Deck 8: The World at War, 1939-1945

Question 1

The Declaration of Panama​

A)was signed in 1939.
B)was signed by the United States and several Latin American countries.
C)proclaimed the neutrality of the nations that signed it.
D)established a coastal security zone closed to ​belligerent navies.
E)All of these are correct.

Answer 1

All of these are correct.

Question 2

The Battle of Iwo Jima took place in February 1945 and claimed the lives of almost 22,000 Japanese soldiers.​

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Lend-Lease was a program initiated by _____________________  to help the Allies.

A)several Latin American countries
B)the United States
C)China
D)the Soviet Union
E)None of these are correct.

Answer 3

the United States

Question 4

German troops were unable to penetrate Soviet territory during the course of World War II.

Question 5

Over the course of the war, German and Italian Americans endured a curtailment of civil liberties to the same degree as Japanese Americans. ​

Question 6

Which of the following is true about Poland at the time of Hitler's invasion?

A)It had the fourth largest army in Europe.
B)It's military equipment was outdated.
C)Britain and France, unwilling to send unprepared troops into battle, did not contribute to Poland's defense.
D)Germany and the Soviet Union divided Poland between them after the country was overtaken in October, 1939.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 7

As a result of the booming wartime industry, there was no discrimination toward African Americans working in defense jobs.​

Question 8

The Atlantic Charter outlined​

A)post-war aims delineated by Roosevelt and Churchill.
B)Hitler's plan for domination in the western hemisphere.
C)the Soviet's plan to appeal to western nations for help in the war.
D)Japan's imperialistic aims beyond southeast Asia.
E)China's plan to appeal to the United States and other allied powers for help against the Japanese.

Question 9

In spite of a non-aggression pact that existed between both nations, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. ​

Question 10

The Soviet Union had declared war on Japan in June 1941, but did not launch any major offensives until 1945.​

Question 11

One of the effects of the migration that took place in the United States during World War II was racial tensions that took place between urban whites and newly arrived African Americans.​

Question 12

The _____________________ collaborated with the Nazis in exchange for a pledge that they would not be divided among the Axis powers.​

A)Danish
B)Dutch
C)Vichy French
D)British
E)None of these are correct.

Question 13

The Battle of Stalingrad was a major victory for Germany​.

Question 14

Wehmacht refers to ​

A)Hitler's imperialist policy.
B)Germany's combined ground, air, and sea military forces.
C)the Soviet policy of aiding Hitler's forces.
D)the policy of appeasement towards Hitler practiced in eastern European countries.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 15

Which of the following was the largest underground resistance movement in Europe during World War II?​

A)the French resistance movement in Vichy
B)the Dutch resistance movement
C)the Polish resistance movement based in London
D)the Danish resistance movement
E)None of these are correct.

Question 16

Those who attended the Bretton Woods economic conference committed their nations to free trade and open borders.​

Question 17

Following the Soviet invasion of Poland, 1.5 million Poles were held captive and three hundred fifty thousand died. ​

Question 18

Which of the following nations did not sign the Tripartite Pact?​

A)Japan
B)Italy
C)Germany
D)the Soviet Union
E)All of these are correct.

Question 19

Which of the following was not one of the Four Freedoms?​

A)freedom of self-actualization
B)freedom of religious worship
C)freedom from want
D)freedom from fear
E)freedom of speech

Question 20

In 1940, Germany overtook ​

A)Norway.
B)Denmark.
C)Holland.
D)Belgium.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 21

Among the Allies, the _____________________  formed the closest partnership.​

A)British and the French
B)British and Americans
C)French and the Americans
D)Dutch and the British
E)Dutch and the French

Question 22

​Over the course of World War II, _____________________  Americans moved to a different county.

A)one in  five
B)one in  eight
C)one in ten
D)one in twenty
E)one in twenty-five

Question 23

Within weeks of striking Pearl Harbor, Japan captured ​

A)the Dutch East Indies.
B)Malaya.
C)Burma.
D)Hong Kong.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 24

Which of the following was not part of the Big Three?

