Which of the following was not among the qualities of the American participation in World War II?

Which of the following was not among the qualities of the American participation in World War II? 

a) a group of highly effective military and political leaders
b) an enormously effective effort in producing weapons and supplies
c) a higher percentage of military casualties than any other Allied nation
d) the preservation of the American homeland against invasion or destruction for the air
e) the maintenance and re-affirmation of the strength of American democracy

Answer: E

The "unconditional surrender" policy toward Japan was modified by

The "unconditional surrender" policy toward Japan was modified by 

a) assuring the Japanese that there would be no "war crimes" trials
b) guaranteeing that defeated Japan would be treated decently by American occupiers
c) agreeing not to drop more than tow atomic bombs on Japan
d) agreeing to let the Japanese keep Emperor Hirohito on the throne
e) permitting the Japanese to retain a st5rong army but no real navy

Answer: E

The spending of enormous sums on the original atomic bomb project was spurred briefly by the belief that

The spending of enormous sums on the original atomic bomb project was spurred briefly by the belief that 

a) a nuclear weapon was the only way to win the war
b) the Germans might acquire such a weapon first
c) the Japanese were at work on an atomic bomb project of their own
d) scientists like Albert Einstein might be lost to the war effort
e) the American public would not tolerate the casualties that would result from a land invasion of Japan

Answer: E

The Potsdam conference

The Potsdam conference 

a) determined the fate of Eastern Europe
b) brought France and China in as part of the "Big" Five
c) concluded that the Soviet Union would enter the war in the Pacific
d) was Franklin Roosevelt's last meeting with Churchill and Stalin
e) issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed

Answer: A

As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf,

As a result of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 

a) Japan stalled an Allied victory
b) Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey lost his first naval engagement
c) Japan was nearly able to take Australia
d) the U.S. could bomb Japan from land bases
e) Japan was finished as a naval power

Answer: E

Action by the U.S. against Hitler's campaign of genocide against the Jews

Action by the U.S. against Hitler's campaign of genocide against the Jews 

a) was reprehensibly slow in coming
b) included the admission of large numbers of Jewish refugees into the U.S.
c) involved the bombing of rail lines used to carry victims to the Nazi death camps
d) was slow in coming, because the U.S. did not know about the death camps until near the end of the war
e) was a major reason the U.S. fought World War II

Answer: A

In a sense, Franklin Roosevelt was the "forgotten man" at the Democratic Convention in 1944 because

In a sense, Franklin Roosevelt was the "forgotten man" at the Democratic Convention in 1944 because 

a) so much attention was focused on who would gain the vice presidency
b) he remained in Washington, D.C., to conduct the war
c) poor health prevented him from taking an active role
d) the issue of a fourth term was prominent
e) vice president Henry Wallace controlled the convention

Answer: B

The cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second front in Europe was commanded by General

The cross-channel invasion of Normandy to open a second front in Europe was commanded by General 

a) George Patton
b) Dwight Eisenhower
c) Douglas MacArthur
d) Bernard Montgomery
e) Omar Bradley

Answer: D

At the wartime Teheran Conference,

At the wartime Teheran Conference, 

a) the Soviet Union agreed to declare war on Japan within three months
b) the Big Three allies agreed to divide postwar Germany into separate occupied zones
c) the Soviet Union agreed to allow free elections in Eastern European nations that its armies occupied at the end of the war
d) plans were made for the opening of a second front in Europe
e) it was agreed that five Big Powers would have veto power in the United Nations

Answer: A

The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it

The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it 

a) delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe
b) prevented the rise of fascism or communism in Italy after the war
c) enabled the Americans to appease both British and Soviet strategic demands
d) enabled the U.S. to prevent Austria and Greece from falling into Soviet hands
e) destroyed the monastery of Monte Cassino and other Italian artistic treasures

Answer: E

After the Italian surrender in August, 1943,

After the Italian surrender in August, 1943, 

a) the Allies found it easy to conquer Rome and the rest of Italy
b) the Soviets accepted the wisdom of delaying the invasion of France and pursuing the second front in Italy
c) the British demanded the restoration of the monarchy in Italy
d) the Americans withdrew from Italy to prepare for D-Day
e) the German army poured into Italy and stalled the Allied advance

Answer: E

The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was

The major consequence of the Allied conquest of Sicily in August 1943 was

a) a modification of the demand of unconditional surrender of Italy
b) the overthrow of Mussolini and Italy's unconditional surrender
c) the swift Allied conquest of the Italian peninsula
d) a conflict between Churchill and General Eisenhower over the invasion of the Italian mainland
e) the threat of a Communist takeover of the Italian government

Answer: A

Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D Day, (D) invasion of Italy

Arrange these wartime conferences in chronological order: (A) V-J Day, (B) V-E Day, (C) D Day, (D) invasion of Italy 

a) D, C, B, A
b) A, C, B, D
c) B, D, A, C
d) C, A, D, B
e) A, D, B, C

Answer: C

President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced at their wartime conference in Casablanca that their principal war aim was to

President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced at their wartime conference in Casablanca that their principal war aim was to 

a) destroy the last remnants of European imperialism
b) promote the national independence of all European nations
c) contain the postwar power of the Soviet Union
d) force the unconditional surrender of both Germany and Japan
e) create an effective postwar Atlantic alliance

Answer: D

The Allied demand for unconditional surrender was criticized mainly by opponents who believed that such surrender would

The Allied demand for unconditional surrender was criticized mainly by opponents who believed that such surrender would 

a) encourage the enemy to resist as long as possible
b) be impossible to obtain
c) be unacceptable to the Soviets, who had already suffered terrible casualties
d) result in an armistice whose terms would lead to war, much as the Treaty of Versailles had led to World War II
e) discourage anti-Hitler resisters

Answer: A

The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because

The Allies postponed opening a second front in Europe until 1944 because 

a) they hoped that Germany and the Soviet Union would cripple each other
b) men and material were needed more urgently in the Pacific
c) the Soviet Union requested a delay until it could join the campaign
d) they believed that North Africa was more strategically important
e) of British reluctance and lack of adequate shipping

Answer: E

Hitler's advance in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of Battle of ________________, after which his fortunes gradually declined.

Hitler's advance in the European theater of war crested in late 1942 at the Battle of Battle of ________________, after which his fortunes gradually declined. 

a) the Bulge
b) Stalingrad
c) Monte Casino
d) Britain
e) El Alamein

Answer: B

The Allies won the Battle of the Atlantic by doing all of the following except

The Allies won the Battle of the Atlantic by doing all of the following except 

a) escorting convoys of merchants' vessels
b) organizing Allied "wolf packs" to chase down German U-boats
c) dropping depth charges from destroyers
d) bombing submarine bases
e) deploying the new technology of radar

Answer: B

The conquest of ________________ was especially important, because from there Americans could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.

The conquest of ________________ was especially important, because from there Americans could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands. 

a) Guadalcanal
b) Wake Island
c) New Guinea
d) Okinawa
e) Guam

Answer: E

In waging war against Japan, the United States relied on a strategy of

In waging war against Japan, the United States relied on a strategy of 

a) heavy bombing from Chinese air bases
b) invading Japanese strongholds in Southeast Asia
c) fortifying China by transporting supplies from India over the Himalayan "hump"
d) "island hopping" across the South Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds
e) turning the Japanese flanks in New Guinea and Alaska

Answer: D