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The American Yawp
Chapter 24 – World War II
1. Before turning to military expansionism, Japanese leaders were also considering which of the
following strategies?
a. Pacifist isolationism
b. Communism
c. Pan-Asian anti-colonialism
d. Pro-western trade alliances
[C] page 227, paragraph 1, Japanese politics battled between Pan-Asianism which would push western influence outside of their continent and islands.
2. Which of the following statements are true regarding Soong May-ling, known to the public
as Madame Chiang?
a. She was the daughter of Chiang Kai-shek
b. Her American education made her an effective diplomat in Chinese-American
relations
c. She was able to spur American military action in China
d. All of the above
[B] page 228, paragraph 2, having spent much of her childhood in American while graduating with a degree in English effectively gave her strong interpersonal skills to be a great diplomate to the American government. 3. Hitler and Mussolini helped to topple which government in Spain?
a. Communists
b. Fascists
c. Nationalists
d. Christian Democrats
[A] page 229, paragraph 1, During the Spanish Civil War, Hitler joined with fascist leader Mussolini to overthrow the communist Spanish republican party. 4. Britain and France declared war on Germany after which invasion?
a. Annexation of Austria
b. Seizure of the Sudetenland
c. Seizure of the remaining territory in Czechoslovakia
d. Invasion of Poland
[C] page 230, paragraph 2, Britain, and France sat in hesitance as Germany began to move on surrounding countries, after annexing Austria, Hitler took over Czechoslovakia and began to make demands on the country of Poland.
5. Which of the following best characterized German military tactics
a. Small detachments of marching troops
b. Emphasis on fortifications
c. Speed and maneuverability
d. Guerilla warfare
[C] page 230, paragraph 3, After learning from the stalemate war during world war I, German doctrine emphasized fast troop movements, air superiority, and heavily armored tanks. 6. Why did Hitler stop the Blitz in June 1941?
a. Germany was planning a land invasion of Britain
b. Germany needed the resources of the Luftwaffe to invade the Soviet Union
c. American efforts in southern Europe preoccupied Hitler
d. Defeats in Africa forced a redeployment
[B] page 232, paragraph 1&2, after shelling Britain, Hitler set his sights on breaking the treaty that the Soviet Union and Germany created, and launching a full-scale assault. 7. Roughly ____ of all German casualties in World War II came in the battle against the Soviet
Union.
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 66%
d. 80%
[D] page 232 paragraph 2, Due to a depleted German army facing a Soviet Union winter, one of the major battles in Stalingrad took on more casualties than any battle during the war. 8. The United States responded to Japanese aggression in the Pacific with the 1940 American
Neutrality Act. What did this Act attempt to do?
a. Maintain American diplomatic relations with both the Chinese and Japanese
b. Encourage greater economic cooperation with Japan in the hopes of deterring
further aggression
c. Applying economic pressure to Japan to deter military expansion
d. Enable American arms build up under the deceiving title of neutrality
[C] page 233, paragraph 1, Americans wanted to slow down the Japanese war machine by cutting off vital military exports in supplies and goods. 9. Which Allied nation was the first to reach Berlin?
a. United States
b. Soviet Union
c. Great Britain
d. A coordinated attack from all three nations took the capital city
[B] page 237, paragraph 3, Americans and the Soviet Union armies finally met at the Elbe in Germany, Stalin pressed the attack and arrived first in Berlin.
10. After the Victory in Europe, the United States suffered a setback in the Pacific. What was
that setback?
a. The surrender of American forces in the Philippines
b. Defeat at the Battle of Midway
c. Sinking of eight American battleships off the coast of the Solomon Islands
d. Defeat at Guadalcanal
[A] page 237, section V, paragraph 1, after the victory in Europe, the pacific saw a setback in the
form of American and Filipino soldiers running out of ammo and supplies. The soldiers surrendered and were a force to march 80 miles without food and water, ultimately killing 10,000 soldiers.
11. Approximately how many civilians were killed by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki?
a. 80,000
b. 180,000
c. 500,000
d. Nearly one million
[B] page 239, paragraph 1, August 6 one of two atom bombs were dropped on the city of Hiroshima and three days later detonating over the city of Nagasaki, killing a total of over 180,000 civilians. 12. What was the top tax rate during World War II?
a. 33%
b. 50%
c. 60%
d. 94%
[D] page 242, paragraph 1, although the wartime economy soared during the war, however, the
consumer economy plummeted, and to prevent inflation Roosevelt increased taxes and pushed
for wartime bonds.
13. Approximately how many women served in the military during WWII?
a. 15,000
b. 50,000
c. 200,000
d. 350,000
[D] page 244, paragraph 2, Many women joined the wartime effort in the labor force, community services, and in the military as both enlisted and officer soldiers across multiple branches.
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14. What prompted President Roosevelt to pass Executive Order 8802?
a. The planned march on Washington led by A. Philip Randolph
b. The desperate need to fill wartime jobs
c. FDR supported integration early in his campaign, and the war gave him the
opportunity to pursue that agenda
d. The lynching of three black naval officers
[A] page 245, paragraph 2, enduring segregation within the ranks of the military, and wartime labor companies refusing to hire black Americans, Philip Randolph threatened to march on D.C. with the backing of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. 15. Of the over 110,000 Japanese-descended Americans who were detained in internment
camps, approximately how many were American citizens?
a. Zero
b. 25,000
c. 50,000
d. 70,000
[D] page 247, paragraph 2, Japanese mainly with German, and Italian descendants and citizens were internment under Roosevelt’s executive order 9066.
World War II is often called “The Good War.” Why is this so? Do you agree, or disagree?
I can see why some would call World War II “The Good War” due to how it sparked the American economy which pulled America out of the Great Depression. I can also see how this era turned our country into a military superpower, as well as turning the tide in the racial fight within the labor industry. Although retaliation for Pearl Harbor was a must to stop the Japanese
war machine, as well as eliminating Hitler's world domination plan. I believe the so-called “The Good War” came at the expense of millions of civilians and soldiers throughout the world. (page 226 & page 230) How did World War II transform America’s standing in the world?
World War II transformed America’s standing by successfully becoming a military superpower. Not only did we spring out of crippling depression, but was able to mobilize in vast
numbers, fight on two major fronts on the opposite side of the world while securing two separate oceans. Also in fears of German scientists creating atomic weapons capable of destroying entire cities. Americans successfully created and tested atomic weapons leading to the devastating atomic bombs being dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, killing over 180,000 civilians. The atomic event showed the entire world that Americans had the capability of destroying cities and countries in a single military attack. (page 239, paragraph 1 & page 238)