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Multiple Choice Chapter 24 Self-Quiz 2
Schaller, 3e_MC 24.2
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Like most Americans, Franklin Roosevelt looked at the events in Europe and Asia during the 1930s with a mixture of
envy and amusement.
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detachment and disgust.
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confusion and delight.
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excitement and enthusiasm.
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How did Britain and France respond to Hitler's troops marching into the supposedly demilitarized zone of the Rhineland in March 1936?
They sent troops in themselves.
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They urged Belgium to intervene.
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They did little in response.
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They asked the United States for help.
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How did Roosevelt respond to the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939?
He urged Americans to remain neutral in their beliefs.
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He argued that the United States ought to do more to assist the Allies.
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He expressed outrage but felt untroubled by the events personally.
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He asked Congress to implement the Selective Service and mobilize troops.
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The US reacted to Japanese invasion of French Indochina by
withdrawing all troops from the Pacific.
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complaining to Japanâs ally, Germany.
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bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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embargoing sales of oil on which Japan depended.
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The so-called Bataan Death March in 1942 claimed the lives of 10,000
Japanese.
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Americans.
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British.
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Filipinos.
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Why did Japan use kamikaze planes by the end of 1944 in its war against the United States?
They were trying to prevent a nuclear attack.
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Suicide bombings were part of the national martial culture.
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Kamikaze missions were popular since they promised ascent to martyrdom.
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The Japanese were running short of military resources.
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Which of the following nations implemented the most successful policy of military production?
Germany
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Italy
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the United States
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China
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How much did the Office of Scientific Research and Development pay for the development of the atomic bomb?
$2 million
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$20 million
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$200 million
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$2 billion
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What number of Americans belonged to labor unions by 1945?
15 million
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5 million
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1 million
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50 million
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How did business leaders respond to the presence of women in industrial plants during World War II?
They welcomed the new diversity of the workforce.
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They urged women to consider their jobs as temporary.
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They made all efforts to provide working mothers with childcare facilities.
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They quickly addressed the inequality of pay between women and men.
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Which of the following places had the highest concentration of Japanese Americans on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941?
Washington state
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California
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Hawaii
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Alaska
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What was distinct about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II?
It suffered absolutely no casualties.
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It consisted of Navajo Indians only.
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It was an all Japanese American unit.
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It mutinied during the Battle of the Bulge.
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Prior to Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president was
Al Smith.
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Henry Wallace.
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Patrick Kennedy.
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Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Which of the following nations was NOT one of the original "four policemen" of the United Nations Security Council?
The Soviet Union
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Great Britain
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China
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Germany
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What weighed on the minds of American strategists when it came to decide whether to deploy the world's first nuclear bomb?
Was it defensible to attack and kill civilians?
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Was it morally justifiable to kill so many people?
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What cultural treasures would such a blast destroy?
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What would be the casualties of a long naval blockade and invasion?
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