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HIS CH-17 WORLD WAR 2

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
The purpose of the Office of Price Administration was to make sure that war industries
received needed resources.
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 2. 
African Americans who worked in noncombat positions during the war were called WACs
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 3. 
George Patton led the U.S. Third Army to free Paris from German occupation
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 4. 
The Battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in the war
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 5. 
On May 8, 1945, or V-E Day, Americans celebrated the liberation of the death camps
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 6. 
The final decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was made by J. Robert
Oppenheimer
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 7. 
Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and To
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 8. 
At the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to begin planning for the
postwar world.
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 9. 
The Selective Service System provided free education and loan guarantees to veterans
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 

 10. 
Nisei are Japanese Americans who were born during World War II.
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE
 
 
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 11. 
Which country remained neutral during the war?
a.
Bulgaria
c.
Denmark
b.
Latvia
d.
Sweden
 

 12. 
Which country was one of the Allied powers?
a.
Italy
c.
Soviet Union
b.
Italy
d.
Spain
 

 13. 
Which Axis-controlled country did the Allies invade first?
a.
France
c.
Italy
b.
Morocco
d.
Germany
 

 14. 
Which city marked the farthest advance of Axis powers into the Soviet Union?
a.
Leningrad
c.
Stalingrad
b.
Moscow
d.
Warsaw
 

 15. 
In which direction did Allied troops move after liberating Paris?
a.
north
c.
south
b.
east
d.
west
 

 16. 
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
 

 17. 
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
 

 18. 
How long did the Battle of Stalingrad last?
a.
about one week
c.
about two months
b.
about three weeks
d.
about five months
 

 19. 
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
 

 20. 
What area did Allied troops invade in 1942?
a.
France
c.
Spain
b.
Yugoslavia
d.
North Africa
 

 21. 
The problem of ___ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration.
a.
inflation
c.
depression
b.
recession
d.
unemployment
 

 22. 
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
 

 23. 
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
 

 24. 
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
 

 25. 
The Allied invasion of ___ was given the code name D-Day.
a.
Japan
c.
North Africa
b.
Italy
d.
Nazi-occupied Europe
 

 26. 
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
 

 27. 
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
 

 28. 
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
 

 29. 
Nisei who lived on the West Coast were subjected to ___ during the war.
a.
interrogation
c.
torture
b.
internment
d.
compensation
 

 30. 
With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of ___ for African Americans.
a.
decline
c.
stagnation
b.
advance
d.
uncertainty
 

 31. 
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.
 

 32. 
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.
 

 33. 
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
 

 34. 
The Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe was
a.
George Patton.
c.
Douglas MacArthur.
b.
George Marshall.
d.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
 

 35. 
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
 

 36. 
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.
 

 37. 
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
 

 38. 
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
 

 39. 
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
 

 40. 
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
 

Matching
 
 
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
 

 41. 

 This is the code name for the atomic bomb program
 

 42. 

 This was created by Congress to fight the threat of inflation
 

 43. 

 This expanded the draft and eventually provided 10 million soldiers
 

 44. 

 This was the method used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime goods
 

 45. 

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

 46. 

 This Army Chief of Staff general pushed for the formation of a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
 

 47. 

 This labor leader strongly encouraged President Roosevelt to issue an executive order discouraging discrimination in the workplace
 

 48. 

 This assumed the responsibility for converting industry from peacetime to wartime production and distributing raw materials to key industries
 

 49. 

 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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