True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or
false.
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During WWII, the War Production Board oversaw the conversion from peacetime to a
wartime economy
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2.
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George Patton led the U.S. Third Army in liberating Paris from German
occupation
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3.
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Chester Nimitz led U.S. forces into battle on the island of Bataan, Leyte,
Guadacanal and Okinawaw
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4.
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Germany nearly won the Battle of the Atlantic because the Allies didn't
believe their own intelligence reports.
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5.
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May 8, 1945 or V-E Day, was celebrated to mark the liberation of the death
camps.
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6.
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At the Yalta Conference, Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt agreed to move ahead in
creating the United Nations
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7.
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The final decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was made by J. Robert
Oppenheimer.
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8.
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Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Tokyo.
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9.
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James Farmer founded the interracial movement called the Japanese American
Citizens Leagur
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10.
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The Selective service System was intended to ease servicement back into civilian
life by providing free education and guaranteeing mortgages and business loans
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Multiple
Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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11.
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Which one does not
belong?
a. | kamikazes | c. | atomic
bomb | b. | Leyte Island | d. | Douglas
MacArthur |
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12.
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Which one does not
belong?
a. | Midway | c. | naval
warfare | b. | Australia | d. | Chester
Nimitz |
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13.
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Which one does not
belong?
a. | Hiroshima | c. | Navajo code
talkers | b. | Manhattan Project | d. | J. Robert
Oppenheimer |
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14.
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Which one does not
belong?
a. | Harry S. Truman | c. | United Nations
(UN) | b. | Yalta Conference | d. | Franklin D.
Roosevelt |
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15.
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Which one does not
belong?
a. | Nazis | c. | Joseph
Stalin | b. | war crimes | d. | Nuremberg
trials |
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16.
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Which one does not
belong?
a. | Okinawa | c. | Nagasaki | b. | Iwo
Jima | d. | Guadalcanal |
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17.
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This is what the atomic bomb program came to be called.
a. | Atomic Bomb Project ABP | c. | Office of Scientific
Research | b. | Office of Energy Production | d. | Manhattan Projece |
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This was created by Congress to fight the threat of inflation.
a. | Wartime Inflation Board | c. | Office of Price
Administration | b. | Manhattan Project | d. | Works Progress Administration |
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19.
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This instituted the draft and eventually mustered ten million soldiers
a. | CCC Civilian Conservation Corp | c. | Social Security
System | b. | Selective Service System | d. | American Legion |
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20.
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This was the method used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime
goods.
a. | Social Security System | c. | rationing | b. | Welfare | d. | Costco |
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21.
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This term refers to Japanese Americans who were born in the United States
a. | Nisei | c. | American Bund | b. | Nippon | d. | Native
Americans |
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22.
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This Army chief of Staff pushed for the formation of a Women's Axiliary
Army Corps.
a. | Douglas McArthur | c. | George Marshall | b. | George Patton | d. | Alger Hiss |
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23.
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This labor leader strongly encouraged President Roosevelt to issue an executive
order discouraging discrimination in workplace.
a. | A. Phillip Randolf | c. | James Hoffa | b. | George Meany | d. | Martin Luther
King |
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This assumed the responsibility for converting industry from peace-time to
wartime production and distributing raw materials to key industries.
a. | American Federation of Labor | c. | National Association of
Manufacturers | b. | Industry Conversion Board | d. | War Production Board WPB |
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25.
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This was responsible for improvements to radar and sonar and the development of
"wonder drugs" such as penicillin that saved countless lives.
a. | National Science Foundation | c. | Office of Scientific Research and
Development | b. | United Way | d. | National Broadcasting System |
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26.
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He was Franklin Roosevelts Vice President.
a. | Spiro Agnew | c. | Harry Truman | b. | George Marshall | d. | Dwight
Eisenhower |
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27.
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This day marked the end of World War II in Europe
a. | Armistice Day | c. | V-J Day | b. | V-E Day | d. | D-Day |
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28.
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This death camp was the first to be liberated by the Allies in WWII
a. | Majdanek | c. | Stalingrad | b. | Awschwicz | d. | Donovan |
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29.
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This general commanded the invasion of North Africa in WWII
a. | George Patton | c. | Dwight Eisenhower | b. | George Marshall | d. | McArthur |
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30.
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This day marked the invasion of Nazi-controlled France
a. | D-Day | c. | V-J Day | b. | V-E Day | d. | September 30,
1939 |
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31.
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This involved the invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa
a. | Battle of the Bulge | c. | Majdanek | b. | Battle of Stalingrad | d. | Operation Torch |
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32.
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Convoys, sonar and radar helped the Allies to win this battle.
a. | Battle of the Atlantic | c. | Battle of Britain | b. | Battle of the Bulge | d. | Battle of
Midway |
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33.
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This general let the American troops that liberated Paris from German
occupation.
a. | Dwight Eisenhower | c. | General Rommel | b. | George Marshall | d. | George Patton |
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34.
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The initial success of this German offensive battle was due mainly to the Allies
being caught off guard.
a. | Battle of the Bulge | c. | Normandy Invasion | b. | Battle for France | d. | Pearl Harbor |
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35.
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Which of the following economic problems was targeted by the office of Price
Administration?
a. | inflation | c. | depression | b. | recession | d. | unemployment |
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36.
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The term Nisei refers to Japanese Americans who ...
a. | were born in the U.S. | c. | volunteered to fight in the U.S. armed forces | b. | were forced into
internment camps | d. | volunteered to serve as spiesin the war against Japan |
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37.
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Who was the Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe in WWII?
a. | George Patton | c. | Douglas MacArthur | b. | George Marshall | d. | Dwight
Eisenhower |
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38.
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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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39.
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D-Day was the code name for the Allied invasion of ...
a. | Italy | c. | France | b. | Japan | d. | North Africa |
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40.
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The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to
a. | build the atomic bomb | c. | decide whether to drop the atomic bomb | b. | decide where to drop
the atomic bomb | d. | design a
variety of new weapons, including the atomic bomb |
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