American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 26: AMERICA IN A WORLD AT WAR

True or False Quiz

1
Other than Pearl Harbor, the two greatest Japanese victories in World War II came in the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway.
A)True
B)False
2
The Soviet Union complained about the North African campaign because they believed that it had delayed a major second front in Europe by tying up American and British resources.
A)True
B)False
3
Because of the horror of the Holocaust, American and British command officers decided to make the liberation of Nazi concentration camps a higher priority than achieving the quickest possible end to the war.
A)True
B)False
4
The most profound impact of World War II on American economic life was finally to end the Great Depression, virtually wiping out unemployment.
A)True
B)False
5
Because of "no-strike" pledges and government arbitration rules, labor union membership declined during World War II.
A)True
B)False
6
In order not to slow down the economic recovery associated with the war effort, President Roosevelt and Congress decided to finance the war effort almost entirely by war bond drives without increasing income taxes.
A)True
B)False
7
During World War II, A. Phillip Randolph was the administrator of the Office of Price Administration (OPA).
A)True
B)False
8
During World War II, the term braceros applied to Mexican workers who were allowed into the United States for a limited time to work at a specific job.
A)True
B)False
9
The nickname often applied to women who took wartime industrial jobs was "Homefront Hannah."
A)True
B)False
10
The domestic Japanese internment program during World War II moved virtually all Issei (first generation, unnaturalized) to camps but did not move Nisei (naturalized or native-born) unless they were the minor children of Issei.
A)True
B)False
11
During World War II, President Roosevelt himself indicated that political emphasis should shift away from domestic reform, declaring that "Dr. New Deal" should give way to "Dr. Win-the-War."
A)True
B)False
12
The Normandy invasion came in the spring of 1944, and Paris was liberated from Nazi control by the end of that summer.
A)True
B)False
13
In January of 1945, the Soviet Union captured Poland and made peace with Nazi Germany, so the United States and Britain had the burden of finally conquering Berlin.
A)True
B)False
14
The relatively easy conquest of Iwo Jima and Okinawa by naval and marine forces indicated that the Japanese military had nearly lost the means and will to resist.
A)True
B)False
15
President Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was probably inevitable since as U.S. senator he had been chairman of the congressional committee that oversaw the atomic bomb development project.
A)True
B)False
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