us history edpuzzle qs ww2

America’s ideas about foreign policy was shaped by what 2 events

* american revolution
* great depression
* world war I
* roaring twenties

great depression and world war I

is it accurate to call the period of time between 1920 and the US entry into WWII as an age of isolationism? Y/N

no

how was the US isolationist?

* did not trade as much with many other countries
* lived on an island isolated from the world

did not trade as much with many other countries

with the lend-lease act, the US lent weapons out to which countries? (2 answers)

* britain
* germany
* japan
* russia

britain and russia

to which theater of war were more Amerian personnel deployed?

* the pacific
* europe

the pacific

where did the first American troops fight the Nazis?

* north africa
* italy
* france
* germany

north africa

which country did most of the fighting in WWII?

* britain
* france
* russia
* the US

russia

what was the manhattan project?

* fighter jet
* bridge
* atomic bomb
* tank

atomic bomb

the death toll of 140,000+ Japanese civilians was greater than American fatalities in the entire Pacific War T/F

true

In world war I, 10% of the estimated population of Civilians were killed. In World War II, _______ was the percentage of civilians killed.

* 20%
* 60%
* 40%
* 80%

40%

“Before we pass judgement, lets try to put ourselves in the shoes of both \[\] who were fighting and the \[\] who were killed by the bombs.”

* civilians, soldiers
* leaders, animals
* animals, leaders
* soldiers, civilians

soldiers, civilians

which two regions did japan invade in the early 1920s?

* korea
* machuria
* china
* the united states

manchuria and china

what kind of tactic was the “blitzkrieg”?

* a military tactic
* a political tactic
* a religious tactic

a military tactic

the battle of britain mostly took place

* on land
* on sea
* in the air

in the air

which of the following did not happen in 1941?

* japan bombs pearl harbor
* russia joins the way
* germany invades poland
* japan invades southeast asia

germany invades poland

what is the significance of the battle of stalingrad?

* hitler’s 6th army froze to death during the winter
* it lead to the deaths of thousands of axis POWS
* it turned the tide of war in europe
* all of the above

all of the above

what is the significance of the d-day invasion?

* it caused the united states to join the war
* it was the beginning of the end for the nazis
* it led to the surrender of japan

it was the beginning of the end for the nazis

what does “lebensraum” require?

* children
* land
* animals

land

what was the ultimate goal of the “hunger plan”?

* to free hungary from dictatorial control
* the extermination of millions of poles and jews
* to eliminate hunger in germany

the extermination of millions of poles and jews

what characteristic did japan and germnay share at the beginning of the war?

* they both were suffering from food shortages
* they both promoted persecution of jews
* they both wanted more democratic freedoms in their country

they both were suffering from food shortages

what does it mean to be in a “total war”?

* when a countrys population is in unanimous support for a war
* when a country offers up a total surrender to their enemy
* when the entire country is involved in the military effort, not just the army and navy

when the entire country is involved in the military effort, not just the army and navy

what impact did wwii have on the power o the government?

* no true change
* strengthened it
* weakened it

strengthened it

much of the war was paid for by

* alcohol
* loans from foreign towns
* taxes
* war bonds

taxes

why did the goverment support unions during wwii?

* because the government didn’t like big business owners
* to keep workers happy and producing goods for the war
* fdr wanted to make sure that big businesses were making a profit

to keep workers happy and producing goods for the war

what role did women play in factories during wwii?

* had little impact because of the great migrations and foreign immigrants
* made up a large portion of the workers
* had little impact because they were encouraged to stay home and take care of the family
* no impact because unions didn’t accept women into factories

made up a large portion of the workers

what were fdr’s 4 freedoms

* speech, religion, from fear, and from communism
* freedom of religion, speech, search, and socialism
* freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom from fear, and freedom of worship

freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom from fear, and freedom of worship

what role did the GI Bill play in the lives of veterans?

* provided cheap education and an immediate job after returning
* provided cheap loans for cars and homes as well as an immediate govt job
* provided loans for homes and cheap education

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provided loans for homes and cheap education

how many jews were allowed to come to america during the war?

* 210,000
* 1.2 million
* 21,000
* none

21,000

what minority group was mistreated in a major way during wwii?

* japanese-americans
* spanish
* russians
* native americans

japanese americans

what group of people felt the greatest change during wwii?

* native americans
* african americans
* white males
* women

african americans

what was the double v campaign?

* victory in japan and europe
* victory for the us against the axis powers overseas and victory for african americans back home against discrimination
* victory against japan and racism back home

victory for the us against the axis powers overseas and victory for african americans back home against discrimination

what was created in 1944 that would act as a police force for the world?

* socialist nations alliance
* euro nation united
* leage of nations
* united nations

united nations

according to gunnar myrdal what exactly is the american creed?

* equality, justice, equal opportunity, and freedom
* justice freedom, freedom of religion and privayc
* isolationism and the spreading of democracy

equality, justice, equal opportunity, and freedom