Ch. 22 Fighting For The Four Freedoms: World War II Pt. 1 Flashcards
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What did Hitler call the mass extinction of “undesirable” peoples—Slavs, Gypsies, homosexuals, and, above all, Jews—that he undertook in 1941, and that we now call the Holocaust?
the “final solution”
Who was the founder of Italian fascism who sent troops to invade and conquer Ethiopia?
Benito Mussolini
The congressional legislation that extended an array of benefits, including unemployment pay, educational scholarships, low-cost mortgage loans, pensions, and job training to millions of returning veterans beginning in 1944, was called the
A. Economic Bill Of Rights.
B. Serviceman’s Readjustment Act, or, G.I. Bill of Rights.
C. New Republic.
D. National Resources Planning Act.
B. Serviceman’s Readjustment Act, or, G.I. Bill of Rights.
During World War II, who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Which was not a goal or action of Adolf Hitler’s?
A. He sought to control the entire European continent.
B. He violated the Versailles Treaty and pursued German rearmament.
C. He sent troops to occupy the Rhineland.
D. He seized control of the Philippines and Malaysia.
D. He seized control of the Philippines and Malaysia.
What were the Four Freedoms, President Roosevelt’s shorthand for American purposes in World War II?
(1) freedom from fear
(2) freedom from want
(3) freedom of speech
(4) freedom to worship
June 6, 1944, the day on which nearly 200,000 _________, _______, and ________ soldiers landed in northwestern France, in Normandy, is known as D-day.
American
British
Canadian
June 6, 1944, the day on which nearly 200,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers landed in northwestern _______, in __________, is known as D-day.
France
Normandy
June 6, 1944, the day on which nearly 200,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers landed in northwestern France, in Normandy, is known as ______.
D-day
_____ __, _____, the day on which nearly 200,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers landed in northwestern France, in Normandy, is known as D-day.
June 6, 1944
Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?
A. German annexation of Austria; Hitler-Stalin nonaggression pact; Battle of Stalingrad; “Big Three” conference at Yalta
B. publication of What the Negro Wants; Detroit “hate strike”; establishment of Fair Employment Practices Commission; A. Philip Randolph’s call for March on Washington
C. publication of John Hersey’s Hiroshima; Korematsu v. United States;announcement of Japanese-American internment policy; testing of atomic bomb in New Mexico
D. German invasion of Poland; Allied liberation of Paris; V-E Day; D-Day
A. German annexation of Austria; Hitler-Stalin nonaggression pact; Battle of Stalingrad; “Big Three” conference at Yalta
Define “internment.”
the act of confining someone during wartime
The desire for both victory at home against segregation, and victory overseas against the Germans and the Japanese, came to be called this by African-Americans during World War II
A. antilynching
B. the “double-V”
C. the Fair Employment Practices Commission
D. a new Emancipation Proclamation
B. the “double-V”
Which of the following gatherings did not play a major role in the planning of the postwar international order?
A. the Bretton Woods conference
B. the Munich conference
C. the “Big Three” conference at Yalta
D. the United Nations planning conference at Dumbarton Oaks
B. the Munich conference
Define “repudiated.”
to cast off or disown; to reject with disapproval
On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. Where is Pearl Harbor?
Hawaii
Which of the following was not an effect of wartime mobilization on American society?
A. Millions who had suffered underemployment or low pay in the 1930s suddenly found themselves in well-paying jobs.
B. Americans of German descent were herded into internment camps, on the basis that their loyalties could not be trusted.
C. Millions of women took industrial jobs traditionally reserved for men.
D. Black leaders invoked the war against Hitler to promote racial equality at home.
B. Americans of German descent were herded into internment camps, on the basis that their loyalties could not be trusted.
What province of northern China did Japan invade in 1931?
Manchuria
The self-confident woman, portrayed as fully capable of doing a man’s job in posters and on magazine covers during World War II, was called?
“Rosie the Riveter.”
Which of the following was not a major thrust of the Four Freedoms promoted by FDR?
A. All people are entitled to express their views, whatever those views may be.
B. Everyone—regardless of race or belief—has a right to freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
C. The only thing Americans have to fear is fear itself.
D. A decent standard of living is one of the bedrocks of freedom.
C. The only thing Americans have to fear is fear itself.
A major success for Germany and its allies during World War II was the A. Battle of Midway. B. “blitzkrieg” campaign. C. Battle of Stalingrad. D. Battle of the Bulge.
B. “blitzkrieg” campaign.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s foreign policy with regard to Latin American countries was called?
the Good Neighbor Policy
Who were known as the “Big Three?”
(1) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(2) Winston Churchill
(3) Joseph Stalin