A)the Soviets
B)the Americans
C)the British
D)the French
E)None of these are correct.

Question 25

The Fair Employment Practices Committee addressed discrimination in ​

A)all businesses, including those within the private sector.
B)vocational training.
C)defense industries.
D)the military.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 26

Throughout 1942, the U.S. Army increased from 1.5 million to ​

A)3.3 million.
B)4 million.
C)5.4 million.
D)6 million.
E)7.5 million.

Question 27

Which of the following is true about U.S. involvement in World War II?​

A)Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt avoided involvement in the war at all costs.
B)The attack on Pearl Harbor was not the first major attack by the Japanese on U.S. soil. ​
C)Roosevelt promoted a program of appeasement with Germany.
D)Roosevelt allowed the U.S. Navy to take steps to provoke the Germans.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 28

The Battle of Stalingrad​

A)was a Soviet victory.
B)was a German defeat.
C)ended in February 1943.
D)was the turning point of World War II.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 29

During the United States' involvement in the war, most people saw strikes as ​

A)unpatriotic.
B)a necessary evil.
C)a welcome check on the power of government.
D)a necessary part of our democratic system.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 30

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act is better known as the ​

A)Smith Connally Act.​
B)G.I. Bill of Rights.
C)Manhattan Project.
D)Lend-Lease Program.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 31

Following the Cairo conference of 1943, ​

A)Congress repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act.
B)new U.S. legislation allowed one hundred five Chinese to emigrate to the United States.
C)new U.S. legislation allowed for Chinese living in the United States to become naturalized citizens.
D)a precedent was set for allowing Indians and Filipinos in the United States to become naturalized citizens as of 1946.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 32

During World War II, which region of the United States saw the largest increase in population?​

A)the Great Plains.
B)the Midwest.
C)the Northeast.
D)the West.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 33

The Manhattan Project was​

A)the United States' plan for an invasion of Normandy.
B)the United States' plan for post-war Europe.
C)Roosevelt's plan for raising levels of military production.
D)the top-secret venture to build an atomic bomb.
E)Japan's plan for an attack on New York.

Question 34

As a result of the wartime economy,

A)the U.S. reached full employment.
B)the average workers' per capita income was increased.
C)17 million new civilian jobs were created.
D)millions of married women entered the workforce.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 35

The attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7, ​

A)1939.
B)1940.
C)1941.
D)1942.
E)1943.

Question 36

Island-hopping refers to ​

A)the use of the North Atlantic islands for launching military offensives.
B)the Allied plan to recapture Japanese-held islands in the Pacific.
C)the flight of  Jews escaping the Holocaust to islands in the South Pacific.
D)the United States launching military offensives from the Hawaiian islands.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 37

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was passed in ​

A)1941.
B)1942.
C)1943.
D)1944.
E)1945.

Question 38

T he Quit India movement called for an end to _____________________  rule in India.​

A)French.
B)British.
C)German.
D)Dutch.
E)Italian.

Question 39

Rosie the Riveter represented women who​

A)stayed at home and maintained the ideal of domesticity and motherhood.
B)pretended to men and fought on the front lines.
C)worked in factories, mainly in the defense industry, during World War II.
D)went overseas as missionaries.
E)cooperated in the spread of wartime propaganda.

Question 40

The Office of War Information ​

A)sought information on alleged spies.
B)disseminated propaganda favorable to the United States war effort.
C)only functioned within the U.S.
D)was careful to not employ the use racist images when depicting the enemy.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 41

The Yalta Conference took place in ​

A)March 1944.
B)December 1944.
C)February 1945.
D)June 1945.
E)August 1945.

Question 42

Executive Order 9066 sent _____________________  to internment camps.​

A)German Americans
B)Italian Americans
C)Japanese Americans
D)Chinese Americans
E)Mexican Americans

Question 43

The Final Solution was Hitler's plan to ​

A)win World War II.
B)conquer all of Europe.
C)systematically murder Jews.
D)overtake the Japanese Empire.
E)launch a military attack within the United States.

