Multiple Choice Chapter 24 Self-Quiz 2

. Like most Americans, Franklin Roosevelt looked at the events in Europe and Asia during the 1930s with a mixture of

envy and amusement.

detachment and disgust.

confusion and delight.

excitement and enthusiasm.

. 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.

They urged Belgium to intervene.

They did little in response.

They asked the United States for help.

. How did Roosevelt respond to the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939?

He urged Americans to remain neutral in their beliefs.

He argued that the United States ought to do more to assist the Allies.

He expressed outrage but felt untroubled by the events personally.

He asked Congress to implement the Selective Service and mobilize troops.

. The US reacted to Japanese invasion of French Indochina by

withdrawing all troops from the Pacific.

complaining to Japanâs ally, Germany.

bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

embargoing sales of oil on which Japan depended.

. The so-called Bataan Death March in 1942 claimed the lives of 10,000

Japanese.

Americans.

British.

Filipinos.

. 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.

Suicide bombings were part of the national martial culture.

Kamikaze missions were popular since they promised ascent to martyrdom.

The Japanese were running short of military resources.

. Which of the following nations implemented the most successful policy of military production?

Germany

Italy

the United States

China

. How much did the Office of Scientific Research and Development pay for the development of the atomic bomb?

$2 million

$20 million

$200 million

$2 billion

. What number of Americans belonged to labor unions by 1945?

15 million

5 million

1 million

50 million

. 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.

They urged women to consider their jobs as temporary.

They made all efforts to provide working mothers with childcare facilities.

They quickly addressed the inequality of pay between women and men.

. 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

California

Hawaii

Alaska

. What was distinct about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II?

It suffered absolutely no casualties.

It consisted of Navajo Indians only.

It was an all Japanese American unit.

It mutinied during the Battle of the Bulge.

. Prior to Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president was

Al Smith.

Henry Wallace.

Patrick Kennedy.

Lyndon B. Johnson.

. Which of the following nations was NOT one of the original "four policemen" of the United Nations Security Council?

The Soviet Union

Great Britain

China

Germany

. 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?

Was it morally justifiable to kill so many people?

What cultural treasures would such a blast destroy?

What would be the casualties of a long naval blockade and invasion?

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