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World War II - Quiz 2

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The Dumbarton Oaks Conference involved primarily?

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the trial and punishment of Nazi war criminals.

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the decision on whether or not to use the atomic bomb.

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the formation of the United Nations.

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startling revelations of the Nazi atrocities against the Jews.

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American plans for redrawing the map of Eastern Europe.

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At the end of both World War I and World War II, the United States?

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joined a multinational organization aimed at preserving world peace.

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formed military alliances with its allies to guard against invasion by mutual enemies.

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suffered through a recession that made the transition to peace time difficult.

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entered a period of extreme anti-communism that led to the persecution of many suspected radicals.

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Which does NOT describe the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II?

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the Supreme Court upheld their evacuation from the West Coast.

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reparations were finally paid to evacuees about forty years after the end of the war.

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outside California, there was strong public opposition to the internment policy.

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many if the evacuees were United States citizens.

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The development of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?

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was opposed by most Americans.

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was the responsibility of the Manhattan Project team of scientists and engineers at Los Alamos, NM.

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began in the spring of 1945.

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was the responsibility of a group of scientists headed by Albert Einstein code named Operation Overlord.

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

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heavy bombing from Chinese air bases.

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"island hopping" from the South Pacific to within striking distance of Japan.

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invading Japanese strongholds in Southeast Asia.

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fortifying China by transporting supplies from India over the Himalayan "hump."

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In World War II the Allied strategy, agreed upon by the U. S. and Great Britain, was to?

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concentrate on defeating Japan first before turning to Germany.

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divide all resources equally between the war against Japan and that against Germany.

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fight only against Japan, leaving the Russians to fight Germany alone.

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take a passive role and limit operations to reacting to Axis moves.

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concentrate on defeating Germany first before turning on Japan.

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Which of the following made the Soviet Union suspicious of the motives of the United States and Great Britain during World War II?

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the delay in opening the second front in Europe.

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the refusal to grant the Soviet Union lend-lease aid.

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the American monopoly on atomic bomb technology.

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the adoption of the Europe-first strategy.

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the failure of the West to accept changes in the borders of Poland.

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President Truman used the atom bomb against Japan for all of the following reasons EXCEPT?

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he believed the bomb was an appropriate response to Pearl Harbor.

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his basic motivation was to save American lives.

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he believed the bomb's power would convince the Soviets not to challenge American supremacy after the war.

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he believed the use of the bomb would make a military invasion of Japan unnecessary.

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Issued by President Roosevelt in 1941, Executive Order No. 8802?

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fully integrated the United States armed forces.

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assisted blacks attempting to move out of the South.

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required defense industries to make jobs available without discrimination based on race, creed, color, or national origin.

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created a presidential commission to study and recommend ways to alleviate wage discrimination based on race and sex.

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World War II brought about all of the following changes EXCEPT?

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increasing the number of Americans who moved from rural areas to cities.

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accelerating long-developing social changes for black Americans.

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increasing the gap between the wealthiest and the poorest Americans.

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dramatic changes in the roles and expectations of women.

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accelerating the legal migration of Mexicans to southern California.

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At the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, the Allies agreed to?

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an invasion of Italy in the spring, invasion of France in 1944, and the concept of "unconditional surrender."

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the division of Poland.

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fight until the world was made "safe for democracy."

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the creation of a United Nations organization after the war.

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The Yalta Conference produced agreements on all of the following topics EXCEPT?

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the organization of the United Nations.

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the Soviet war declaration on Japan in exchange for Soviet possession of the Kurile Islands.

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a self-determination agreement for the war-torn countries of Eastern Europe.

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the Allied invasion of Normandy.

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