World War II
Good neighbor policy
• American foreign policy toward Latin America and
Caribbean nation put forward Franklin D. Roosevelt
during the 1930’s
• Reversed interventionist Dollar Diplomacy policies
by seeking to develop friendship, trade and mutual
defense
• In practice, change was more about making
intervention less obvious that less practiced
World War II
• Fought from 1939-1945 between Allied nations (Britain, France,
Soviet Union) and Axis nations (Germany, Italy, Japan)
• United States joined the war on the side of the Allies in December
1941, after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• Allies defeated Germany after successful D-Day invasion
• Allies defeated Japan when the United States dropped atomic bombs
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• The end of the war led to the Cold War
Japanese relocation
• Government program during World War 2 under which
Japanese Americans who lived on the west coast were
forcibly relocated to internment camps.
• Program was created in response to public concern about
espionage.
• Resulted in the loss of personal possession and family
business by Japanese Americans who were relocated.
Pearl Harbor
Site of a naval base in Hawaii that was
bombed in a surprise attack by Japan on
December 7,1941 leading to U.S entry into
World War 2.
Rosie the Riveter
• Figure portrayed in a popular poster during
World War II
• Represented the expansion of women into
manufacturing jobs during wartime and the
changing of gender roles
Yalta
• Site of the last meeting between the leaders of Allied
nations in World War II- Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin
and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• Meeting saw great progress, including an agreement on the
formation of the United Nations and on strategy to end the
war against Japan
• Also saw the beginnings of the Cold War tensions
between the United States and the Soviet Union
• Followed by meeting at Potsdam
D Day
• Common name for the Allied landing in
Normandy, France during World War II
• Allied troops suffered heavy losses but were
eventually successful in taking the beach
• From Normandy, the Allies pushed the Germans
out of France and most of Belgium, eventually
driving the Germans all the way back to Berlin
Albert Einstein
• German born American immigrant
• Famous physicist and teacher
• Convinced Franklin D. Roosevelt to create the
Manhattan Project
• Famous for this theory of relativity (E=mc²)
• Taught at Princeton University
Harry S. Truman
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President from 1945 (when president Franklin D. Roosevelt died) to 1952
Democrat
Made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan to end World War II
Led the United States into the Cold War after unsuccessful meeting with Joseph
Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, at Potsdam
Introduced the Cold War foreign policies of containment and the Truman
Doctrine
Committed U.S. troops to the Korean War
First President to send U.S. aid into the situation that would become the Vietnam
War
Domestic agenda known as the Fair Deal
Won famously close election against Thomas Dewey in 1948
Promoted civil rights, although Congress was unreceptive
Desegregated the Armed Forces
Well known for candor that made him unpopular during his time but endeared him
to historians
• What two countries made a
nonaggression pact stating they
would not invade each other but
would invade Poland from
opposite directions and divide it
equally when finished?
a) USSR and Great Britain
b) Germany and Soviet Union
c) Germany and Italy
d) Germany and Turkey
• What country was being
pounded from the air and
asked the U.S. for aide?
• Soviet Union
• France
• Spain
• Great Britain
• What U.S. territory did Japan
bomb causing the U.S. to
declare war on Japan?
• Hawaii
• Midway Islands
• Philippines
• Hong Kong
• Why did the world take notice
when the China Incident occurred?
• The Soviet Union invaded the Gobi
Desert region of China.
• This was Japan's last step in creating
its Co-Prosperity Sphere.
• Japan started a war with China which
threatened the Open Door Policy.
• China was falling under communist
rule.
• In mid-1941, Hitler turned on
its former partner and
invaded what country?
• Spain
• Soviet Union
• Belgium
• Italy
• Which is NOT a traditional
military role of women during
World War II?
• nurses
• pilots
• drivers
• office workers
• Why did Japan select Pearl Harbor
as the location to bomb?
• It was the location for the U.S. Pacific
naval fleet.
• It just joined the union to become a
state.
• It was a heavily visited tourist site.
• It was closest to mainland Japan.
• What two Japanese cities
were attacked with the use of
atomic bombs?
• Nagasaki and Iwo Jima
• Tokyo and Nagasaki
• Hiku and Tokyo
• Nagasaki and Hiroshima
• Which is NOT an Allied power
in 1942?
• United States
• Soviet Union
• Great Britain
• Hungary
• What battle is known as the
turning point in the war in the
Pacific?
• Battle of the Philippines
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Guadalcanal
• Battle of Coral Sea
• On what date did Japan bomb
Pearl Harbor?
• September 3, 1939
• September 8, 1941
• December 7, 1941
• December 11, 1941
• What was the name of
General Eisenhower's
campaign to invade the Axiscontrolled North Africa?
