World War II Test

1.

1 point

Which action is an example of international
appeasement?

Japan attacking Pearl Harbor

Great Britain and France agreeing to Hitler’s demand for part of Czechoslovakia

Congress authorizing the Manhattan Project

Germany signing a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union

2.

1 point

To help win World War II, the federal government found it necessary to

return to the gold standard

integrate the military

outlaw labor unions

impose rations and price controls

3.

1 point

President Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary to the
Monroe Doctrine primarily affected Latin
America by

supporting independence movements in many countries

increasing United States intervention in the region

guaranteeing human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere

encouraging immigration to the United States

4.

1 point

President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the United
States needed to become the “great arsenal of
democracy” mainly because he was trying to

increase the number of Supreme Court justices

limit the influence of the defense industry

assist the Allied nations

gain public support for a third term

5.

1 point

Which of the following men was not at the Teheran Conference?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Winston Churchill

Benito Mussolini

Joseph Stalin

6.

1 point

President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to December 7, 1941, as “a date which will live in infamy” because on that day

the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Italy declared war on the United States

Germany invaded Poland

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

7.

1 point

President Harry Truman changed the United States military after World War II by

banning racial segregation in the military

establishing an all volunteer army

withdrawing all military forces from Europe

allowing women to serve in combat roles

8.

1 point

During World War II, Japanese Americans were sent to internment centers primarily because they

had been convicted of spying for Germany

refused to enlist in the United States military

were thought to be a threat to national security

were considered illegal aliens

9.

1 point

The entrance of the United States into World War II was preceded by

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s successful effort to end the Holocaust in Europe

legislation encouraging the immigration of war refugees

American aid to help Great Britain defend itself against German aggression

unauthorized presidential use of United States troops in Japan

10.

1 point

What was the major purpose of the Lend-Lease Act (1941)?

sending United States troops to defend France

helping Great Britain without going to war

profiting from Germany’s demand for steel and oil from the United States

keeping the Soviet Union from invading China

11.

1 point

The Meat Inspection Act (1906) and the Pure
Food and Drug Act (1906) were efforts by the
federal government to

protect public health and safety

restrict foreign competition

support business monopolies

regulate child labor

12.

1 point

The war crimes trials after World War II demonstrate the principle that

only nations can be considered responsible for actions during war

nations have the authority to suspend human rights

international law may not be applied to national leaders

leaders can be held accountable for crimes against humanity

13.

1 point

Consumer rationing was used during World War II as a way to

increase exploration for natural resources

limit supplies of weapons to American allies

draft men into the armed forces

ensure that the military had essential materials

14.

1 point

Starting in the 1870s, Jim Crow laws were
enacted in Southern states as a means to

enforce racial segregation

provide an education for formerly enslaved persons

protect the voting rights of formerly enslaved persons

ensure equal protection under the law

15.

1 point

The “cash and carry” policy and the Lend-Lease Act were used by the United States to

help fund League of Nations efforts to maintain peace

provide support for the Allies in World War II without entering the war

fulfill treaty obligations with Great Britain and France

encourage British appeasement of Germany