AP classroom period 7 pt. 3

Which of the following was most responsible for the change shown between 1938 and 1942 on the chart above?

Industrial mobilization related to the Second World War

Which of the following messages did the United States government most likely intend to impart in the Second World War poster pictured above?

Encouragement of greater acceptance of African American workers in wartime industrial jobs

"Since the 1890s, despite the abolition of slavery and the three Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution, Jim Crow segregation pervaded every aspect of American society. The military was no exception. Following the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, black men who volunteered for duty or were drafted were relegated to segregated divisions and combat support roles, such as cook, quartermaster, and grave digger. The military was as segregated as the Deep South.

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Which of the following best explains an effect of the events described in the excerpt?

African American socioeconomic standing improved overall.

All of the following have been cited as reasons for the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 EXCEPT the need to

block a planned Japanese invasion of the United States

American participation in the Second World War had which of the following major effects on the home front?

A movement of women into factory work

Despite its isolationist position in the 1920's, the United States government actively intervened throughout the decade in which of the following areas of European affairs?

International finance and reparations

During the Second World War, Japanese Americans were relocated because of

fear of possible subversive activity against the war effort

"The Communists are in China to stay. And China's destiny is not [Chinese nationalist leader Jiang Jieshi's] but theirs. In this unhappy dilemma, the United States should attempt to prevent the disaster of a civil war through adjustment of the new alignment of power in China by peaceful process.

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The purpose of the excerpt is best explained as promoting which of the following?

Negotiating a peaceful settlement in China to limit Soviet influence after the Second World War

One major effect of the Second World War was increased opportunities for women in

industrial employment

Which of the following best explains the factor that prompted United States involvement in military actions during the Second World War?

Japan conducted a surprise attack on a United States military base

"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. "The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world. "The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world."The third is freedom from want—which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants—everywhere in the world."The fourth is freedom from fear—which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world."

Roosevelt's speech was most likely intended to increase public support for

aiding the Allies in Europe during the Second World War

The American home front in the Second World War is best described as

economically invigorated by military spending

The bracero program encouraged

Mexican workers to come to the United States as temporary laborers from the 1940s to the 1960s

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to

provide military supplies to the Allies

The Rosie the Riveter campaign during the Second World War encouraged women to

enter the labor force

The Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States upheld the constitutionality of

the internment of Japanese Americans as a wartime necessity

Which of the following ways best explains how the United States attempted to influence the outside world following the conclusion of the First World War?

It used trade and investment in order to maintain international connections.

Which of the following best describes the experience of Americans of Japanese descent during the Second World War?

They were forced from their homes and businesses on the West Coast into detention camps.

Which of the following was a common experience on the United States home front during the Second World War?

Rationing of basic consumer goods

Which of the following was Harry Truman's stated reason for authorizing the use of the atomic bomb against Japan?

Using the atomic bomb would prevent the need for a costly invasion of Japan.

What is the SAQ?

Explain a difference between the U.S.'s reaction to international events following WWI and WWII, explain a similarity, and explain a historical reason for the difference in their reaction..

What is the DBQ?

Evaluate the extent of difference between American women's experiences in WWI and WWII

What is the LEQ?

Analyze the home-front experiences of two of the following groups during WWII.

African Americans, Japanese Americans, Mexican Americans, Jewish Americans