US History Quiz 14A - World War II (15 Questions)

The following is a quiz with the World War II based questions.

Take this quiz as often as you would like. You goal for this exam should be 60% or higher.

1 Which action during the 1930's heightened the tensions between Japan and the United States?

	Japan refused to adopt a democratic form of government.
	Japan did not allow trade with nations in the Western Hemisphere.
	The United States placed limits on Japanese immigration.
	Japan invaded Chinese territory.

2 During the 1930s, United States neutrality legislation was primarily designed to

	provide military and economic aid to Italy and Japan
	give the United States time to plan an attack against Germany
	protect American lives and property in Latin America
	avoid foreign policy mistakes that led to involvement in World War I

3 Base your answer on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

...Of all the Nations of the world today we are in many ways most singularly blessed. Our closest neighbors are good neighbors. If there are remoter [distant] Nations that wish us not good but ill, they know that we are strong; they know that we can and will defend ourselves and defend our neighborhood.

We seek to dominate no other Nation. We ask no territorial expansion.We oppose imperialism. We desire reduction in world armaments... — President Franklin D. Roosevelt,Address at Chautauqua, NY, August 14, 1936

Which policy is President Franklin D. Roosevelt supporting in this speech?

	neutrality in foreign relations
	a growth in military spending
	an increase in foreign aid
	formation of military alliances

4 Which action best illustrates the policy of isolationism followed by the United States before it entered World War II?

	signing of a collective security pact with Latin American nations
	passage of neutrality legislation forbidding arms sales to warring nations
	embargo on the sale of gasoline and steel to Japan
	President Franklin D. Roosevelt's exchange of American destroyers for British

5 What was a key challenge faced by the United States during World War II?

	lack of public support for the war effort
	fighting the war on several fronts
	difficulty gaining congressional support
	total reliance on naval power

6

What would be the most appropriate heading for the partial outline above?

	Issues of Morality during World War II
	Segregation of African Americans in the armed forces
	Economic Problems during World War II
	Reasons for the Success of the Allies during World War II

7 Base your answer on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Source: Jim Berryman, Washington Evening Star, January 1943 (adapted)

One major result of the production efforts described in the cartoon was that

	the high unemployment of the Great Depression was greatly reduced
	most companies that produced military supplies went out of business after the war
	critics claimed that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was abusing his treaty-making power
	the military had difculty enlisting soldiers because the men were working in the munitions factories

8 Which federal policy was enacted during World War II and justified as a wartime necessity?

	a ban on German-language books
	internment of Japanese Americans
	exclusion of Chinese immigrants
	adoption of the quota system of immigration

9 Which wartime policy toward Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States?

	deportation to Japan
	mandatory military service
	denial of voting rights
	confinement in internment camps

10 Which statement describes a major social and economic impact on American society during World War II?

	The Great Depression continued to worsen.
	More women and minorities found employment in factories.
	The United States became an agricultural society.
	Consumer goods became easier to obtain.

11 During World War II, How were posters of Rosie the Riveter used?

	recruit women into wartime industries
	encourage women to serve in the armed forces
	promote women’s suffrage
	support higher education for women

12 Toward the end of World War II, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (first GI bill, 1944) attempted to benefit American society by

	guaranteeing racial equality in the Armed Forces
	providing educational and financial assistance to veterans
	abolishing the draft during peacetime
	strengthening the concept of civilian control of the military

13 A population movement that developed in the United States immediately after World War II was the migration of white, middle-class Americans from

	the west coast to the east coast
	the Northeast to the Sunbelt
	the cities to the suburbs
	the suburbs to renewal areas in inner cities

14 After World War II, the United States was better able than its allies to adjust its economy from wartime to peacetime because the United States

	possessed nuclear weapons
	raised tariffs on imports
	had collected its war debts from the Allies
	had suffered no widespread wartime destruction

15 What was one result of World War II?

	The arms race ended.
	The Cold War ended.
	Communism was eliminated.
	Two superpowers emerged.

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