• Operation Torch
• Operation Overlord
• Operation Omaha
• Operation Juno
• At what site did the American
and Allied forces land in
German-occupied France?
• Paris
• Calais
• Vichy
• Normandy
• Who ordered the use of the
atomic bomb on Japan?
• General Douglas MacArthur
• Harry S. Truman
• General Dwight Eisenhower
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• What act gave Britain war supplies
and old naval warships in return
for military bases in Bermuda and
the Caribbean?
• Neutrality Act
• Lend Lease Act
• Cash and Carry Act
• Interventionist Act
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Why was the Battle at Midway
known as the "Miracle of
Midway"?
The Japanese victory allowed them to
get closer to mainland United States.
The American victory started a series
of defensive battles by the U.S.
The American victory started the
island hopping campaign because
Hawaii was no longer under Japanese
threat of takeover.
The American victory ended the
Japanese threat to Alaska.
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The primary result of the
December 7, 1941 Japanese
attack was
economic recession in the United
States.
the creation of the atomic bomb.
the beginning of the Cold War.
increased popular support for U.S.
entry into World War II.
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Germany's strategy at the point
when the U.S. entered the war
was to defeat what two countries
quickly before America's industrial
and military strength could turn
the tide of the war?
Iraq and Great Britain
Soviet Union and Great Britain
Soviet Union and Egypt
Great Britain and Turkey
• Which of the following
minority groups did NOT fight
in large numbers as American
soldiers in World War II?
• African Americans
• Mexican Americans
• Asian Americans
• women
• Approximately how many
years of the war did the U.S.
stay neutral while Germany
overran most of Europe?
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• Which African American military
unit earned distinction due to their
aerial combat maneuvers against
the Germans in Europe?
• Nisei Regiment
• 99th Squadron
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Montgomery Squadron
• In the Pacific, the American
military strategy called for
a(n) ___________ campaign.
• sub warfare
• search and destroy
• island hopping
• hit and run
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What is the term for the
systematic and purposeful
destruction of a racial, political,
religious, or cultural group?
genocide
Judenrein
kamikaze
final solution
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When the China Incident occurred,
how did the U.S. respond?
The U.S. stopped trade with China.
The U.S. stopped all trade with Japan.
The U.S. created an embargo with
Japan on oil and steel.
The U.S. froze all Japanese assets in
America.
• By late 1940, both Japan and the
U.S. knew war was inevitable
between them. FDR needed to buy
some time to prepare. How did he
attempt to gain some time to
prepare for a war with Japan?
• Japan concentrated on gaining other
territories until the U.S. was ready to
fight.
• The U.S. and Japan entered into
negotiations trying to resolve their
disputes peacefully.
• FDR reinstated trade with Japan.
• The U.S. asked Great Britain for aide.
• What was the slogan used
during World War II to
encourage women to go to
work?
• Wilma the Worker
• Tammy the Tank builder
• Rosie the Riveter
• Alice the Waitress
• During the 1930's, the League of
Nations condemned Japan for its
invasion of ____, and consequently,
Japan pulled out as a member of
the League of Nations.
• Manchuria
• Korea
• the Philippines
• China
• Who was the commander of
the invasion of Germanoccupied France?
• General Eisenhower
• General Rommel
• General Nimitz
• General Smith
• What does the term isolationism
mean?
• policy of economically aiding countries
at war to the point of declaring war
• policy of economically aiding countries
at war but are not willing to declare war
• policy of declaring war but refusing to
economically aid other countries
• policy of staying completely politically,
economically, and militarily
• Which is NOT a reason why the
President decided to use the atomic
bomb?
• The Japanese knew it was coming and
were prepared.
• It would save the U.S. many casualties
by omitting a land invasion of Japan.
• It would prove the American position as
a superpower in postwar negotiations.
• The cost of the construction of the
atomic bombs would become an issue
in post war peace.
• On what date did the Allied
invasion of German-occupied
France occur?
• September 2, 1944
• July 4, 1944
• June 6, 1944
• June 9, 1944
• Which is NOT true of the battles at
Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
• The invasion cost thousands of
American lives.
• Both battles were victories for the U.S.
• The Japanese soldiers fought fiercely
over every square inch of the islands.
• The majority of Japanese soldiers
surrendered to American forces to keep
from dying.
• President Roosevelt went to
Congress on December 8, 1941,
asking for a declaration of
war. FDR refers to December 7,
1941, as a "date that will
___________." What completes
FDR's famous quote?
• live forever in our minds
• live in infamy
• haunt Japan forever
• Americans will never forget
• Which is NOT an aspect of the
"island hopping" campaign?
• cutting off Japanese supplies through
submarine warfare
• seizing strategic islands closer and
closer to mainland Japan
• seizing all territories under the
Japanese empire
• retaking strategic locations to use as
bases for air attacks on Japan
• Who declared war on the U.S.
on December 11, 1941?
