STAAR REVIEW 6
WORLD WAR II
A RETURN TO A POLICY OF _____________________________________
*U.S. refused to become a member of the ______________________________________; passed high tariffs on
European goods; put __________________ on European and Asian immigrants; insisted on collecting war debts
from________________ and _________________.
EXCEPTIONS TO THE POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM
*__________________________________ OF 1935-1937; prohibited Americans from traveling on ships of nations at war (and
from selling arms)
*__________________________________ policy
*FDR’s “_____________________________” Speech, 1937: warned Americans of unrest and peaceful nations would act together
to isolate aggressors
*__________________________________ Volunteer American flyers supplying _______________ with war materials.
*__________________________________ , 1941
*ATLANTIC CHARTER, 1941 “_________________________________________” speech & expression, religion, want, fear
ORIGINS OF WORLD WAR II
* RISE OF ______________________________ IN EUROPE
____________________: ______________________________ seized power shortly after WWI. Glorified action,
obedience to leader, and violence.
____________________:_______________________________ came to power due to shaky democracy and a rise in
unemployment. Fascist leaders ought expansion through use of force.
*FAILURE OF _________________________________
-___________________________________________ attempts to satisfy Hitler’s demands to avoid war
-Germany invades ______________________________ in 1939 starting WWII
*___________________ invaded Manchuria (1931), China (1937), and Indochina (1941)
THE U.S. ENTERS THE WAR
*JAPANESE ATTACK ON ______________________________________
U.S. Navy attacked on __________________________________; U.S. enters war against ________________
__________________________ and ______________________ declare war on the U.S.
*HOMEFRONT
-____________________________________ and the sale of ____________________________________
-____________________________________ aided in growing food
-Propaganda War: ______________________________________________________________________ (OWI)
-Women take a larger role in workforce (___________________________________________________________)
-Internment of _____________________________________________________________
FDR issued EXECUTIVE ORDER ________________________
_________________________________________________ upholds constitutionality
JAPANESE AMERICAN REDRESS BILL—issues apology
FIGHTING IN WORLD WAR II
*WAR IN ____________________________
_____________________________________: Killing of Jews and others
_____________________________________: Allies invade Normandy _____________________________
Western allies and Soviets invade Germany
*WAR IN ____________________________
___________________________________________ (1942)
____________________________________________ transmit radio code that the Japanese couldn’t break
U.S. defeats Japanese Navy at the __________________________________________ (1943) major turning point
*ATOMIC BOMBS (dropped on ______________________)
______________________________________ and _________________________________ bombed in 1945
Japan surrenders and war comes to an end.
IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN WORLD WAR II
*________________________________________________ was President during war; elected to 4 terms worked closely with
British Prime Minister _______________________________________.
*_______________________________________________President after FDR dies; makes decision to use ______________
__________________ on Japan to end the war with Japan.
*_______________________________________________ African American who received the Congressional Medal of Honor
*_______________________________________________ Supreme Commander of _________________ and the Allied
invasion of Europe. Later became President.
*______________________________________________ first African-American pilot unit
*________________________________________________ Chief of Staff who helped form and equip U.S. Army
*________________________________________________ Commanded an army that landed in Normandy invasion
*________________________________________________ Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet; commanded U.S. forces in the
Battle of Midway
*________________________________________________ Commander of the U.S. Army fighting in the Pacific; later was in
Charge of the U.S. occupation of Japan
*________________________________________________ Commander of the U.S. Third Army; expert in tank warfare.
1. Which federal government agency was created to do propaganda and designed posters like this one?
A. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066
B. CIVILIAN CONSERATION COPR (CCC)
C. OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION (OWI)
D. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)
2. Which of the following most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States during
the years between World War I and World War II?
A. ISOLATION FORM EUROPEAN MILITARY CONFLICTS
B. CONTAINMENT OF COMMUNISM
C. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
D. MILITARY ALLIANCES WITH FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN.
3. What lesson does the example of Vernon Baker demonstrate about the U.S. military during World War II?
A. AFRICAN AMERICANS ENJOYED FULL EQUALITY IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES
B. CONGRESS ENACTED THE FIRST MILTARY DRAFT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS
C. AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE PROHIBITED FROM COMBAT THROUGHOUT THE WAR
D. DESPITE FACING PREJUDICE, AFRICAN AMERICANS FOUGHT WITH DISTINCTION ON THE BATTLEFIELD
4. Which statement about the U.S. economy during WWII is accurate
A. MANY GOODS WERE RATIONED
B. THE MANUFACTURING OF AUTOMOBILES INCREASED
C. WORKER PRODUCTIVITY DELCINED
D. PRICES ON MOST GOODS FELL RAPIDLY
5. What was an immediate effect of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?
A. THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II IN ASIA
B. OFFICIAL ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES INTO THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN
C. THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN TO THE UNITED STATES
D. SOVIET TROOPS LEFT GERMANY
6. President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these worlds, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which shall live in infamy” to describe the—
A. GERMAN INVASION OF POLAND
B. SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
C. D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY
D. ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA
7. What was the main goal of the Flying Tigers?
A. TO ATTACK JAPANESE WAR PRODUCTION
B. TO SPONSOR MINORITY INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR II COMBAT OPERATIONS
C. TO SUPPLY CHINA WITH WAR MATERIALS
D. TO PREVENT THE MOVEMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICANS TO INTERNMENT CAMPS