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This is the code name for the atomic bomb program:
a. New York Project.
b. Manhattan Project
c. Core Project
d. Liberator Project |
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This was created by Congress to fight the threat of inflation:
a. WAAC
b. OPA
c. WPB
d. NWLB |
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This was the method used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime goods:
a. Selective Service System
b. Black Market
c. War Production Board
d. rationing |
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This Chief of Staff pushed for the formation of a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps:
a. George Marshall
b. Dwight D. Eisenhower
c. George Patton
d. Douglas MacArthur |
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This assumed the responsibility for converting industry from peace time to wartime production:
a. Office of Scientific Research
b. NWLB
c. WPB
d. both A and B |
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He was FDR's vice-president:
a. D-Day
b. V-E Day
c. Dwight Eisenhower
d. Harry Truman
e. Battle of the Atlantic |
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This day marked the end of the war in Europe:
a. D-Day
b. V-E Day
c. Dwight Eisenhower
d. Harry Truman
e. Battle of the Atlantic |
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This general commanded Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion:
a. D-Day
b. V-E Day
c. Dwight Eisenhower
d. Harry Truman
e. Battle of the Atlantic |
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This day marked the invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe:
a. D-Day
b. V-E Day
c. Dwight Eisenhower
d. Harry Truman
e. Battle of the Atlantic |
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Convoy's, sonar, and radar helped the Allies to win this battle:
a. D-Day
b. V-E Day
c. Dwight Eisenhower
d. Harry Truman
e. Battle of the Atlantic |
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| e. Battle of the Atlantic. |
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Who said, "I shall return" to the Philippine people?
a. Chester Nimitz
b. William Manchester
c. Douglas MacArthur
d. Robert Oppenheimer |
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What was the turning point during the war against the Japanese in the Pacific?
a. Battle of Pearl Harbor
b. Battle of Midway
c. Battle of the Bulge
d. Battle of the Coral Sea |
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Where did the United States drop the atomic bomb?
a. Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal
b. Okinawwa and Iwo Jima
c. Hiroshima and Okinawa
d. HIroshima and Nagasaki |
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| d. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. |
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In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory except:
a. brutal winter
b. a massive counterattack
c. a massive Allied invasion
d. Hitler's refusal to order a German retreat |
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| c. massive Allied invasion. |
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Who were the defendants at the Nuremberg trials?
a. Soviet occupants of Easter European
b. the developers of the atomic bomb
c. Nazi leaders
d. Japanese war criminals |
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True or False:
V-J day is the day Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. |
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True or False:
Harry Truman became president when FDR died. |
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True or False:
General Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe. |
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True or False:
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |
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True or False:
The Battle of the Bulge was the final Japanese counter attack in the Pacific. |
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True or False:
The GI Bill of Rights paid for veterans to go to college. |
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True or False:
The purpose of the Office of Price Administration was to make sure that war industries received needed resources. |
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True or False:
The Battle of Leningrad was the turning point in the war in Europe. |
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True or False:
The Allies invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944. |
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True or False:
A Kamikaze is a Japanese suicide plane. |
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Who made the vow, "I shall return," when he was forced to abandon the Philippines?
a. Hideki Tojo
b. Chester Nimitz
c. FDR
d. Douglas MacArthur |
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Nisei who lived on the West Coast were subjected to _________ during WWII.
a. interrogation
b. interment
c. torture
d. compensation |
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Germany's goal in the Battle of the Atlantic was to:
a. invade the coast of Great Britain and then take over the entire country.
b. keep food and war supplies form reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
c. prevent Allied forces from landing in Normandy and liberating France.
d. precent the invasion of Africa. |
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| b. keep food and war supplies form reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union. |
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To protest discrimination __________ organized a match on Washington on July 1, 1941.
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. Harry S. Truman
c. General George Marshall
d. A. Phillip Randolph |
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Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to ________________.
a. find out how destructive the bomb really was
b. teach Japanese military leaders a lesson
c. end the war and save American lives
d. show how powerful the United States was |
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| c. end the war and save American lives. |
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With respect to find better jobs, the war years marked a period of ________.
a. decline
b. advance
c. stagnation
d. uncertainty
e. none of the above |
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The GI Bill of Rights made is possible for:
a. African-Americans to serve in combat positions
b. soldiers to take short leaves from fighting
c. veterans to attend college for free
d. enlisted men to receive officer training |
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| c. veterans to attend college for free. |
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What strategy did the Japanese use in 1944 at the battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines?
a. the Japanese army used mass attacks on American soldiers
b. the Japanese Navy crashed their ships into American ships
c. the Japanese air force used kamikaze raids on American ships
d. the Japanese retreated without a fight |
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| c. the Japanese air force used kamikaze raids on American ships. |
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What battle in the Pacific is considered the turning point of the war?
