Study Guide for Unit 9 TestAPUSH

Questions and Answers…Based on the WWII PowerPoint

In the early 1930s, what country posed the greatest threat to peace?

Japan

In the 1930s, Japan was mainly targeting what country?

China

In what country did Japan establish a puppet government and rename “Manchukuo?”

Manchuria

In the early 1930s, Japan defied the covenant of what international

body?

The League of Nations

After Japan defied the covenant of the League of Nations, the

League responded by condemning Japan’s actions.

What response did Japan have to the League’s condemnation?

Japan quit the League of Nations

What doctrine, the US response to Japan’s takeover of Manchuria and supported by the League of Nations,

refused to recognize regimes obtained through force?

The Stimson Doctrine

Franklin D. Roosevelt continued which president’s efforts to improve

relations with Latin America?

Herbert Hoover

Which of the following countries felt the least of the effects of the “Good Neighbor” policy in

Latin America?

a.) Uruguayb.) Paraguayc.) Mexicod.) Cuba

e.) Argentina

Paraguay

Most foreign policy decisions during this period focused on helping _________________?

the U.S. economy

In 1933, in an attempt to increase trade, FDR recognized which

country?

The Soviet Union

During FDR’s presidency, which country felt a gradual removal of

U.S. military presence?

The Philippines

In 1934, “reciprocal trade agreements” allowed the President

to ________ in an attempt to ________.

a.) decrease tariffs (by 50% for nation’s that reciprocated)

b.) increase international trade

Who was the leader of the Italian Fascist party?

HINT: “Il Duce”

Benito Mussolini

The Fascist party was largely made up of all of the following EXCEPT?

a.) Dissatisfied war veteransb.) Nationalists

c.) Anti-communistsd.) Imperialists

d.) imperialists

Why did nationalists and militarists increased their power and convince Emperor Hirohito to

invade China and Southeast Asia?

Ensure access to basic raw materials (oil, iron, tin)

Which of the following concerning US Isolationism is FALSE?

a.) it was an outgrowth of U.S. nationalism

b.) the rise of militarism in Europe and Japan only made isolationists more

determined to keep the U.S. uninvolved

c.) it was strongest in the South and among Democrats

d.) isolationists believed U.S. involvement in World War I had been a terrible mistake

c.) it was strongest in the South and among Democrats

Isolationism in the U.S. was strongest in the

Midwest and among Republicans

When did Hitler claim the Sudentenland area of Czechoslovakia and

promise that he would take over no more land?

HINT: HINT: Britain and France agreed in order to avoid war

1938 Munich Conference

In 1938, what did Hitler proclaimed between Germany and Austria?

Anschluss

In August of 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact, promising not to attack one another. Secretly, however,

Germany & the Soviet Union would divide Poland while the Soviet Union would take

____________________.

Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, & Latvia

What is a Blitzkreig?

HINT: “Lightening War”

The use of fast-moving airplanes, tanks, and massive infantry to quickly overwhelm the enemy

On September 1, 1939, Germany attacked what Polish city?

Warsaw

As a direct result of the Warsaw Bombing, France and Britain…?

declare War on Germany on September 3rd.

What did FDR believe was crucial to U.S. security?

British survival

Isolationists strongly opposed the Selective Training and Service Act (September,

1940)because it…?

Was a “peacetime” draft

In accordance with the “Destroyers-for-Bases” deal,

_______ traded older Navy Destroyers traded for Bases on ________________.

a.) The United Statesb.) British Caribbean islands

In the election of 1940, FDR, a Democrat, opposed

_______________, a Republican.

Wendell Willkie

FDR viewed German conquest of most of Europe as a direct threat

to _________ and, therefore, wanted to supply the allies with

arms to defend ____________.

a.) U.S. securityb.) democracy

The U.S. lent money to Britain in order to defend nations committed to….

Freedom of SPEECH

Freedom of RELIGION

Freedom from WANT

Freedom from FEAR

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act(1941),

which the America First Committee campaigned heavily against?

supply arms to Great Britain on credit

When did FDR and Churchill…

establish free trade, declare the

right of people to choose their government,

oppose territorial expansion,and draft a peace plan after the war?

The Atlantic CharterAugust 1941

How did Hitler break the non-aggression pact in December

1941?

Invading the Soviet Union

At the very beginning of WW2, the Allies included all of the following

EXCEPT:

a.) United States b.) Great Britainc.) Soviet Union

d.) France

d.) France

The Allies agreed to concentrate on war in _____ before fighting

______.

a.) Europeb.) Japan

What body managed war industries?

War Production Board (1942)

What body set production priorities and controlled raw materials?

Office of War Mobilization (1942)

The system in which war contractors paid the costs of production plus a certain percentage for profit was called…?

The Cost-Plus System

Which of the following is NOT true concerning unions during WW2?

a.) unions agreed with large corporations that there would be no strikes during war

b.) Workers were angered that wages were frozen while business made large wartime profits

c.)unions became stronger during wartime, popularity decreased as labor demands decreased as soldiers looking

for employment returned home

d.) Several strikes called by coal unions

e.)Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act (1943) passed over Roosevelt’s veto

C

How did the US government pay for WW2?

Increased income taxes

Automatic withholding tax from paychecks

War bonds

The following impacts describe what group of people during WW2?

Attracted to jobs in the North and West

1.5 million left the south“Double V” slogan: V for victory

over fascism, Victory over discrimination

African Americans

The following impacts describe what group of people during WW2?

worked in defense industriesOver 300,000 served in military

1942 agreement allowed braceros (farmworkers) to enter U.S. during

harvest season“Zoot Suit Riots” – Los Angeles, 1943

Mexican Americans

The following impacts describe what group of people during WW2?

Approx. 25,000 served in militaryThousands in defense industriesHalf of those who left home to serve or to work never returned

Native Americans