Question 44

During World War II, almost _____________________  Latinos served in the U.S. armed forces.​

A)100,000
B)200,000
C)300,000
D)400,000
E)500,000

Question 45

The meeting where Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met for the last time was at ​

A)Potsdam
B)Yalta
C)Tehran
D)Cairo
E)None of these are correct.

Question 46

The Japanese surrender in World War II took place officially on  ​

A)August 6, 1945.
B)August 8, 1945.
C)August 9, 1945.
D)September 2, 1945.
E)September 15, 1945.

Question 47

The Zoot Suit riots targeted which of the following groups?​

A)African Americans​
B)Mexican Americans
C)Japanese Americans
D)German Americans
E)Italian Americans

Question 48

During the D-Day invasion, the Allies opened a second front in​

A)Japan.
B)the eastern Soviet Union.
C)northwestern France.
D)southern Italy.
E)southeast China.

Question 49

How many people died in total as a result of Nazi atrocities? ​

A)6 million
B)7 million
C)8 million
D)11 million
E)15 million

Question 50

Which of the following was decided at the Yalta Conference?​

A)France would be included in the post-war governance of Germany.
B)Germany would pay reparations.
C)A temporary Soviet sphere of influence was established.
D)A pledge that the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan three month after Germany surrendered.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 51

The War Refugee Board, which was charged with rescuing European Jews and other victims of Nazi persecution, was formed in​

A)1941.
B)1942.
C)1943.
D)1944.
E)1945.

Question 52

The bracero program allowed _____________________  to enter the United States as guest workers.​

A)Chinese
B)Mexicans
C)Cubans
D)Japanese
E)Soviets

Question 53

​The nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on

A)January 31, 1945.
B)June 12, 1945.
C)August 6, 1945.
D)September 1, 1945.
E)September 30, 1945.

Question 54

Approximately _____________________  million people died in World War II.​

A)10
B)20
C)35
D)45
E)65

Question 55

Which of the following nations would have a zone of occupation in Germany following World War II?​

A)the United States
B)Great Britain
C)the Soviet Union
D)France
E)All of these are correct.

Question 56

How many Jews perished in the Holocaust?​

A)3 million
B)4 million
C)5 million
D)6 million
E)10 million

Question 57

Kamikaze refers to ​

A)the negotiations carried out with the Japanese at the end of the war.
B)the policy of Allied governance of Japanese imperial claims.
C)attacks made by Japanese ground troops in Chinese civilians.
D)suicide ​attacks made by Japanese aviators on Allied naval vessels.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 58

How may nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan before the Japanese surrendered?​

A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four
E)five

Question 59

The Battle of the Bulge took place in ​

A)Italy.
B)Belgium.
C)Japan.
D)the Soviet Union.
E)China.

Question 60

By the end of World War II, more than _____________________  women had served in the military's women's auxiliary units. ​

A)100,000
B)200,000
C)350,000
D)425,000
E)550,000

Question 61

Term for identification:  Vichy France​

Question 62

Term for identification:  island-hopping​

Question 63

Term for identification:  Battle of Stalingrad​

Question 64

Term for identification:  Declaration by the United Nations​

Question 65

Term for identification:  Atlantic Charter​

Question 66

Term for identification:  Office of Price Administration (OPA)​

Question 67

Term for identification:  War Production Board (WPB)​

Question 68

Term for identification:  Tripartite Pact​

Question 69

Term for identification:  comfort women​

Question 70

Term for identification:  Free French​

Question 71

Term for identification:  Quit India movement​

Question 72

Term for identification:   blitzkrieg​

Question 73

Term for identification:  Four Freedoms​

Question 74

Term for identification:  The Big Three​

Question 75

Term for identification:   Luftwaffe​

Question 76

Term for identification:  Allies​

Question 77

Term for identification:  Lend-Lease​

Question 78

Term for identification:  Office of War Information​ (OWI)

Question 79

Term for identification:  Mohandas Ghandi​

Question 80

Term for identification: Wehmacht ​