Multiple Choice Chapter 24 Self-Quiz 1

. Which of the following issues that had sparked the Great War continued to fester during the 1920s and 1930s?

fear of tsarist Russia

rival nationalism and competition for colonies

animosity toward the German kaiser

Serbian hostility toward the Austrian emperor

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Who opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's decision to recognize the Soviet Union in November 1933?

Religious and political conservatives.

All Americans.

Primarily Republicans.

Veterans of WWI.

. Fighting in Spain between Fascists and Republicans

prompted Congress to pass a third Neutrality Law.

was greeted with relief in the United States.

undermined the spirit of antifascists.

triggered Germany's invasion of Poland.

. What nation did Germany annex in March 1938?

Austria

Ethiopia

Czechoslovakia

Switzerland

. Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt pull back from providing more support to Britain in the fall of 1940?

He was running for a third term and did not want to be seen as a warmonger.

The U.S. economy was once again in crisis, and the treasury could not afford the expense.

Antiwar strikes in arms factories across the nation made production of supplies difficult to maintain.

With the introduction of the Selective Service in the United States, all military supplies now went to the U.S. Army.

. Which of the following is true about the Japanese Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku?

His strategy depended on Germany's ability to defeat the Soviet Union.

He resigned in protest over the attack on Pearl Harbor.

He had lived in California in the 1910s.

He thought little of American military power.

. What was the mission of Admiral Chester Nimitz in the Central Pacific in 1943?

secure islands close enough to Japan for land-based air assaults

liberate Hawaii and the Republic of Tahiti

secure the Philippines against Japanese attacks

aid the British in the protection of India and Pakistan

. What impact did U.S. immigration laws have on German Jewish refugees?

They barred most of them from entering.

Congress enacted loopholes that allowed women and children to enter.

Ironically, they blocked immigration for some of the best nuclear physicists.

Since Germans were allowed to enter freely, the laws did not affect them at all.

. Which labor union was the only one not to issue a "no strike" pledge once the US entered the war?

The International Workers of the World

The American Federation of Labor

The United Auto Workers

The United Mine Workers

. What made the speed of vessel production in U.S. shipyards during World War II so significant?

The United States could quickly build the amount of ships it needed before it ran out of raw materials.

Japanese and German shipbuilders were already masters in fast mass-production.

Ships like the merchant vessel type Liberty were crucial weapons in the Allied defense strategy.

American shipyards put out ships faster than the enemy could sink them.

. How did President Roosevelt respond to demands for desegregation?

He argued that the military was no sociological laboratory.

He acted promptly, explaining that a segregated force could not expect to defeat the Nazi threat.

He desegregated defense industries but did not end segregation in the military.

He did nothing.

. How long did the Bracero program last?

until 1944

until 1946

until 1954

until 1964

. During World War II, the Santa Anita Race Track in Southern California was used as

a military depot for the navy and marines.

a nuclear test site for the Manhattan Project.

a prisoner of war camp for German soldiers.

an âassembly centerâ for Japanese Americans.

. Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt concede to Stalin's demands for Polish territory in the postwar order?

He knew that Polish troops had committed serious atrocities against the Red Army.

He knew that Poland took part of the blame for World War II because of its non-aggression pact with Germany.

He refused to risk a break with Stalin.

He was of the opinion that victors deserved some form of territorial gain in war.

. When Germany finally surrendered on May 8, 1945, most Americans understood victory in Europe

as the end of World War II.

as a triumph of Allied cooperation.

as an example of American supremacy.

as the beginning of the Cold War.

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