AnswersUnited States History and GeographyAmerican Participation in World War II

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Which best describes the Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team?

A
It was one of the most decorated regiments in military history.
B
It consisted mostly of Chinese Americans.
C
It fought in the Pacific near Japan.
D
It was the most integrated army unit in WWII.
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How did the US government control price increases for scarce goods?

A
It set new prices weekly depending on the availability of goods.
B
It established the Office of Price Administration.
C
It established the War Production Board to study pricing of scarce goods.
D
It set a price scale determining what different people could afford.
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What did the US government do to ensure there would not be any vital factory work stoppages during World War II?

A
The government encouraged businesses to produce war products.
B
The government banned workers in important industries from taking vacations.
C
The government banned workers in important industries from striking.
D
The government forced 200,000 businesses to join the war effort.
4

During World War II, which was an Allied nation?

A
Japan
B
Switzerland
C
Thailand
D
China
5

Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt meet in Washington, DC, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941?

A
to decide the terms of surrender for the Axis powers
B
to form an alliance with the Soviet Union and China
C
to consider the US response to Japan’s attack
D
to plan an overall strategy for the rest of World War II
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In 1945, what concern did the Allies have about invading the Japanese mainland with ground forces?

A
They were worried the Japanese had a stronger fleet in mainland ports.
B
They were worried they did not have enough soldiers.
C
They were worried there would be too great a loss of life.
D
They were worried the Japanese were developing an atomic bomb.
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The occurrence of Kristallnacht , or the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in 1938 showed that the Nazi government

A
could not prevent violence against Jewish people.
B
fully supported violence against Jewish people.
C
had recovered from its economic problems.
D
needed more support to hold onto power.
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On the Night of Broken Glass in Germany, which of the following occurred?

A
Thousands of Jewish people were arrested.
B
Jewish people were given a final chance to escape Germany.
C
Nazis began building the first Jewish ghettos.
D
Trains began taking Jewish people to concentration camps.
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What led to increased tension between the United States and Japan in 1937?

A
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech
B
Japan’s oil exports
C
the Nanjing Massacre
D
the Lend-Lease Act
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Why did supporters of using the atomic bomb reject the idea of dropping one on a deserted island?

A
They did not want to waste one of the remaining bombs.
B
They thought it would make Japan fight even harder.
C
They thought the radioactive fallout was too dangerous.
D
They did not want other nations to know about the bomb.
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Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan at the end of World War II thought an invasion would

A
cost too many American lives.
B
be opposed by the American people.
C
require the navy to build too many ships.
D
not be successful.
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A reason the Neutrality Acts were revised to allow cash-and-carry in the 1930s was

A
because of WWI.
B
because fascism was gaining ground in Europe.
C
because Germany needed supplies.
D
because of the spread of socialism.
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For which of these crimes was Fred Korematsu found guilty?

A
hiding in an internment camp
B
spying for Japan
C
entering the US illegally
D
violating military orders
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A similarity between the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea is that both

A
significantly reduced Japan’s naval strength.
B
were good examples of the “island-hopping” strategy.
C
were fought by warplanes from aircraft carriers.
D
were significant victories for the Allies.
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Which of these was considered unpatriotic during the World War II?

A
wearing shoes
B
driving a car
C
eating at a restaurant
D
wasting materials
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Many struggling businesses made large profits during World War II through war contracts with

A
the Allies.
B
factory workers.
C
oil well owners.
D
the government.

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