APUSH Chapter 35 Total

Probably the greatest obstacle to America’s acceptance of more Jewish refugees from Europe was

a failure of moral imagination and belief that the Holocause could actually be happening

The U.S. military refused to bomb Nazi gas chambers such as those at Auschwitz and Dachau because of the belief that

bombing would divert essential military resources.

The surprise Republican presidential nominee in 1940 was

was Wendell L. Willkie

Franklin Roosevelt was motivated to run for a third term in 1940 mainly by his

belief that America needed his experienced leadership during the international crisis.

When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the United States

the United States made lend-lease aid available to the Soviets.

In 1940, Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie avoided deepening the sharp divisions among the American people when he

avoided attacking Roosevelt for his increasingly interventionist policies

The fundamental strategic decision of World War II made by President Roosevelt and the British at the very beginning was

to concentrate first on the war in Europe

Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II

further assimilated into American society.

The minority group most adversely affected by Washington’s wartime policies

was Japanese-Americans

The general American attitude toward World War II was

less idealistic and ideological and more practical than the outlook in World War I

In the period from 1885 to 1924, Japanese immigrants to the United States were

select representatives of their nation.

When the United States entered World War II in December 1941,

a majority of Americans had no clear idea of what the war was about.

During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic _______________ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

rubber

Match each of the wartime agencies below with its correct function:
A: War Production Board B: Office of Price Administration
C: War Labor Board D: Fair Employment Practice Commission
1. assigned priorities with respect to the use of raw materials and transportataion facilities
2. Controlled inflation by rationing essential goods
3. imposed ceilings on wage increases
4. saw to it that no hiring discrimination practices were used aginaist Blacks seeking employment in war industries

A1 B2 C3 D4

While most American workers were strongly committed to the war effort, wartime production was disrupted by strikes led by the

United Mine Workers.

The main reason the majority of women war workers left the labor force at the end of WW II was

family obligations

African Americans did all of the following during World War II except

fight in integrated combat units.

The northward migration of African Americans accelerated after World War II because

mechanical cotton pickers came into use.

By the end of World War II, the heart of the United States’ African- American community had shifted to

northern cities.

The national debt increased most during

World War II

Most of the money raised to finance World War II came through

borrowing.

The tide of Japanese conquest in the Pacific was turned following the Battle of

Midway.

The Japanese made a crucial mistake in 1942 in their attempt to control much of the Pacific when they

overextended themselves instead of digging in and consolidating their gains

In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of

"island hopping" across the South Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds.

Until spring 1943, perhaps Hitler’s greatest opportunities of defeating Britain and winning the war was

that German U-boat would destroy Allied shipping

Hitler’s advance in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of _______________, after which his fortunes gradually declined.

Stalingrad

Roosevelt’s and Churchill’s insistence on the absolute and "unconditional surrender" of Germany

was criticized mainly by opponents who believed that such a surrender demand would encourage the enemy to resist as long as possible

President Roosevelt’s promise to the Soviets to open a second front in western Europe by the end of 1942

utterly impossible to keep

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D Day, (D) Invasion of Italy.

D, C, B, A

The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was

the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy’s unconditional surrender

After the Italian surrender in August 1943,

the German army poured into Italy and stalled the Allied advance.

The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it

may have been that it delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe.

At the wartime Teheran Conference,

plans were made for the opening of a second front in Europe.

In a sense, Franklin Roosevelt was the "forgotten man" at the Democratic Convention in 1944 because

so much attention was focused on who would gain the vice presidency.

As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf,

Japan was finished as a naval power.

The Potsdam conference

issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed.

The "unconditional surrender" policy toward Japan was finally modified by

agreeing to let the Japanese keep Emperor Hirohito on the throne

Which of the following was not among the qualities of the American participation in World War II?

a higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation

In early 1945, the United States was eager to have the Soviet Union participate in the projected invasion of Japan because

Soviet help could reduce the number of American casualties

Which one of the following is least related to the other four?
1. Smith-Connally Act
2. A. Philip Randolph
3. Fair Employment Practices Commission
4. racial discrimination in wartime industry
5. proposed "Negro March on Washington."

Smith-Connally Act

During World War II, most Americans economically experienced

prosperity and a doubling of personal income

During World War II

labor unions substantially increased their membership

Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: A. Potsdam, B. Casablanca, C. Teheran

BCA

The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because

of British reluctance and lack of adequate resources

During World War II, American Indians

moved off reservations in large numbers

Hitler’s last-ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British came in

the Battle of Bulge

The surprise Republican presidential nominee in 1940 was

Wendell L. Willkie.

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Munich Conference, (B) German invasion of Poland, and (C) Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.

Munich, Hitler-Staling Nonaggression, German invades poland

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) fall of France, (B) Atlantic Conference, and (C) Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union.

