U.S. History Final

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Question 1 - 10

• During WWII, families could get books of stamps as part of?

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• Rationing goods

Question 1 - 20

• This industry was particularly efficient in producing 1/3 of all military supplies during WWII, earning it the nickname the “Arsenal of Democracy?”

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• Detroit’s automobile industry

Question 1 - 30

• In the case Korematsu v/. United States, the Supreme Court ruled the relocation of Japanese Americans was…?

Answer 1 – 30

• Constitutional because it was based on military urgency and the possible threat of invasion.

Question 1 - 40

• Victory over Japan = VJ Day as Victory over Germany = ?

Answer 1 – 40

• V-E Day

Question 1 - 50

• WAC’s, WAVES and WOW’s were?

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• Women serving/working during WWII

Question 2 - 10

• The “Double V” campaign meant victory over?

Answer 2 – 10

• Hitler’s racism abroad and victory over racism at home.

Question 2 - 20

• Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of?

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• The campaign to hire women to work in factories during the war.

Question 2 - 30

• “Mein Kampf” or “My Struggle” is

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• Hitler’s book laying out his plan for preserving the German Aryan race.

Question 2 - 40

• Concentration camps and extermination camps with gas chambers were part of Hitler’s?

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• Final Solution

Question 2 - 50

• The United States entered WWII because?

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• Japanese planes bombed the Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Question 3 - 10

• Prior to entering WWII, the U.S. attempted to aid England how?

Answer 3 – 10

• The Lend-Lease Act, “lending” war materials to the allies.

• The Destroyers-for-Bases Deal• Passing a modified Neutrality Act in 1939 to

allow arms sales on a cash-and-carry basis

Question 3 - 20

• What is Kristallnacht?

Answer 3 – 20

• Jewish citizens attacked• Night of Broken Glass• Jewish businesses and homes raided

Question 3 - 30

• English and French leaders attempted to appease Hitler when he made his first demands because?

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• The destruction of World War I was still fresh in their minds.

Question 3 - 40

• In the UN Security Council, who are the permanent members with veto power?

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• United States• U.S.S.R (Russia)• England• China• France

Question 3 - 50• American troops saw their first action in the

European theater here?

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• 14 – North Africa

Question 4 - 10

• D’Day occurred here?

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• 15– Normandy France

Question 4 - 20

• WWII began with the invasion of this country?

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• Poland (5)

Question 4 - 30

• Hitler first demanded the Sudetenland, a region of German speaking people in this country?

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• Czechoslovakia(10)

Question 4 - 40• Germany’s invasion of this country (breaking their pact)

was probably one of Hitler’s biggest mistakes. It’s going to be a long cold winter!

Answer 4 – 40

• Russia (4)

Question 4 - 50

• What was the goal of the American Island Hopping strategy in the pacific?

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• To only take islands that were significant or important specifically because they had an airbase or room for an airbase.

Question 5 - 10

• Why do many people today question whether the United Nations has failed in its original international goals?

Answer 5 – 10

• It has not stopped wars from occurring• Genocides have still happened since the

Holocaust• U.N. peacekeeping troops have not had the

authority to back up their warnings

Question 5 - 20

• What happened immediately following the proclamation of Israel as a new Jewish nation…?

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• Six Arab countries attacked Israel and were defeated.

Question 5 - 30

• Who were the three main Axis powers during WWII?

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• Japan• Italy• Germany

Question 5 - 40

• Who were the five main Allied powers during WWII?

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• United States• U.S.S.R. (Russia)• France• China• England

Question 5 - 50

• Who was the Nazi dictator of Germany during WWII?

Answer 5 – 50

• Adolf Hitler