can best be defined as: a. pride b. innocence c. sadness d. dishonor 12. A Japanese attack against the United States in the Pacific was expected at _______ and the major threat to Pearl Harbor was _______. a. Midway: an aerial bombardment b. the Solomon Islands: sabotage c. the Philippine Islands: an aerial bombardment d. the Philippine Islands: sabotage LETS PUT THE AXE TO THE AXIS (EXCERPT) Clear the decks for action The time for speech is past Lets do the job we have to do And get it over fast Lets Put The Axe To The Axis Let em know that their show is all through Oh Lets Put The Axe To The Axis Lend a hand to the land we love true 13. INFERENCE: After reading this excerpt, it can be inferred that Americans agreed with which of the following statements in December 1941? a. The United States should give equal support to both the Allied and Axis powers. b. The United States should maintain a strict policy of isolationism. c. The United States should mobilize to support the war effort. d. The United States should get axes and begin cutting down Axis trees. 14. U.S. military leaders urged President Truman to use the atomic bomb on Japan because they

a. b. c. d.

could not convince other Asian countries to support the Allied effort against Japan. feared the Japanese would launch a final all-out attack on the U.S. believed that an invasion of Japan would cost up to 1 million American casualties. all of the above

15. Island-hopping was the US strategy of a. guerrilla warfare in the Philippines b. quick bombing raids on Japanese-held islands c. capturing selected islands for use as steppingstones towards Japan d. suicide air attacks on American ships 16. Kamikazes, the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the Battle of Okinawa BEST reflect a. the never say die attitude of the Japanese brought on by their samurai culture and devotion of the emperor b. Japanese backwardness, fighting a 20th century war in the 1940s c. the failure of Japanese militarists to effectively convince the people of their superiority d. unfinished sequels to the Karate Kid series 17. As a result of the war, Americans on the home front were encouraged to do which of the following? a. Use as much gas and steel in their daily lives as possible b. Ration (regulate) their purchasing of certain goods that could be used by soldiers c. Quit their jobs and protest the war in Washington D.C. d. Hire Americans of all colors and ethnicities to work in factories

18. MAIN IDEA: Referring to the cartoon above, which statement below best summarizes the purpose of this poster? a. convince women to fill vacant jobs b. create jobs for the unemployed c. contain the spread of communism d. gain financial support for the war 19. The first city in the history of warfare to be atom-bombed was a. Hiroshima b. c. Munich d.

Tokyo Nanking

20. The policy of the U.S. government toward Japanese Americans during the war was to a. rely on their knowledge of the Japanese language. b. wanted to prevent communist revolutions c. keep them in confinement. d. preferred British to French rule.

21. The two nations that emerged as major world powers following World War II were a. U.S. and Britain b. U.S. and the Soviets c. the Soviets and Germany d. the Soviets and China 22. The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and also all of the following people EXCEPT a. criminals b. aryans c. mentally ill d. handicapped 23. Which of the following is NOT a reason that the United States refused to minimize the Holocaust? a. Anti-Semitism b. The US wasnt aware of its existence until 1945 c. The extent of the Holocaust was unknown d. It was not of strategic importance to the war effort 24. This event illustrated the atrocities of the Japanese towards Americans. a. Rape of Nanking b. Bataan Death March c. Kamikazes d. Samurai Warriors 25. D-Day was a secret Allied mission and it was necessary to achieve a complete surprise for success. All of the following were methods used to keep the mission secret EXCEPT a. Fake military base stationed outside of Dover, England b. Speaking German c. Gliders were used to sneak behind enemy lines d. Paratroopers dropped in during the night to destroy enemy guns 26. CAUSE AND EFFECT: Which of the following is an appropriate long-ter ca!se in postwar A erica" EFFECT of this

The e#periences of African A ericans ser$ing in the ilitar% forces &!ring Worl& War '' infl!ence& their postwar &ecision to CAUSE EFFECT African A ericans ser$e& in the ilitar% forces """ &!ring Worl& War ''. a. b. c. d. African Americans joined the armed forces in record numbers in years to come African Americans moved back to the rural south African Americans increased efforts to end racial demonstration African Americans renewed support for the principle of separate but equal

27. MEANING OF WORDS: June 12, 1944, President Roosevelt his 30th fireside chat in which he stated I think that from the standpoint of our enemy we have achieved the impossible. We have broken through their supposedly impregnable wall in Northern France. But the assault has been costly in men and costly in materials. As used in the chat, the word impregnable can best be defined as: a. b. c. d. Destructible Unpassable Breakable Flimsy

28. Using the chart above, which nation suffered the greatest amount of civilian deaths? a. Soviet Union b. China c. Germany d. Poland 29. Using the chart above, what is the total number of military deaths for the three nations that invaded the D-Day beaches? a. 14,221,000 b. 997,000 c. 660,000 d. 573,000