Fall of France, Hitler invades Soviet Union, Atlantic Conference.

The fundamental strategic decision of World War II made by President Roosevelt and the British at the very beginning of the war was to

concentrate first on the war in Europe and to place the Pacific war against Japan on the back burner.

Once at war, America’s first great challenge was to

retool its industry for all-out war production.

In sharp contrast to World War I, during World War II, the United States was

nearly unanimous in support of the war.

Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II

were further assimilated into American society.

After the United States entered World War II in 1941, the term "enemy aliens" referred to

All of these

Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II

as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear.

The minority group most adversely affected by Washington’s wartime policies was

Japanese Americans.

All of the following are true statements about the effect of Executive Order No. 9066 on Japanese living in the U.S. except

The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Japanese relocation unconstitutional.

The impact of World War II on many of the New Deal programs launched during the Great Depression was that they

were retired due to wartime production.

Despite the demands of the wartime economy, inflation was kept well in check during the war by

federally imposed wage and price controls.

When the United States entered World War II in December 1941

a majority of Americans had no clear idea of what the war was about.

During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

rubber

Match each of the wartime agencies below with its correct function:
A. War Production Board
B. Office of Price Administration
C. National War Labor Board
D. Fair Employment Practices Commission

1. assigned priorities with respect to the use of raw materials and transportation facilities
2. controlled inflation by rationing essential goods
3. imposed ceilings on wage increases
4. saw to it that no hiring discrimination practices were used against blacks seeking employment in war industries

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

While most American workers were strongly committed to the war effort, wartime production was disrupted by strikes led by the

United Mine Workers.

The employment of more than six million women in American industry during World War II led to

the establishment of day-care centers by the government.

About half of the women war workers said that the main reason they left the labor force at the end of World War II was

family obligations.

Historians look to the fact that many women wanted to keep work and did after the war as

foreshadowing the eventual revolution in women’s roles in America.

African Americans did all of the following during World War II except

fight in integrated combat units.

The greatest consequence of World War II for American race relations was

the massive migration of African Americans from the rural South to northern and western cities.

One of the most valuable contributions of Native Americans to the war effort was

as code talkers who transmitted war messages into their native languages.

During World War II, most Americans economically experienced

prosperity and a doubling of personal income.

The northward migration of African Americans accelerated after World War II because

mechanical cotton pickers came into use.

During World War II, American Indians

moved off reservations in large numbers.

By the end of World War II, the heart of the United States’ African American community had shifted to

northern and western cities.

The national debt increased most during

World War II.

The first naval battle in history in which all the fighting was done by carrier-based aircraft was the Battle of

the Coral Sea.

In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of

island hopping across the South Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds.

The American conquest of ____ in 1944 was especially critical, because from there, U.S. aircraft could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.

Guam

Until spring 1943, perhaps Hitler’s greatest opportunities of defeating Britain and winning the war was

that German U-boat would destroy Allied shipping.

Hitler’s advance in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of ____, after which his fortunes gradually declined.

Stalingrad

The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because

the British were fearful of becoming bogged down in a ground war in France.

Roosevelt’s and Churchill’s insistence on the absolute and "unconditional surrender" of Germany

guaranteed that Germany would have to be totally reconstructed after the war.

President Roosevelt’s promise to the Soviets to open a second front in Western Europe by the end of 1942

proved utterly impossible to keep.

Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: (A) Potsdam, (B) Casablanca, and (C) Teheran.

Casablanca, Tehran, Potsdam

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D Day, and (D) Invasion of Italy.

Invasion of Italy, D-Day, V-E Day, V-J Day

The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was

the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy’s unconditional surrender.

After the Italian surrender in August 1943, the

German army poured into Italy and stalled the Allied advance.

The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it

delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe.

At the wartime Teheran Conference

plans were made for the opening of a second front in Europe.

The cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second front in Europe was commanded by General

Dwight Eisenhower.

In a sense, Franklin Roosevelt was the "forgotten man" at the Democratic Convention in 1944 because

so much attention was focused on who would gain the vice presidency.

The most significant development in the Democratic convention of 1944 was that

Roosevelt’s third-term vice president, Henry Wallace, was dumped in favor of Senator Harry Truman.

Franklin Roosevelt won the election in 1944 primarily because

the war was going well.

Hitler’s last-ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British came in

the Battle of the Bulge.

As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf

Japan was finished as a naval power.

The Potsdam conference

issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed.

The spending of enormous sums on the original atomic bomb project was spurred by the belief that

the Germans might acquire such a weapon first.

The unconditional surrender policy toward Japan was finally modified by

agreeing to let the Japanese keep Emperor Hirohito on the throne.

Which of the following was not among the qualities of the American participation in World War II?

A higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation