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Ch. 24 & 25 (Test Answers) Flashcards

1
Q

Germany, Italy, and Japan were called the _ powers. (Matching 1)

A

Axis

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2
Q

Congress boosted defense spending and created the first peacetime___in
U.S. history. (Matching 1)

A

Draft

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3
Q

The___passed allowing the president to lend or lease arms and other supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the United States.” (Matching 1)

A

Lend Lease Act

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4
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Germany invaded _ in spite of the peace treaty signed between the two nations just prior to the invasion of Poland. (Matching 1)

A

The Soviet Union

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5
Q

Japan took over French military bases in Indochina. In response, the United States placed a(n) _ on Japan. (Matching 1)

A

Trade Embargo

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6
Q

Churchill and Roosevelt met secretly aboard the U.S.S. Augusta. Together, they drafted the___. (Matching 1)

A

Atlantic Charter

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7
Q

Japan launched a surprise attack on the naval base at__. (Matching 1)

A

Pearl Harbor

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8
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Form of extreme patriotism for ones country. (Matching 2)

A

Nationalism

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9
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Form of government which puts the state above the citizen. (Matching 2)

A

Fascism

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10
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Form of government is extreme nationalism with anti-Semitic views. (Matching 2)

A

Nazism

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11
Q

Deliberately crashing into military
tactics with a plane full of bombs. (Matching 2)

A

Kamikaze

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12
Q

One of the most bloodiest battles in the Pacific, was only 300 miles from mainland Japan. (Matching 2)

A

Okinawa

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13
Q

A battle on an island known as “sulfur” island, only 750 miles from mainland Japan, had Japanese hiding in tunnels beneath the surface of what was thought to be deserted island. (Matching 2)

A

Iwo Jima

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14
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Form of government that is derived from the political theory of Karl Marx. (Matching 2)

A

Communism

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15
Q

What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?

A

The deliberate extermination of a specific group of people

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16
Q

On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?

A

Surprise and overwhelming force

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17
Q

Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?

A

Spain - Francisco Franco

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18
Q

Which of the following did Winston Churchill oppose?

A

The Munich Pact

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19
Q

Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?

A

Jews

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20
Q

Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?

A

The Soviet Union

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21
Q

In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do?

A

Submitted to Hitler’s demands

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22
Q

The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?

A

Japan

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23
Q

In what year did the unemployment rate reach its peak? (Graph)

A

1933

24
Q

When did the unemployment rate reach its lowest? (Graph)

A

1944

25
Q

Which of the following did Adolf Hitler oppose?

A

The Treaty of Versailles

26
Q

How were Britain and France drawn into war with Germany?

A

Germany had attacked Poland.

27
Q

What happened during the Battle of Britain?

A

Germany bombed Britain for two months.

28
Q

What was the Lend-Lease Act?

A

A policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries

29
Q

This is the code name for the atomic bomb program. (Matching 3)

A

Manhattan Project

30
Q

This was created by Congress to fight the threat of inflation. (Matching 3)

A

Office of Price Administration (OPA)

31
Q

This expanded the draft and eventually provided 10 million soldiers. (Matching 3)

A

Selective Service System

32
Q

This was the method used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime goods. (Matching 3)

A

Rationing

33
Q

The law establishing this gave its
members official status and salary, and, a year later, granted them full U.S. Army benefits. (Matching 3)

A

Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)

34
Q

This Army Chief of Staff general pushed for the formation of a Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps. (Matching 3)

A

George Marshall

35
Q

This labor leader strongly encouraged
President Roosevelt to issue an executive order discouraging discrimination in the workplace. (Matching 3)

A

A. Philip Randolph

36
Q

This assumed the responsibility for converting industry from peacetime to wartime production and distributing raw materials to key industries. (Matching 3)

A

War Production Board (WPB) and Development

37
Q

This was responsible for improvements in radar and sonar and the development of “wonder drugs” such as penicillin that saved countless lives. (Matching 3)

A

Office of Scientific Research

38
Q

In December of 1941, who commanded the Allied forces in the Philippines?

A

Douglas MacArthur

39
Q

Which nation was defeated at the Battle of Midway after its plans of an attack were intercepted?

A

Japan

40
Q

Where did the United States drop the atomic bomb?

A

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

41
Q

Who were the defendants at the Nuremberg trials?

A

Nazi leaders

42
Q

To protest discrimination, — organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941.

A

Phillip Randolph

43
Q

The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the —

A

Last German offensive

44
Q

The Allied invasion of_ was given the code name D-Day.

A

Nazi-occupied Europe

45
Q

V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when _

A

Germany surrendered

46
Q

When forced to abandon the Philippines, — made the vow, “I shall return.”

A

Douglas MacArthur

47
Q

Truman’s aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to__.

A

End the war and save American lives

48
Q

During the war, women in the WAACs served as

A

Nurses and radio operators.

49
Q

The Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe was

A

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

50
Q

The Gl Bill of Rights made it possible for

A

Veterans to attend college for free.

51
Q

Who wrote Mein Kampf?

A

Adolf Hitler

52
Q

America’s attitude towards joining World War Il before the attack on Pearl Harbor can be described as

A

Isolationist

53
Q

What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts?

A

To prevent the United State from entering WWIl

54
Q

What was known as the “Night of Broken Glass?”

A

Kristallnacht

55
Q

What was the invasion of North Africa, where the allies chased desert fox Erwin Rommel?

A

Operation Torch

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