Chap 33 Flashcards


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1

All of the following are true about Executive Order No. 9066 except:

It was ruled unconstitutional by the wartime Supreme Court.

2

Which of the following regulated the wartime consumer economy by rationing scarce supplies and curbing inflation?

The Office of Price Administration

3

How did the war affect Native Americans?

Some became "code talkers" to assist in the war.

4

During World War II, what did the term "over the hump" refer to?

Flying American supplies from Burma over the Himalayan Mountains to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China

5

The tide of Japanese conquest in the Pacific was turned following which battle?

The Battle of Midway

6

Why was the American conquest of Guam and other islands in the Marianas in 1944 especially important?

It made possible round-the-clock bombing of Japan from land bases.

7

What was the major battle at which the Soviet Union finally halted the German invasion of its territory?

The Battle of Stalingrad

8

Why did some people harshly criticize the Allied policy of unconditional surrender?

They believed it would encourage fanatical resistance and inhibit other Germans and Japanese from seeking peace.

9

All of the following were true of the Normandy invasion except:

After desperate fighting, the invaders failed to break out of the German iron ring that enclosed the Normandy landing zone.

10

Why did Republicans nominate Senator John Bricker for the vice presidency in 1944?

He offset their presidential candidate's internationalism.

11

What was the most significant development in the Democratic convention of 1944?

Roosevelt's third-term vice president, Henry Wallace, was dumped in favor of Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman.

12

Besides his record of military success, Franklin Roosevelt's victory in 1944 relied heavily on assistance from whom?

The CIO and other elements or organized labor

13

Which of the following was Hitler's last-ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British?

The Battle of the Bulge

14

Which of the following spurred the Manhattan Project?

Hitler's 1940 assault on Poland

15

What message to Japan resulted from the Potsdam conference?

Surrender or be destroyed.