• Soviet Union and China
• Germany and Italy
• Great Britain and France
• China and Manchuria
• What is the name of the plan to
invade German-occupied France at
one location but mislead the
Germans into thinking the Allied
forces were to land at another
location?
• Operation Torch
• Operation Overlord
• Operation Surrender
• Operation Sneak attack
• In World War II, the term DDay referred to
• the battle of Dunkirk.
• the day that Germany
surrendered.
• the dropping of the atomic bomb.
• the Allied invasion of Normandy.
• The development of the first atomic
bomb was the primary result of
which of the following?
• the Marshall Plan
• the Manhattan Project
• the election of Harry S. Truman as
president
• the invasion of Pearl Harbor
• After the Japanese bombing of
Pearl Harbor, the United States
removed Japanese Americans
to which of the following?
• internment camps
• work camps
• the Hawaiian islands
• concentration camps
• The_____________ attempted to
ensure the humane treatment of
prisoners of war by establishing
rules to be following by all nations.
• Nuremburg Trials
• Munich Conference
• Geneva Conference
• Meeting at Yalta
• What event in the Pacific theater
saw American POWs being treated
brutally by the Japanese after the
American surrender of the
Philippines?
• Tet Offensive
• Manila Massacre
• Bataan Death March
• Mai Lai Massacre
• Which group was integral in
the war in the Pacific because
of their undecipherable oral
language?
• Navajo Indians
• Cherokee Indians
• Mexican Americans
• Alaskan Eskimos
• Which is NOT true of the
Nuremberg Trials?
• Nazi leaders and others were convicted
of war crimes.
• Hitler was sentenced to death.
• The trials emphasized individual
responsibility for actions during war,
regardless of orders received.
• The trials led to an increased demand
for a Jewish homeland.
• What was the spark that
started World War II?
• Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor.
• Hitler's invasion of Poland.
• Chamberlain, Daladier, and Hitler's
meeting in Munich.
• Hitler's invasion of the
Sudetenland.
• Which group was NOT part of
Germany's final solution?
• mentally ill
• Scandinavians
• Poles
• Gypsies
• Japanese soldiers often
_____________ rather than
surrender.
• played dead
• became a U.S. citizen
• ran away
• committed suicide
• Japan hoped that America would
accept Japanese predominance in
Southeast Asia and the Pacific
rather than conduct a __________
war to reverse Japanese gains.
• nuclear
• time consuming
• bloody and costly
• irrelevant
• What battle location in North Africa
is seen as a turning point because
the British forces prevented Hitler
from gaining access to Middle
Eastern oil supplies and potentially
attacking the Soviet Union from the
south?
• Battle at Tobruk
• Battle of Cairo
• Battle of El Alamein
• Battle of Casablanca
• Which Allied power was the
first to be taken over by
Germany?
• France
• Soviet Union
• Spain
• Great Britain
• What is the term for the U.S.
government's effort to maintain the
supply of essential products for the
war effort by limiting how much
one could purchase?
• Retooling
• trickle down economics
• Allocation
• Rationing
• What two methods were used
by the U.S. to finance the war?
• income tax and tariffs
• tariffs and war bonds
• sales tax and excise tax
• war bonds and income tax
• Which group did NOT fill in the
gap in the workforce when
men went overseas to fight?
• Children
• Women
• Mexican Americans
• African Americans
• What battle location saw hundreds
of thousands of German soldiers
killed or captured in a months-long
siege of Russian city?
• Battle of Leningrad
• Battle of Kiev
• Battle of Stalingrad
• Battle of Moscow
• Why was the defeat of the Germans
in the Soviet Union a major turning
point?
• This defeat prevented Germany from
winning all of Eurasia.
• This defeat ended the Soviet Union's
alliance with Germany.
• This defeat proved that the Soviet
Union was on the Axis side.
• This defeat prevented Germany from
seizing the Soviet oil fields.
• In 1988, the U.S. government
publicly apologized for the
mistreatment of the Japanese living
in the United States by
• giving each Japanese survivor or
his/her survivor a piece of federal land
in Wyoming.
• making financial payment to each
survivor of the camps.
• granting each survivor a bonus for not
being a spy.
• sending each survivor a sympathy card.
• At the entrance of the U.S. in World
War II, the American strategy was
to target most American military
resources toward ______. This
strategy was nicknamed
_________.
• Japan, island hopping
• Europe, Victory in Europe
• Japan, sub warfare
• Europe, Defeat Hitler First
• Which is NOT a role of
propaganda for the war effort?
• to portray the enemy in
stereotypical, evil ways
• to boost morale
• to gain patriotic support
• to increase Hollywood
actors/actresses popularity