a. Stalingrad
b. Midway
c. Leyte Gulf
d. Coral Sea
e. none of the above |
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True or False:
Billions of dollar in economic aid was provided to many foreign nations as part of the (Truman Doctrine). |
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True or False:
The policy of (brinkmanship) threatened retaliation to the edge of all-out war against acts of aggression toward the United States. |
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True or False:
(Francis Gary Powers) was convicted of perjury after being accused of spying for the Soviet Union. |
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True or False:
Satellite nations of the Soviet Union joined the military alliance known as (WARSAW PACT). |
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True or False:
President Truman fired General MacArthur because of MacArthur's insistence that the United States should blockade and atomic bomb (North Korea). |
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True or False:
China's Communist leader (Chiang Kai-Shek) used strategic tactics to lure Chinese peasants to the Communist Red Army. |
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True or False:
In general, (McCarthyism) is the unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence. |
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True or False:
The (U-2 incident) involved the use of airplanes to bring food and supplies to people of West Berlin. |
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True or False:
Troops from (South) Korea first crossed the 38th parallel and began the Korean War. |
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True or False:
The term (Cold War) refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that began at the end of World War II. |
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True or False:
After Stalin's death, several leaders shared power in the Soviet Union until (Nikita Khrushchev) claimed leadership from himself. |
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True or False:
The (Eisenhower Doctrine) was the U.S. policy to defend the Middle East against an attack by any communist country. |
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The _____ used spies to get information and carried out secret actions abroad.
a. FBI
b. CIA
c. HUAC
d. NATO
e. none of the above |
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The Soviet Union set up the ________ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
a. iron curtain
b. Berlin airlift
c. Berlin blockade
d. German Democratic Republic |
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______ is the best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
a. The CIA
b. The UN
c. HUAC
d. NATO |
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The _____ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid to them from the United States.
a. Nationalists
b. Communist
c. Soviets
d. peasants |
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________ was the leader of the Communists in China.
a. Chiang Kai-shek
b. Mao Zedong
c. Syngman Ree
d. Kim II Sung |
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General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. Forces in _____________.
a. Guatemala
b. Hungary
c. the Middle East
d. Korea |
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The ______ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.
a. Communist
b. Nationalist
c. South Koreans
d. North Koreans |
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The United States responded to dear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the _______.
a. Marshall Plan
b. Truman Doctrine
c. Warsaw Pact
d. Eisenhower Doctrine |
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To the label someone's activities as _____ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.
a. brinkmanship
b. containment
c. McCarthyism
d. infiltration |
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When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop ________.
a. NATO
b. an atomic bomb
c. a space shuttle
d. a hydrogen bomb |
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In a capitalist system,
a. the state controls economic activity
b. private citizens control economic activity
c. elected officials control economic activity
d. keep international peace through the UN. |
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| b. private citizens control economic activity. |
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The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to:
a. promote free elections in Europe
b. restrict the spread of Communism
c. force Germany to pay war reparations
d. keep international peace through the UN |
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| b. restrict the spread of Communism. |
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The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to:
a. the Marshall Plan
b. the formation of NATO
c. Western nations tried to divide Germany
d. Western nations tried to reunify Germany |
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| d. Western nations tried to reunify Germany. |
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Between 1944 and 1947, Chinese Nationalists:
a. relied heavily on financial aid from the U.S.
b. abused the Chinese peasants
c. attracted overwhelming support from the Chinese peasants
d. both A and B |
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When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
a. North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel
b. A Communist government was established in South Korea
c. Communist fears in the United States were lifted
d. China gained control of the entire peninsula |
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| a. North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parellel. |
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Accusations that communism was widely present in the United States government and military were made by:
a. Douglas MacArthur
b. Joseph McCarthy
c. John Foster Dulles
d. Alger Hiss |
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The Eisenhower Doctrine warned the Soviet Union against military intervention in:
a. Latin America
b. Eastern Europe
c. Western Europe
d. the Middle East |
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This group consisted of Eastern European nations that were dominated by the Soviet Union:
a. United Nations
b. NATO
c. satellite nations
d. both B and C |
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He believed that the best way to avoid a third world war was to create a new world order in which all nations had the right of self-determination.
a. Harry S. Truman
b. Dwight Eisenhower
c. Douglas MacArthur
d. Joseph McCarthy |
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General MacArthur argued that the Korean War:
a. was not a vital American interest
b. should be limited to Korea
c. should be extended into China
d. should be extended into the Soviet Union |
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| c. should be extended into China. |
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Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese peasants, he failed to win American support because he:
a. was corrupt
b. was a Nationalist
c. was a Communist
d. cooperated with Japan during WWII |
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Who was forced to retreat to Taiwan (Formosa)?
a. the Korean Nationalists
b. the Korean Communists
c. the Chinese Nationalists
d. the Chinese Communists |
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| c. The Chinese Nationalists. |
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The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between:
a. Korea and China
b. the Korean Communists
c. the Chinese Nationalists
d. China and Taiwan (Formosa) |
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| c. North and South Korea. |
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True or False:
A plan to tear down decaying neighborhoods and build low-cost housing was called urban (renewal). |
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| A government agency that regulates the communications industry is called the (FDIC). |
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| The braceros were (Cuban) workers who came to the United States. |
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