Study Guide
for Unit 9 Test
APUSH
Questions and Answers…
Based on the WWII PowerPoint
In the early 1930s, what
country posed the greatest
threat to peace?
Japan
In the 1930s, Japan was
mainly targeting what
country?
China
In what country did Japan
establish a puppet
government and rename
“Manchukuo?”
Manchuria
In the early 1930s, Japan
defied the covenant of what
international body?
The League of Nations
After Japan defied the
covenant of the League of
Nations, the League
responded by condemning
Japan’s actions. What
response did Japan have to
the League’s
condemnation?
Japan quit the League of
Nations
What doctrine, the US
response to Japan’s
takeover of Manchuria and
supported by the League of
Nations, refused to
recognize regimes obtained
through force?
The Stimson Doctrine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
continued which president’s
efforts to improve relations
with Latin America?
Herbert Hoover
Which of the following countries
felt the least of the effects of the
“Good Neighbor” policy in Latin
America?
a.) Uruguay
b.) Paraguay
c.) Mexico
d.) Cuba
e.) Argentina
Paraguay
Most foreign policy decisions
during this period focused
on helping
_________________?
the U.S. economy
In 1933, in an attempt to
increase trade, FDR
recognized which country?
The Soviet Union
During FDR’s presidency,
which country felt a gradual
removal of U.S. military
presence?
The Philippines
In 1934, “reciprocal trade
agreements” allowed the
President to ________ in an
attempt to ________.
a.) decrease tariffs (by 50%
for nation’s that
reciprocated)
b.) increase international
trade
Who was the leader of
the Italian Fascist party?
HINT: “Il Duce”
Benito Mussolini
The Fascist party was largely
made up of all of the
following EXCEPT?
a.) Dissatisfied war veterans
b.) Nationalists
c.) Anti-communists
d.) Imperialists
d.) imperialists
Why did nationalists and
militarists increased their
power and convince
Emperor Hirohito to invade
China and
Southeast Asia?
Ensure access to basic raw
materials (oil, iron, tin)
Which of the following concerning US
Isolationism is FALSE?
a.) it was an outgrowth of U.S. nationalism
b.) the rise of militarism in Europe and Japan
only made isolationists more determined to
keep the U.S. uninvolved
c.) it was strongest in the South and among
Democrats
d.) isolationists believed U.S. involvement in
World War I had been a terrible mistake
c.) it was strongest in the
South and among
Democrats
Isolationism in the U.S. was strongest in the Midwest
and among Republicans
When did Hitler claim the
Sudentenland area of
Czechoslovakia and promise
that he would take over no
more land?
HINT: HINT: Britain and France agreed in order to
avoid war
1938 Munich Conference
In 1938, what did Hitler
proclaimed between
Germany and Austria?
Anschluss
In August of 1939, Germany and
the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact, promising not to
attack one another. Secretly,
however, Germany & the Soviet
Union would divide Poland while
the Soviet Union would take
____________________.
Finland, Lithuania, Estonia,
& Latvia
What is a Blitzkreig?
HINT: “Lightening War”
The use of fast-moving
airplanes, tanks, and
massive infantry to quickly
overwhelm the enemy
On September 1, 1939,
Germany attacked what
Polish city?
Warsaw
As a direct result of the
Warsaw Bombing, France
and Britain…?
declare War on Germany on
September 3rd.
What did FDR believe was
crucial to U.S. security?
British survival
Isolationists strongly opposed
the Selective Training and
Service Act (September,
1940)because it…?
Was a “peacetime” draft
In accordance with the
“Destroyers-for-Bases” deal,
_______ traded older Navy
Destroyers traded for Bases
on ________________.
a.) The United States
b.) British Caribbean islands
In the election of 1940, FDR,
a Democrat, opposed
_______________, a
Republican.
Wendell Willkie
FDR viewed German
conquest of most of Europe
as a direct threat to
_________ and, therefore,
wanted to supply the allies
with arms to defend
____________.
a.) U.S. security
b.) democracy
The U.S. lent money to Britain
in order to defend nations
committed to….
Freedom of
Freedom of
SPEECH
RELIGION
Freedom from
WANT
Freedom from
FEAR
What was the purpose of the
Lend-Lease Act(1941),
which the America First
Committee campaigned
heavily against?
supply arms to Great
Britain on credit
When did FDR and Churchill…
establish free trade,
declare the
right of people to choose their
government,
oppose territorial expansion,
and draft a peace plan after the
war?
The Atlantic Charter
August 1941
How did Hitler break the
non-aggression pact in
December 1941?
Invading the Soviet Union
At the very beginning of
WW2, the Allies included all
of the following EXCEPT:
a.) United States
b.) Great Britain
c.) Soviet Union
d.) France
d.) France
The Allies agreed to
concentrate on war in _____
before fighting ______.
a.) Europe
b.) Japan
What body managed war
industries?
War Production Board
(1942)
What body set production
priorities and controlled raw
materials?
Office of War Mobilization
(1942)
The system in which war
contractors paid the costs of
production plus a certain
percentage for profit was
called…?
The Cost-Plus System
Which of the following is NOT true
concerning unions during WW2?
a.) unions agreed with large corporations that there would
be no strikes during war
b.) Workers were angered that wages were frozen while
business made large wartime profits
c.)unions became stronger during wartime, popularity
decreased as labor demands decreased as soldiers looking
for employment returned home
d.) Several strikes called by coal unions
e.)Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act (1943) passed over
Roosevelt’s veto
C
How did the US government
pay for WW2?
Increased income taxes
Automatic withholding tax
from paychecks
War bonds
The following impacts describe
what group of people during WW2?
Attracted
to jobs in the North and
West
1.5 million left the south
“Double V” slogan: V for victory over
fascism, Victory over discrimination
African Americans
The following impacts describe
what group of people during WW2?
worked
in defense industries
Over 300,000 served in military
1942 agreement allowed braceros
(farmworkers) to enter U.S. during
harvest season
“Zoot Suit Riots” – Los Angeles, 1943
Mexican Americans
The following impacts describe
what group of people during WW2?
Approx.
25,000 served in military
Thousands in defense industries
Half of those who left home to
serve or to work never returned
Native Americans