Study Guide for Unit 9 TestAPUSH
Questions and Answers…Based on the WWII PowerPoint
In the early 1930s, what country posed the greatest threat to peace?
Japan
In the 1930s, Japan was mainly targeting what country?
China
In what country did Japan establish a puppet government and rename “Manchukuo?”
Manchuria
In the early 1930s, Japan defied the covenant of what international
body?
The League of Nations
After Japan defied the covenant of the League of Nations, the
League responded by condemning Japan’s actions.
What response did Japan have to the League’s condemnation?
Japan quit the League of Nations
What doctrine, the US response to Japan’s takeover of Manchuria and supported by the League of Nations,
refused to recognize regimes obtained through force?
The Stimson Doctrine
Franklin D. Roosevelt continued which president’s efforts to improve
relations with Latin America?
Herbert Hoover
Which of the following countries felt the least of the effects of the “Good Neighbor” policy in
Latin America?
a.) Uruguayb.) Paraguayc.) Mexicod.) Cuba
e.) Argentina
Paraguay
Most foreign policy decisions during this period focused on helping _________________?
the U.S. economy
In 1933, in an attempt to increase trade, FDR recognized which
country?
The Soviet Union
During FDR’s presidency, which country felt a gradual removal of
U.S. military presence?
The Philippines
In 1934, “reciprocal trade agreements” allowed the President
to ________ in an attempt to ________.
a.) decrease tariffs (by 50% for nation’s that reciprocated)
b.) increase international trade
Who was the leader of the Italian Fascist party?
HINT: “Il Duce”
Benito Mussolini
The Fascist party was largely made up of all of the following EXCEPT?
a.) Dissatisfied war veteransb.) Nationalists
c.) Anti-communistsd.) Imperialists
d.) imperialists
Why did nationalists and militarists increased their power and convince Emperor Hirohito to
invade China and Southeast Asia?
Ensure access to basic raw materials (oil, iron, tin)
Which of the following concerning US Isolationism is FALSE?
a.) it was an outgrowth of U.S. nationalism
b.) the rise of militarism in Europe and Japan only made isolationists more
determined to keep the U.S. uninvolved
c.) it was strongest in the South and among Democrats
d.) isolationists believed U.S. involvement in World War I had been a terrible mistake
c.) it was strongest in the South and among Democrats
Isolationism in the U.S. was strongest in the
Midwest and among Republicans
When did Hitler claim the Sudentenland area of Czechoslovakia and
promise that he would take over no more land?
HINT: HINT: Britain and France agreed in order to avoid war
1938 Munich Conference
In 1938, what did Hitler proclaimed between Germany and Austria?
Anschluss
In August of 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact, promising not to attack one another. Secretly, however,
Germany & the Soviet Union would divide Poland while the Soviet Union would take
____________________.
Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, & Latvia
What is a Blitzkreig?
HINT: “Lightening War”
The use of fast-moving airplanes, tanks, and massive infantry to quickly overwhelm the enemy
On September 1, 1939, Germany attacked what Polish city?
Warsaw
As a direct result of the Warsaw Bombing, France and Britain…?
declare War on Germany on September 3rd.
What did FDR believe was crucial to U.S. security?
British survival
Isolationists strongly opposed the Selective Training and Service Act (September,
1940)because it…?
Was a “peacetime” draft
In accordance with the “Destroyers-for-Bases” deal,
_______ traded older Navy Destroyers traded for Bases on ________________.
a.) The United Statesb.) British Caribbean islands
In the election of 1940, FDR, a Democrat, opposed
_______________, a Republican.
Wendell Willkie
FDR viewed German conquest of most of Europe as a direct threat
to _________ and, therefore, wanted to supply the allies with
arms to defend ____________.
a.) U.S. securityb.) democracy
The U.S. lent money to Britain in order to defend nations committed to….
Freedom of SPEECH
Freedom of RELIGION
Freedom from WANT
Freedom from FEAR
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act(1941),
which the America First Committee campaigned heavily against?
supply arms to Great Britain on credit
When did FDR and Churchill…
establish free trade, declare the
right of people to choose their government,
oppose territorial expansion,and draft a peace plan after the war?
The Atlantic CharterAugust 1941
How did Hitler break the non-aggression pact in December
1941?
Invading the Soviet Union
At the very beginning of WW2, the Allies included all of the following
EXCEPT:
a.) United States b.) Great Britainc.) Soviet Union
d.) France
d.) France
The Allies agreed to concentrate on war in _____ before fighting
______.
a.) Europeb.) Japan
What body managed war industries?
War Production Board (1942)
What body set production priorities and controlled raw materials?
Office of War Mobilization (1942)
The system in which war contractors paid the costs of production plus a certain percentage for profit was called…?
The Cost-Plus System
Which of the following is NOT true concerning unions during WW2?
a.) unions agreed with large corporations that there would be no strikes during war
b.) Workers were angered that wages were frozen while business made large wartime profits
c.)unions became stronger during wartime, popularity decreased as labor demands decreased as soldiers looking
for employment returned home
d.) Several strikes called by coal unions
e.)Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act (1943) passed over Roosevelt’s veto
C
How did the US government pay for WW2?
Increased income taxes
Automatic withholding tax from paychecks
War bonds
The following impacts describe what group of people during WW2?
Attracted to jobs in the North and West
1.5 million left the south“Double V” slogan: V for victory
over fascism, Victory over discrimination
African Americans
The following impacts describe what group of people during WW2?
worked in defense industriesOver 300,000 served in military
1942 agreement allowed braceros (farmworkers) to enter U.S. during
harvest season“Zoot Suit Riots” – Los Angeles, 1943
Mexican Americans
The following impacts describe what group of people during WW2?
Approx. 25,000 served in militaryThousands in defense industriesHalf of those who left home to serve or to work never returned
Native Americans