History Chapter 30 eBook Quiz

"Right-to-work" laws a) protected the employment rights of African Americans. b) prevented discrimination against women in industry. c) hurt labor unions. d) were the New Deal's last major achievement for labor.

During World War II, the fastest rate of urban growth occurred in the a) Northeast. b) Midwest c) South. d) Far West.

Germany took priority in the fighting because a) Nazi forces posed a greater threat to the western hemisphere. b) German science had greater potential for devising a devastating weapon. c) the Atlantic was crucial to victory. d) All of the above

The Revenue Act of 1942 a) raised sufficient revenue to pay for World War II. b) greatly increased the number of income taxpayers. c) placed a federal sales tax on most rationed goods. d) All of the above

The decisions made at the Yalta Conference did not include agreement that a) Russia would have three votes in the U.N. General Assembly. b) Russia would have an occupation zone in the nonindustrialized area of East Germany as well as in part of Berlin. c) both the Soviet Union and the United States would reduce their armaments by half after the war ended. d) free elections would be held in Poland to select a government.

Germany lost the Battle of the Atlantic because a) the Allies had radar. b) it lost all of its U-boats. c) the Allies had broken the Germans' secret code. d) it withdrew its navy to fight in the Mediterranean.

The Battle of Midway demonstrated the decisive role of a) submarines. b) bombers. c) aircraft carriers. d) battleships.

Wartime rationing included a) cars and washing machines. b) sugar, coffee, and gasoline. c) private housing construction. d) All of the above

The largest naval engagement in history occurred at a) Pearl Harbor. b) Leyte Gulf. c) Corregidor. d) Midway.

Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt first met at a) Teheran. b) Casablanca. c) Potsdam. d) Yalta.

U.S. officials were slow to aid Jewish refugees because a) they feared anti-Semitism in the United States. b) experience with wartime propaganda created doubts about reports of the Holocaust. c) reported evidence of genocide seemed beyond belief. d) All of the above

One reason Operation Overlord succeeded was a) the Allies attacked at the narrowest point in the English Channel. b) the Germans were completely unprepared for an invasion. c) perfect weather—clear skies and calm seas. d) Eisenhower surprised the Germans by attacking at Normandy.

U.S. military forces halted Japanese advances at the battles of a) Corregidor and Iwo Jima. b) Coral Sea and Midway. c) Okinawa and Guadalcanal. d) Solomons and New Guinea.

At the conference in Casablanca, Churchill and Roosevelt decided to a) attack in North Africa. b) assault Sicily and Italy. c) launch the Normandy invasion. d) use the atomic bomb against Japan.

In World War II, the greatest number of casualties were suffered by a) Germany. b) Japan. c) the Soviet Union. d) Great Britain.

Strategic bombing played a major role in the destruction of Germany's military production. a) True b) False

The tactic of "leapfrogging" was used to pursue Hitler in the last days of World War II. a) True b) False

The basic economic problem during World War II was finding workers to fill the jobs available. a) True b) False

During World War II, Congress readily renewed and extended such New Deal programs as the National Youth Administration. a) True b) False

The invasion of Sicily came only six weeks after the Normandy invasion. a) True b) False

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the turning point in the war in the Pacific. a) True b) False

Native Americans were segregated in the military. a) True b) False

Expenditures by the federal government during World War II exceeded the total of all previous federal spending. a) True b) False

The War Refugee Board was amazingly successful at rescuing Jews from Europe. a) True b) False

African Americans were used as codebreakers in the military. a) True b) False

World War II caused the deaths of fifty million people worldwide. a) True b) False

The Supreme Court's decision in Smith v. Allwright approved the internment of Japanese Americans. a) True b) False

The government paid for three-fourths of the war's cost through taxes. a) True b) False

The Manhattan Project developed the atomic bomb. a) True b) False

During World War II, women were barred from serving in the army. a) True b) False