Unit III Part D Click on the correct answers, then click on "Send".

1 World War II did all of the following to the US economy EXCEPT increase employment increase inflation some increase government spending increase poverty 2 The US government kept increased civilian spending from causing widespread inflation by raising taxes selling war bonds enacting wage & price controls All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 3 The economic trends of World War II encouraged middle class spending more income equality more opportunities for minorities All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 4 The successes of the Federal Employment Practices Commission were very limited for minorities could only investigate complaints of discrimination in war industries kept Blacks from marching on Washington DC All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 5 The groups who dominated Congress during World War II were the conservative coalition that stopped further New Deal legislation but supported the war effort liberal Democrats who continued New Deal legislation & supported the war effort liberal Democrats who continued New Deal legislation but opposed the war effort isolationist Republicans who opposed both New Deal legislation and opposed the war effort. None of these answers is correct. 6 The first principal ground fighting between the US and the German/Italian Axis coalition occurred in Iceland France Italy North Africa Norway 7 The official US war policy after Pearl Harbor was send supplies & reinforcements to MacArthur in the Philippines beat Japan first beat Hitler first send supplies to Latin America to protect the Suez Canal Only "A" & "B" are correct. 8 The commander of all Allied forces in North Africa was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery Field Marshal Albert Kesselring Lieutenant General Dwight Eisenhower Major General George Patton General Douglas MacArthur 9 The most significant result of the North African campaign was It led directly to the immediate death of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel It cleared an entire continent of Axis forces & reopened the Mediterranean to Allied shipping. It caused France to revolt against German domination. All of these answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 10 The Allied campaign in Italy accomplished less & cost more casualties than anticipated was capably opposed by Field Marshal Kesselring who avoided Hitler's micromanagement & used the terrain to Germany's advantage was the focus of all Allied efforts in Europe after 1944 All o the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 11 The Allies established a second front in France in 1944 at the insistence of Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union to take some of the pressure of the German Army off the Soviets to win a relatively easy entrance into Germany All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 12 The Battle of Midway was the turning point of the war in the Pacific marked the end of long-range Japanese offensive power was fought almost entirely by aircraft All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 13 The overall US strategy in the Pacific included the US Navy & Marines under ADM Nimitz advancing across the Central Pacific using aircraft carriers & airpower the US Army with Navy support under GEN MacArthur advancing up from the Southwest Pacific by island-hopping the US Navy & Marines under ADM Halsey taking islands in the South Pacific demanding unconditional surrender of Japan All of the answers are correct. 14 The results of the election of 1944 showed A majority of US voters backed FDR as a war leader. A majority of US voters repudiated FDR as a war leader. Republicans won control of the House. Republicans won control of the US Senate. Both "A" & "C" are correct. 15 The principle agreed to by FDR & Winston Churchill for postwar peace included a United Nations sphere of influence politics a military defeat of the Soviet Union All of the answer are correct. Only "A" & "C" are correct. 16 The Soviets felt the following principle was necessary for postwar peace a United Nations sphere of influence politics a military defeat of Japan All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "C" are correct. 17 The Allies demanded Unconditional Surrender of the Axis Powers to keep Hitler from splitting the Allied coalition to assure the rise of an opposition party to Hitler in Germany to shorten the war All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 18 The Cairo Conference agreed to a United Nations German conquests should go back to their original owners Japanese conquests should go back to their original owners All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 19 The Yalta Conference agreed to free elections in postwar Europe USSR would declare war on Japan a joint occupation of Germany All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 20 Truman used atomic weapons against Japan in 1945 for racist reasons to prevent more Japanese & US casualties to see if they worked All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "C" are correct.

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