Question 1

Why did the United States fail to take steps to help Europe's Jews during the Holocaust?

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There are several reasons why the United...

Question 2

The neutrality legislation of the 1930s was based on the assumption that the United States could keep out of war by

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A)   ending its own depression.
B)   granting independence to all American foreign possessions.
C)   staying out of the League of Nations.
D)   banning arms sales to countries at war.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The first city attacked with an atomic weapon was

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A)   Tokyo.
B)   Hiroshima.
C)   Nagasaki.
D)   Edo.E) All of the above
F) A) and C) B

Question 4

In which of the following ways did World War II impact American society?

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A)   It prompted recovery from the stagnation and unemployment of the Great Depression.
B)   Military life served as a melting pot and as an example of desegregation.
C)   Women and minorities felt resentment at being barred from military service.
D)   Women found few economic opportunities despite vast change in gender attitudes.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Collectively the Allies, despite early defeats, enjoyed significant strengths that would bring victory in the long haul, including

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A)   a professed public commitment to Wilsonian ideals that managed to sustain morale.
B)   able political leadership but constant fighting among the Allied Powers.
C)   Soviet manpower.
D)   American agricultural reserves.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Describe the major war aims of the Allied Powers.

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Question 7

An unintended consequence of creating hybrid seeds through artificial pollination is

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A)   greatly reduced genetic variety.
B)   lower crop yields.
C)   increased manpower requirements.
D)   genetic mutations.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C) A

Question 8

Explain what you think were the government's least effective and most effective responses to the problems of war production.

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The government's least effective respons...

Question 9

With the development of ________, the typical battlefield "front"as in World War II disappeared.

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The answer of With the development of ________, the typical...

Question 10

What was a principle or strategy that unified the diverse group known as isolationists?

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A)   opposition to war unless England was invaded by ground forces
B)   opposition to entangling alliances
C)   opposition to the Neutrality Acts
D)   support for the Lend-Lease ActE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

What did the Germans, British, and French agree to at Munich in 1938?

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At the Munich Conference in 1938, the le...

Question 12

Most fundamentally, over what did internationalists and isolationists disagree?

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A)   whether war could be prevented by collective security
B)   whether an international consultation or a North Atlantic military alliance would best preserve peace
C)   which political party could best protect American security
D)   whether international alliances or policies like the Stimson Doctrine were the more effective strategy against aggressionE) A) and B)
F) All of the above A

Question 13

What is the connection between WWI and WWII?

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The connection between World War I (WWI)...

Question 14

Concerning the background to the Pearl Harbor attack, which of the following statements is true?

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A)   Right up until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt was one of the country's most outspoken isolationists.
B)   The text ultimately explains the coming of war with Japan by showing how each side came to understand the other's intentions.
C)   Clear evidence now exists that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about and even encouraged the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor in 1941.
D)   Before Pearl Harbor, the U.S. provided substantial military aid to the British and Russians.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

What did Hoover allow his secretary of state, Henry Stimson, to do in response to the Japanese takeover of Manchuria?

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A)   support the Japanese action
B)   refuse to recognize the new Japanese territories
C)   sign on with the League of Nations in a joint protest and censure
D)   embargo all oil and scrap iron sales to JapanE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

What are the major reasons given for the decision to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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The major reasons given for the decision...

Question 17

The war aims of the Allies were articulated before U.S. entry into the war, in the so-called Atlantic Charter. This document included

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A)   a call for a new association of nations.
B)   a compromise with Nazism.
C)   a commitment to the "Four Freedoms."
D)   the combined approval of Franco and Roosevelt.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Compare the treatment of Italian Americans with that of Japanese Americans during World War II. How do you account for the differences?

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During World War II, Italian Americans a...

Question 19

The Nye Committee hearings in the 1930s popularized the idea that a key factor leading the United States into World War I had been

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A)   German aggression.
B)   the power vacuum caused by the decline of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
C)   the need to protect American bank loans to the Allies (which were used to buy arms from U.S. manufacturers) .
D)   the need to protect American overseas colonial possessions (which were threatened by German and Japanese expansion) .E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following was a component of U.S. diplomacy between the world wars?

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A)   react to a Japanese takeover of Manchuria with nothing more than refusal to recognize an act that violated international agreements or open-door principles.
B)   become a good neighbor to Latin America by using military force and influence.
C)   join collective efforts to block German and Japanese aggression.
D)   renounce collective action in Czechoslovakia and decline to act in Poland.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 26: Americas Rise to Globalism 1927-1945

Why did the United States fail to take steps to help Europe's Jews during the Holocaust?

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Describe the major war aims of the Allied Powers.

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With the development of ________, the typical battlefield "front"as in World War II disappeared.

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What is the connection between WWI and WWII?

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Concerning the background to the Pearl Harbor attack, which of the following statements is true?

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What are the major reasons given for the decision to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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Compare the treatment of Italian Americans with that of Japanese Americans during World War II. How do you account for the differences?

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