front 1 All of the following are true about Executive Order No. 9066 except: | back 1 It was ruled unconstitutional by the wartime Supreme Court. |
front 2 Which of the following regulated the wartime consumer economy by rationing scarce supplies and curbing inflation? | back 2 The Office of Price Administration |
front 3 How did the war affect Native Americans? | back 3 Some became "code talkers" to assist in the war. |
front 4 During World War II, what did the term "over the hump" refer to? | back 4 Flying American supplies from Burma over the Himalayan Mountains to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China |
front 5 The tide of Japanese conquest in the Pacific was turned following which battle? | back 5 The Battle of Midway |
front 6 Why was the American conquest of Guam and other islands in the Marianas in 1944 especially important? | back 6 It made possible round-the-clock bombing of Japan from land bases. |
front 7 What was the major battle at which the Soviet Union finally halted the German invasion of its territory? | back 7 The Battle of Stalingrad |
front 8 Why did some people harshly criticize the Allied policy of unconditional surrender? | back 8 They believed it would encourage fanatical resistance and inhibit other Germans and Japanese from seeking peace. |
front 9 All of the following were true of the Normandy invasion except: | back 9 After desperate fighting, the invaders failed to break out of the German iron ring that enclosed the Normandy landing zone. |
front 10 Why did Republicans nominate Senator John Bricker for the vice presidency in 1944? | back 10 He offset their presidential candidate's internationalism. |
front 11 What was the most significant development in the Democratic convention of 1944? | back 11 Roosevelt's third-term vice president, Henry Wallace, was dumped in favor of Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman. |
front 12 Besides his record of military success, Franklin Roosevelt's victory in 1944 relied heavily on assistance from whom? | back 12 The CIO and other elements or organized labor |
front 13 Which of the following was Hitler's last-ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Americans and British? | back 13 The Battle of the Bulge |
front 14 Which of the following spurred the Manhattan Project? | back 14 Hitler's 1940 assault on Poland |
front 15 What message to Japan resulted from the Potsdam conference? | back 15 Surrender or be destroyed. |