History Unit 5

What was the basic concept of the Monroe Doctrine?

The U.S. telling European powers they should stay out of the Western Hemisphere entirely

What did the Roosevelt Corollary add to the Monroe Doctrine?

It gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Latin America to protect U.S. interests

What American policy was a total reversal of the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary?

Good Neighbor Policy

What was the main purpose of the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s?

To prevent the United States from getting involved in a large scale war

In addition to renewing the first Neutrality Act, the Neutrality Act of 1936 also declared that

no Americans were allowed to travel on ships of nations at war

All of the Neutrality Acts referenced American shipping.

True

What did the phrase "cash and carry" refer to during the 1930s?

If countries wanted to trade with the U.S., they had to pick up the goods with their own ships.

In the Destroyer-for-Bases agreement, the United States agreed to...

rade old warships in exchange for naval bases.

The Lend-Lease Policy allowed the United States to ...

support its war interests without actually fighting in the war.

The Atlantic Charter was an agreement about the post war world between what TWO countries?

Great Britain

United States

The main statement made by the Atlantic Charter was that the signing nations pledged to ...

not seek territorial gains after winning the war.

Despite an attempt to stay isolated and out of World War II, the United States' isolation ended when ...

Japan attacked the United States.

Select the THREE choices that were considered advantages for the United States during World War II.  

• Large Population for workforce

• Solid capital base/money supply

• Generous natural resources

The purpose of the peacetime draft in 1940 was to ...

increase the military in case we entered World War II.

How many Americans were serving in the military by the end of World War II?

12 million

In addition to the draft, the U.S. military greatly expanded in size because

many young men volunteered because they thought it was their civic duty.

Which best describes the United States economy as World War II was starting?

It had great potential, but it was not prepared to produce war materials.

Which statement best describes the U.S. economy DURING the war?

Industrial production doubled during the war.

One way the United States met the military production needs was to reorganize existing factories that were making consumer goods into war production factories.

True

How did rationing support the American war effort?

It reduced the amount of certain goods people could buy so there was enough for the war effort

Select ALL the statements that are true about American war bonds during World War II.

• They were a small loan to the U.S. government that they would pay back

• By reducing the money supply, they helped reduce inflation

• People bought them to support the war effort

How did many labor unions support the war effort?

They pledged not to strike.

Which statement best describes the role of American women in the military during World War II?

They mostly served in noncombat roles like nurses and secretaries.

Which statement best describes the treatment African Americans in the military faced?

Most African Americans were given noncombat roles like cooks or construction workers.

Why did 127,000 Japanese Americans get put in internment (prison) camps during World War II?

Many Americans believed, without evidence to prove it, that they were a security risk.

Which President made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

Truman

In addition to ending the war sooner, what was another likely reason the United States decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

to show the Soviet Union the power of the United States

Which choice most accurately describes the result of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan?

The bombs killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians 

About how long was the United States the only country with nuclear weapons?

4 years

Which of the following was a result of the United States being the only country to have nuclear weapons directly after World War II?

The United States was considered to have superpower status among other countries

How did the United States' possession of nuclear weapons change its relationship with the Soviet Union?

Just the threat of having nuclear weapons was thought to slow Soviet aggression around the world

Which answer most accurately describes the Soviet Union's development of nuclear weapons?

the Soviet Union developed them much faster than anticipated with the help of spies in the American nuclear program

While some argued the the destructive capabilities of nuclear weapons made the world much more dangerous, others suggested that the possibility of a nuclear holocaust prevented another world war.  

True

The nuclear arms (weapons) race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union lasted until...

the Soviet Union broke apart in the early 1990s