Question 1
In order to still remain “neutral” FDR suggested a _________ provision that would allow Britain and France to buy and transport American
arms.
a
Cash-and carry
b
Office of Price Administration
c
War Production Board
d
Lend-lease Act
Question 2
MATCHING: America Moves towards war and mobilizes for defense
Column A
Column B
1. Army chief of staff during WWII who
suggested using women for noncombat
military tasks.:
Army chief of staff during WWII
who suggested using women for
noncombat military tasks.
2. British and American statement of goals for
fighting WWII:
British and American statement of
goals for fighting WWII
3. Group of nations, including the US, Britain,
and the Soviet Union who opposed the Axis
Powers:
Group of nations, including the
US, Britain, and the Soviet Union
who opposed the Axis Powers
4. President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, African American labor leader who
demanded an end to discrimination against
African Americans in defense industry:
5. Volunteers who served in noncombat
positions:
President of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters, African
American labor leader who
demanded an end to
discrimination against African
Americans in defense industry
Volunteers who served in
noncombat positions
6. Germany, Italy, and Japan:
Germany, Italy, and Japan
7. Militant General and Prime Minister of Japan
during WWII:
Militant General and Prime
Minister of Japan during WWII
8. Restricting the amount of food and other goods Restricting the amount of food and
people may buy during wartime to assure
other goods people may buy
adequate supplies for the military:
during wartime to assure adequate
supplies for the military
a.George
Marshall
b.Rationing
c.Allies
d.Atlantic
Charter "NOTE"
e.Axis Powers
f.Pearl Harbor
"BOAT"
g.Women’s
Auxiliary Army
Corps (WAAC)
h.A. Philip
Randolph
i.Hideki Tojo
9. "...a date which will live in infamy...(The
Japanese launched) an unprovoked and
dastardly attack" at:
"...a date which will live in
infamy...(The Japanese launched)
an unprovoked and dastardly
attack" at
Question 3
TRUE or FALSE: Women in the military received the same pay and benefits as men.
True
False
Question 4
TRUE or FALSE: WWII soldiers were called “GIs” a nickname coming from the term “Government Issue”
True
False
Question 5
TRUE or FALSE: FDR assured the nation that the US would stay out of war, but prepared for war and Congress passed the first peacetime
draft in September 1940.
True
False
Question 6
TRUE or FALSE: FDR asked Congress for a war declaration on December 8, 1941, against Germany.
True
False
Question 7
All of the following occurred after the attack on Pearl Harbor when the US mobilized for war EXCEPT
a
5 million men volunteered for military service and 10 million men were drafted
b
Developed the hydrogen bomb and drug to cure polio for the president
c
FDR issued an executive order banning discrimination in defense industries to avoid a march on
Washington by African Americans
US automobile factories switched to war production making planes and tanks
d
Question 8
TRUE or FALSE: Military units were segregated during WWII.
True
False
Question 9
All of the following involved Germany EXCEPT
a
U-boats attacked and sank ships carrying arms across the Atlantic to its enemies
b
Invaded its former ally Italy
c
U-boats attacked by the US Navy to protect lend-lease ships and warships
d
Invaded its former ally the Soviet Union
Question 10
Congress regulated companies that would make war materials and how to distribute raw materials in the
a
Cash-and carry
b
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
c
Lend-lease Act
d
War Production Board (WPB)
Question 11
TRUE or FALSE: FDR gave the Soviets “all aid short of war to help them fight Hitler.
True
False
Question 12
___________ was set up by Congress to prevent high inflation
a
Lend-lease Act
b
Cash-and carry
c
War Production Board (WPB)
d
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Question 13
REVIEW MATCHING: Dictators and forms of government
Some options may be used more than once or not at all
Column A
1. Political system based on a strong, centralized Political system based on a strong,
government headed by a dictator that grew out centralized government headed by a dictator
of extreme nationalism:
that grew out of extreme nationalism
Column
B
a.Nazis
m
b.Benit
o
Mussol
ini
2. Totalitarian Dictator who made the Soviet
Union into a leading industrial power and
focused on creating a model communist state
and wanted to stamp out private enterprise,
capitalism.:
Totalitarian Dictator who made the Soviet
Union into a leading industrial power and
focused on creating a model communist
state and wanted to stamp out private
enterprise, capitalism.
3. Fascist political philosophy of Germany that
combined extreme nationalism, racism, and
expansionism:
Fascist political philosophy of Germany that
combined extreme nationalism, racism, and
expansionism
d.Fasci
sm
4. Fascist dictator of Italy who implemented
totalitarianism:
Fascist dictator of Italy who implemented
totalitarianism
f.Josep
h Stalin
c.Totali
tarianis
m
e.Adolf
Hitler
5. Totalitarian dictartor who implemented
fascism and hope to unite all German speaking
people into a new empire and expand/gain
teritory:
Totalitarian dictartor who implemented
fascism and hope to unite all German
speaking people into a new empire and
expand/gain teritory
6. Laws passed by the US Congress to ban the
sale of arms or loans to nations at war:
Laws passed by the US Congress to ban the
sale of arms or loans to nations at war
7. Form of government with complete control
over its citizens in which individuals have no
rights and the government put down all
opposition:
Form of government with complete control
over its citizens in which individuals have
no rights and the government put down all
opposition
g.Neutr
ality
Acts
Question 14
All of the following involved Japan EXCEPT
a
Invaded Indochina and a trade embargo by US resulted
b
Attacked Pearl Harbor and destroyed the US Pacific Fleet
c
Invaded Hawaii and the West Coast
d
Secret communication intercepted and broken that exposed plans for a military strike on the US
Question 15
TRUE or FALSE: If the US went to war against one of the Axis Powers then America would be forced to fight a war on two fronts: in
Europe in Asia.
True
False
Question 16
All of the following were ways Americans supported the war effort EXCEPT
a
Collected goods
b
Sent money to the troops
c
Bought war bonds
d
Cooperated with the rationing system
Question 17
_____________ passed by Congress in March 1941, that allowed lending or leasing arms to any nation “whose defense was vital to the US”
since Britain could no longer pay for arms and supplies.
a
War Production Board (WPB)
b
Lend-lease Act
c
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
d
Cash-and carry
Question 18
REVIEW: Road to War in Europe: Put the following events in chronological order
1.France & Great Britain promised to defend Czechoslovakia and met with Hitler and signed the Munich
Pact to resolve the conflict without violence (Policy of appeasement)
2.Hitler broke the promise of the Munich Pact and invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia
3.Rise of Totalitarian Dictators in Europe- Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler
4.Nazi Germany uses the blitzkrieg tactic to invade Poland, sparking the outbreak of WWII,
5.Hitler claimed Germans were being mistreated in Czechoslovakia and sent troops to the boarder
6.Germany establishes the Anschluss/"union" with Austria with no opposition
7.Non-Aggression Pact signed between Hitler (Germany) and Stalin (Soviet Union) in which they agreed
not to fight each other and to divide Poland
8.Sudetenland was given to Germany
9.Hitler needs/wants more living space/land for the German people
10.Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
Question 19
TRUE or FALSE: FDR was elected to his 4th term in 1940.
True
False
Question 20
TRUE or FALSE: Congress raised taxes during WWII to aid the war effort and to stabilize the economy.
True
False