Section Two: Chronology Using the events below, and match them with the corresponding date, but use the months to aid in your decision. Answers can be used more than once!! 30. Pearl Harbor 31. V-E Day 32. US declares war on the Axis Powers 33. Dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima 34. V-J Day 35. D- Day 36. FDR was first elected President of the United States a. b. c. d. e. ab. ac. 1932 1936 1941 June 6, 1944 May 8, 1945 August 6, 1945 September 2, 1945

Section Three: True / False Select A for a True statement and B for a False statement. 37. The United States was 100% neutral in its actions prior to its entry in WWII. 38. The Americans were caught off guard at Pearl Harbor because they expected an attack in the Philippines. 39. Disney was used to promote the war effort and to convince Americans that Nazis were bad people 40. Isolationism was Americas post-WWII foreign policy because it was one of the most effective means 41. Japan attempted to bomb North America using paper balloons

Section Four: Cause and Effect 42. Read the following and choose the best EFFECT. CAUSE The high casualty rate during the island hopping ??? campaign exceeded military predictions. a. United States invades France b. United States places an oil embargo on Japan c. Truman decides to use the atomic bomb d. Americans made their final push to capture the city of Berlin 43. Read the following and choose the best CAUSE. CAUSE ??? a. b. c. d.

EFFECT

EFFECT Over 127,000 Japanese Americans were interned on the west coast of the United States. Americans feared that Japanese Americans were an internal threat during WWII. Japanese Americans bombed Pearl Harbor. Japanese Americans were a threat to the US economy. Secret alliances between Germany and Japanese Americans threaten American security.

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Baseball's Japanese Roots Survive Test Of Time and Will Chitoshi Akizuki wasn't sure whether he would travel from San Jose to San Francisco this weekend to watch Hideki Matsui and the Yankees play the San Francisco Giants. But he will be there in spirit. He always is. Chi Akizuki is hardly a household name, though he is a baseball hero in San Jose. He is part of a Japanese-American semiprofessional baseball culture that flourished in California beginning in the early 1900s. These players and their leagues built the road that has become a super highway for players like Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki. Akizuki's journey through baseball, and his connection with the game, is a saltof-the-earth story. At a time when Major League Baseball is being forced to look into its soul, Akizuki, 84, illuminates the spirit of eternal optimism at the game's core. Akizuki was a freshman at San Jose State on Dec. 7, 1941. His basketball club team, comprising Japanese-American players, was participating in a local tournament when the news came that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. He celebrated his 19th birthday on Feb. 2, 1942. On Feb. 19, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the removal of about 110,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans from the West Coast during World War II. Along with thousands of other families, Akizuki, his parents and his three younger sisters were sent to the stables and paddocks of the Santa Anita Race Track, which had been hastily converted into a relocation center. Santa Anita was a temporary center for Japanese-Americans throughout California. The families were soon transferred into a camp at Heart Mountain, Wyo., for the duration of the war. ''The notice came from the government that we were going to be rounded up,'' Akizuki said in a telephone interview earlier this week from his home in San Jose. ''All the people of Japanese descent, even American citizens, were told that we had to leave the area where we were living and go to Santa Anita.'' Akizuki did not play organized baseball at San Jose High School or in college at San Jose State. He was a sprinter on the track team and a basketball player. At the relocation center, he was recruited as a center fielder. He originally played for Asahi, one of the oldest Japanese-American semipro teams. But he became part of a new team, the Azucars, named for the winner of the first Santa Anita Handicap. When he went to Heart Mountain, Akizuki joined the Zebras. For Akizuki and his friends, the camps were a new adventure. They became a social network that brought together Japanese-American families throughout the West Coast. Baseball provided a measure of freedom, and his team played against other camp teams. On one trip, they traveled from Wyoming to Arizona. ''For me, it was kind of exciting,'' he said. ''We had things to do, like playing baseball, basketball, even football. There were social clubs. The girls had their own clubs, and the boys had their own clubs. They had dances. For the young guys, it wasn't bad.'' For many adults, internment was a devastating blow and represented an unspeakable violation. Thousands of Japanese-American families lost homes and businesses virtually overnight. ''Our parents were the ones it hit hardest,'' he said. ''They didn't talk, hardly at all, about what happened to them. Most of the families were like that.'' Akizuki met his wife, Kimiko, who was from Los Angeles, in the camp. They married in 1950 and had three children. For the adults, the internment camp baseball culture became a bright spot in the night. There was a deep and passionate enthusiasm for organized baseball among Japanese-Americans who played in semipro leagues that traversed the West Coast and Pacific Northwest. The game kept them connected to the American ideal; baseball allowed them to keep their faith in that ideal at a time when it was hazy, at best. Akizuki never returned to San Jose State, and the prospect of playing major league baseball seemed out of the question for him and many others. Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play modern major league baseball, in 1947. The first Japanese-born player, Masanori Murakami, didn't reach the majors until 1964, with the Giants. After the war, Akizuki worked in packing houses, loading vegetables on trucks. He got a job with the Postal Service, where he remained for 30 years. Chi Akizuki has taken the baseball journey of a lifetime. He was 11 in 1934, when Babe Ruth led a team of major leaguers to Japan for an exhibition against a team of all-stars. That all-star team became the Tokyo Giants, Japan's first professional baseball team. He was 12 when those same Giants traveled to California and lost a landmark game against the San Jose

