Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The purpose of the Office of Price Administration was to make sure that war
industries
received needed resources.
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2.
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African Americans who worked in noncombat positions during the war were called
WACs
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3.
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George Patton led the U.S. Third Army to free Paris from German
occupation
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4.
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The Battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in the war
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5.
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On May 8, 1945, or V-E Day, Americans celebrated the liberation of the death
camps
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6.
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The final decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was made by J.
Robert
Oppenheimer
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7.
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Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and To
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8.
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At the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to begin planning
for the
postwar world.
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9.
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The Selective Service System provided free education and loan guarantees to
veterans
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10.
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Nisei are Japanese Americans who were born during World War II.
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11.
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Which country remained neutral during the war?
a. | Bulgaria | c. | Denmark | b. | Latvia | d. | Sweden |
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12.
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Which country was one of the Allied powers?
a. | Italy | c. | Soviet Union | b. | Italy | d. | Spain |
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13.
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Which Axis-controlled country did the Allies invade first?
a. | France | c. | Italy | b. | Morocco | d. | Germany |
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14.
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Which city marked the farthest advance of Axis powers into the Soviet
Union?
a. | Leningrad | c. | Stalingrad | b. | Moscow | d. | Warsaw |
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In which direction did Allied troops move after liberating Paris?
a. | north | c. | south | b. | east | d. | west |
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Where did the Allied forces first invade Axis-controlled Europe?
a. | the coast of Normandy | c. | Paris, France | b. | the island of Sicily | d. | Anzio, Italy |
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What did the Allied forces that liberated Paris do next?
a. | They attacked German forces in Italy. | c. | They fought their way east toward
Germany | b. | They marched toward Austria | d. | They retreated to Great Britain |
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How long did the Battle of Stalingrad last?
a. | about one week | c. | about two months | b. | about three weeks | d. | about five
months |
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When did the Russian offensive begin and end?
a. | It began in 1941 and ended in 1943 | c. | It began in 1943 and ended in
1944 | b. | It began in 1941 and ended in 1945 | d. | It began in 1943 and ended in
1945 |
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20.
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What area did Allied troops invade in 1942?
a. | France | c. | Spain | b. | Yugoslavia | d. | North Africa |
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The problem of ___ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration.
a. | inflation | c. | depression | b. | recession | d. | unemployment |
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22.
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To protest discrimination, ___ organized a march on Washington on July 1,
1941.
a. | Franklin D. Roosevelt | c. | General George Marshall | b. | Harry S.
Truman | d. | Phillip
Randolph |
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General ___ led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German
occupation.
a. | George Patton | c. | Douglas MacArthur | b. | George Marshall | d. | Dwight D.
Eisenhower |
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The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the ___.
a. | last German offensive | c. | Allies' first victory in a land battle | b. | liberation of the
death camps | d. | Axis
powers' first loss in a land battle |
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The Allied invasion of ___ was given the code name D-Day.
a. | Japan | c. | North Africa | b. | Italy | d. | Nazi-occupied
Europe |
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26.
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V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when ___.
a. | the United States entered the war | c. | Germany
surrendered | b. | Allied forces invaded France | d. | the Soviets stopped the Germans at the
Volga |
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When forced to abandon the Philippines, ___ made the vow, "I shall
return."
a. | Hideki Tojo | c. | Douglas MacArthur | b. | Chester Nimitz | d. | Franklin D.
Roosevelt |
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Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to ___.
a. | find out how destructive the bomb really was | c. | end the war and save American
lives | b. | teach Japanese military leaders a lesson | d. | show how powerful the United States
was |
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Nisei who lived on the West Coast were subjected to ___ during the war.
a. | interrogation | c. | torture | b. | internment | d. | compensation |
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30.
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With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of ___ for
African Americans.
a. | decline | c. | stagnation | b. | advance | d. | uncertainty |
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31.
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To combat wartime inflation, the U.S. government did all of the following
except
a. | raise and extend the income tax. | c. | encourage the purchase of war
bonds | b. | impose wage and price controls | d. | increase production of consumer
goods. |
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32.
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During the war, women in the WAACs served as
a. | fighter pilots and foot soldiers. | c. | scientists and factory
workers | b. | shipbuilders and waitresses. | d. | nurses and radio
operators. |
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Germany's goal in the Battle of the Atlantic was to
a. | invade the coast of Great Britain and then take over the entire
country | c. | prevent Allied forces from landing in Normandy and liberating
France | b. | keep food and war supplies from reaching Great Britain and the Soviet
Union. | d. | prevent the invasion
of North Africa |
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The Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe was
a. | George Patton. | c. | Douglas MacArthur. | b. | George Marshall. | d. | Dwight D.
Eisenhower |
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In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet
victory except
a. | a brutal winter. | c. | a massive Soviet counterattack | b. | a massive Allied
invasion | d. | Hitler's
refusal to order a German retreat |
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36.
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The general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte,
and Iwo Jima was
a. | Dwight D. Eisenhower. | c. | Charles Brown. | b. | Chester Nimitz | d. | Douglas
MacArthur. |
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37.
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In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main
goal was to
a. | end the war quickly. | c. | get revenge for Pearl Harbor | b. | weaken Japan for a
long time | d. | save Japanese
lives |
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38.
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The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for
a. | African Americans to serve in combat positions | c. | veterans to attend college for
free. | b. | soldiers to take short leaves from fighting. | d. | enlisted men to receive officer
training |
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Roosevelt's decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment
camps was a response
a. | strong anti-Japanese sentiment.and suspicion that Japanese might act as spies for
Japan | c. | the lack of Japanese Americans serving in the armed forces | b. | verified reports of
Japanese Americans acting as spies | d. | the lack of Japanese Americans serving in the armed
forces |
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An example of racial tensions during the war years is
a. | sit-ins in the South staged by CORE. | c. | anti-Mexican demonstrations in
Detroit | b. | the actions of the Tuskegee Airmen. | d. | the "zoot-suit" riots in Los
Angeles |
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Matching
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a. | Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) | f. | War Production Board (WPB) and
Development | b. | rationing | g. | Selective Service System | c. | George Marshall | h. | Office of Price Administration
(OPA) | d. | Manhattan Project | i. | Office of Scientific Research | e. | A. Philip
Randolph |
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This is the code name for the atomic bomb program
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42.
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This was created by Congress to fight the threat of inflation
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43.
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This expanded the draft and eventually provided 10 million soldiers
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44.
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This was the method used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime
goods
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45.
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The law establishing this gave its members official status and salary, and, a
year later, granted them full U.S. Army benefits
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46.
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This Army Chief of Staff general pushed for the formation of a Women's
Auxiliary Army Corps
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47.
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This labor leader strongly encouraged President Roosevelt to issue an executive
order discouraging discrimination in the workplace
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48.
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This assumed the responsibility for converting industry from peacetime to
wartime production and distributing raw materials to key industries
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49.
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This was responsible for improvements in radar and sonar and the development of
"wonder drugs" such as penicillin that saved countless lives
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