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Why did the United States make political alliances after the war?
a) The US hoped that this would help control the spread of Communism.
b) The US liked being a super power and controlling the rest of the countries.
c) The US needed to build up its poor economy after fighting the long war in Europe.
d) D. The US didn’t want to have to help alone rebuild all the countries damaged by war.
What happened to Germany and Japan after World War II?
a) Germany was divided into six parts and Japan was left alone.
b) Japan was totally destroyed and was not punished for being in the war.
c) Germany was divided into four parts and the US helped Japan to become a democratic nation.
d) D. The Soviet Union took control of Germany and Japan because they were close neighbors.
Why did Japanese Americans face discrimination during World War II?
a) Japan demanded that any Japanese Americans should return to Japan.
b) These Japanese Americans were involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
c) Japanese immigrants were always discriminated against when they came to the US.
d) Some Americans thought they might side with Japan, so they went to internment camps.
12. Following World War II: 1) radar technology was used to create microwaves 2) chemical weapons were used to make fertilizer 3) rocket missiles were used to design jet airplanes. These are all examples of how:
a) wartime technology can be put to use in times of peace
b) dangerous technology can be if it gets into the wrong hands
c) harmless technology can be used to make weapons.
d) scientists during the war did not know how to properly use their own creations.
Americans needed to ration their supplies and work in factories because
a) Americans worked hard in many ways to support the war cause.
b) They were unhappy about it and wanted the troops to return home.
c) There were not enough men left to work in the factories so they had to close.
d) D. Americans became very tired of doing without food so they wanted the war to end.
Which of the following World War II leaders was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1940 until July 1945?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Harry S. Truman
c) Benito Mussolini
d) Franklin D. Roosevelt
During World War II, the U.S. government ordered Japanese Americans to live in camps until the war was over. This idea was called
a) militarism
b) nationalism
c) internment
d) Holocaust
Which of the following best explains why President Harry S. Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of WWII?
a) He wanted to save American lives and end the war quickly.
b) He wanted Germany to surrender
c) He wanted the war to last longer
d) He wanted to be a good president
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Allied forces
a) stormed the beaches of Normandy, France
b) took control of many Japanese islands
c) sent thousands of troops to Berlin
d) fought the Nazi troops at Stalingrad
VJ Day was an important event in World War II. It was the day that:
a) Germany invaded Poland
b) Japan surrendered to the U.S.
c) The German army surrendered
d) Allied armies landed in France
What worldwide economic interdependence came after World War II?
a) Most countries began buying and selling products to each other.
b) Most of the countries wanted to be independent from each other.
c) Most countries that fought against each other in the war would not work together.
d) D. Many countries were divided by Communism and Democracy so they stayed independent.
Which countries made up the Allied Powers?
a) Japan, England, and France
b) United States, Japan and England
c) Italy, United States, U.S.S.R., and France
d) United States, France U.S.S.R. and England
What caused the Japanese to finally surrender?
a) losing too many soldiers in Pacific battles
b) running out of soldiers
c) C. the dropping of two atomic bombs on cities in Japan
d) D. being forced to surrender to Germany and Italy
What What US plan in the Pacific helped the country get closer to its goal in Japan
a) lend- lease
b) shared power
c) island-hopping
d) unconditional surrender
What happened to cause the United States to become involved in World War II
a) The Germans invaded Poland
b) The Japanese bombed California
c) The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
d) The Congress of the US ordered the US to go to Western Europe
When Adolf Hitler first began invading other countries in Europe, the US Congress passed policy for President Roosevelt to
a) support France and England
b) support the U.S.S.R. and Italy
c) only send military supplies to Italy
d) remain neutral and not get involved
Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin) were all leaders of the
a) European Union
b) Axis Nations
c) Central Powers
d) Allied Nations
What did the Riveter represent?
a) all of the women who fought alongside the men during the war
b) all of the women who worked in the factories while the men went off to war
c) all the women who were afraid to work during WWII
d) all of the women who traveled the country to protest the war
Which of the following best explains why the U.S. needed to ration goods?
a) The U.S. had all the rubber and gas and wanted to keep it
b) There was a shortage in rubber, gas, and food and they were needed for the war.
c) Americans were greedy with how they used rubber, gas, and food.
d) Rubber, gas, and food were rationed so the government could have it all.
Limiting amounts of food, gas and other products is called
a) relocating
b) dictating
c) rationing
d) trading
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