Asahi. He was 19 when he entered the internment camp and 65 in 1988, when President Reagan signed legislation apologizing for the internment on behalf of the United States. In his life, Akizuki has seen Japanese baseball players become stars in the United States. ''It makes you proud,'' he said. ''These players from Japan, they all want to come and play in the major leagues.'' I wondered if young Japanese players were aware of their Japanese baseball predecessors in the United States. ''They probably don't know about us playing baseball in camps,'' Akizuki said. ''I don't think they know.'' His life in baseball and the legacy it represents are part of a timeless essence: Baseball heals; baseball unites. Chi Akizuki may not see Hideki Matsui in San Francisco this weekend, but he will certainly be there in spirit. He always is.

QUESTIONS: 44. MAIN ID A! "hich of the followin# is the main idea of this passa#e$ a. %ideki Matsui represents how much pro#ress &apanese'Americans have made since their e(perience durin# ""II. b. )aseball is a si#nificant part of the history of &apanese Americans who lived throu#h internment* yet still believed in the +American Dream., c. -oun# &apanese'Americans were able to make the best of their e(perience in internment camps by playin# baseball. d. Althou#h frequently overlooked* baseball represents the best of American culture* values and diversity. 4.. /I0NI1I2AN3 D 3AI4/! "hich of the followin# is a si#nificant detail used in this passa#e! a. )abe 5uth traveled to &apan to play an e(hibition baseball #ame. b. 6lder adults were able to adapt to the conditions of internment better than youn# people. c. /anta Anita was a permanent internment camp for &apanese'Americans. d. 7resident 5oosevelt apolo#i8ed for the internment of &apanese'Americans. 49. M ANIN0 61 "65D/! As used in the passa#e* the word pre&ecessors refers to individuals who! a. come before someone else b. come after someone else c. set records d. are great competitors 47. INFERENCES: After reading the passage, it can be inferred that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements? a. Current scandals in baseball are part of a long history of competition in American sports. b. Sports have the power to break down cultural barriers. c. Young people spend too much time watching sports and not enough time learning about history. d. Japanese-Americans are the best players in professional baseball. 48. CAUSE AND EFFECT: Which of the following is an effect of Chitoshi Akizukis internment? a. He became nationally famous through the semi-professional leagues. b. He was recruited by the semipro leagues as a pitcher. c. He met his wife and got married. d. He was able to play baseball for San Jose State.

Unit Review The following questions are a review from previous units and represent key ideas. Do your best because they do count towards your overall score. 49. How did the sinking of the Lusitania change the worlds opinion of Germany? a. They agreed with the reasons behind Germanys aggression. b. The world saw Germany as a cruel murder that took the lives on innocent people. c. Blockades were the way to win this war. d. This sinking was nothing and the world didnt care. 50. The Zimmerman telegram a. revealed German plans to attack the U.S. b. asked the U.S. to enter W.W.I. c. asked Mexico to enter the war against the U.S. d. gave details of German plans to invade Great Britain. .:. The economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920s were caused in part by a. buying stocks on margin and an unregulated stock market b. increased government restrictions on big business c. the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities d. the mobilization of the economy for war 52. According to those who supported the measure, it was a noble experiment. But it proved impossible to enforce and consequently increased disrespect for the law The noble experiment described in the passage was a. integration of public schools c. passage of child labor legislation

b. d.

extension of the vote to women prohibition of alcoholic beverages

53. Which statement best summarizes President Herbert Hoovers approach to the Great Depression? a. The Federal Government should provide substantial relief to the unemployed. b. High unemployment is good for the economy. c. Helping the unemployed poor should be the first concern of government. d. Unemployed workers should be patient because prosperity will eventually trickle down. 54. Which statement expresses the New Deal philosophy about the role of government? a. Government should control the prices of goods and services. b. Government must become involved in the economy to benefit the people. c. Balancing the budget is more important than creating jobs. d. In a capitalist economy, the main duty of the government is to protect business profits. 55. Which factor contributed to the Red Scare in the United States during the 1920s? a. success of the Communist revolution in Russia b. widespread hostility toward big business c. Germanys attacks on United States cargo ships d. the radical nature of the national administration in power