History Final Chapter 26

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“War relocation camps”:

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housed over 120,000Japanese Americans during the war

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What significant objective motivated Japaneseexpansion into Southeast Asia and the Pacific during 1940–1941?

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the expansion’s provision of access to vitally needed raw materials

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The Neutrality Act of 1935:

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forbade the sale ofarms and munitions to warring nations

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British and American differences over where toattack Germany first were resolved with the decision to launch an offensive:

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in North Africa

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From late 1941 into early 1942, World War IIin the Pacific included:

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a succession of Japanese victories that saw numerous Allied outpostsfall

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Following the conclusion of World War II, thetwo most powerful nations in the world were:

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the United States andthe Soviet Union

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The offensives Italy launched in 1940 againstGreece and British forces in Egypt:

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came with the help ofGerman forces

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By the autumn of 1941:

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the U.S. Navy was engaging the German Navy in the Atlantic

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Winston Churchill, who would become the British prime minister in 1940,predicted that this agreement would not end Hitler’s assaults, saying that,“This is only the beginning of the reckoning.”

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Munich Pact

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Franklin Roosevelt’s opponent in the 1940 presidential election was:

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Wendell Willkie

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Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was only one part of a larger offensivelaunched into Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

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True

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In 1940, the Battle of Britain:

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saw the British turn back a massive German air attack and force Germanyto postpone its invasion plans

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America’s “good neighbor” policy:

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supported the idea of nonintervention in LatinAmerica

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The Atlantic Charter included all thefollowing principles EXCEPT:

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the elimination ofcommunism

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Which of the following statements about the 1940 presidential electionis true?

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Franklin Roosevelt became the only president to run for and win a thirdterm.

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During the summer of 1941, the United States attempted to restrainJapanese expansion by:

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restricting oil exports to Japan and freezing Japanese assets in theUnited States

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All of the following statements about theGerman Blitzkriegof spring 1940 are true, EXCEPT:

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Germany carefully avoided attacks on neutral nations and only targetedprofessed enemies

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In early 1942, the biggest challenge the United States faced in theAtlantic was:

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German submarinewarfare

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The Great Depression and the economicstruggles it caused during the early 1930s generally made Americans:

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more isolationist in sentiment

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In late summer 1940, President Rooseveltagreed to send fifty “overaged” destroyers to Britain in return for:

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allowing the United States to build naval and air bases on Britishislands in the Caribbean

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Which agency was created to direct industrialconversion to war production?

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War Production Board

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Following the declaration of war:

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men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five were drafted

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The Spanish Civil War began when:

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Spanish troops revolted against the fragile new republican government

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In June 1941, Germany widened the war by:

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invading the SovietUnion

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By the autumn of 1941, the United States and Germany had reached anunderstanding to minimize their escalating naval confrontations

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False

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Which of the following statements about the attack on Pearl Harbor isNOT true?

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A specific attack on Pearl Harbor had been long expected by Americanofficials

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American isolationism declined in the turmoil of the Great Depression ofthe early 1930s.

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False

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Less than a month before the surrender of Germany

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President Roosevelt died in office

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The Atlantic Charter:

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was a joint British-American statement of anti-Axis war aims

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The agreements at the Yalta Conferenceincluded Stalin’s pledge to enter the war against Japan, but he demandedterritories from Japan and China in exchange.

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True

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Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was only onepart of a larger offensive launched into Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

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True

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The country that suffered the most deaths inthe fighting of World War II was:

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The Soviet Union

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Following the conclusion of World War II, the two most powerful nationsin the world were:

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the United States andthe Soviet Union

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The offensives Italy launched in 1940 against Greece and British forcesin Egypt

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came with the help of German forces

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The Great Depression and the economicstruggles it caused during the early 1930s generally made Americans:

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more isolationist insentiment

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In June 1941, Germany widened the war by:

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invading the Soviet Union

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The Office of Price Administration:

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set price ceilings on and rationed highly demanded items such as tires,sugar, and gasoline

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The “good neighbor” policies of the 1920s and1930s saw the United States permanently remove all its troops from LatinAmerica.

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False

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During the Spanish Civil War:

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Hitler and Mussolini helped the armed uprisingled by Francisco Franco

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The use of atomic bombs against Japan had what significance?

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According to militaryplanners, it saved thousands of Allied casualties and even more Japaneselosses.

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During the presidential election of 1944

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Franklin Roosevelt wona fourth term as president

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Germany’s invasion of what country triggeredthe beginning of World War II in Europe?

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Poland