American History Ch. 5 Test Study Guide – Flashcards

How did the U.S. government pay for the war effort during World War II?

What was the Atlantic Charter?

The quote below was written by Benito Mussolini in 1925: "Italy wants peace and quiet, work and calm. I will give these things with love if possible and with force if necessary." This quote is associated with which of the following movements that led to the outbreak of World War II?

In the 1930s, what did the United States do to avoid getting involved international affairs?

The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between which countries?

Which action changed the intent of the Neutrality Acts passed by Congress in 1935, 1937, and 1939?

How did President Roosevelt get around the Neutrality Acts after Japan invaded China in 1937?

Which describes the effect of the Lend-Lease Act on U.S. foreign policy?

In which country was Auschwitz, the most famous most of Nazi death camps located?

What effect did the "final solution" have on the population of Eastern Europe?

Which group was persecuted during the Holocaust for religious and political reasons?

The quote below was written in 1941: "Instead of agitating for war, the Jewish groups in this country should be opposing it in every possible way for they will be among the first to feel its consequences . . . Their greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government." -Speech by Charles Lindbergh, September 11, 1941 The outrage against Lindbergh's speech led to a steep decline in the membership of what group?

Why did the Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States (1944) anger supporters of civil liberties?

How did the efforts of A. Philip Randolph help further civil rights in the United States?

The quote below was written during the 1940s: "The senselessness of all the inactive manpower. . . . [M]en who are able and willing to do all they can to lick the Axis. . . . Why won't America let us?" Based on the quote, which conclusion can be made about the United States during World War II?

How did World War II impact African Americans?

Which of these was intensified by the outbreak of World War II?

This statement was one of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration in July 1945: "We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and, to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative is prompt and utter destruction." What does this statement indicate about the use of the atomic bomb in World War II?

The quote below was written in the 1940s: "There was almost no talk I can remember on our trip back to the base. It was just too much to express in words, I guess. We were all in a kind of state of shock. I think the foremost thing in all our minds was that this thing was going to bring an end to the war and we tried to look at it that way." -Sergeant Joseph Stiborik, Radar Operator on the Enola Gay What conclusion can you draw from this statement?

The statement below was made by Robert H. Shumard, a crewman of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima: "Nobody actually wants to cause the destruction we caused. But it was through a necessity rather than a wanton type of destruction. It was something that had to be done." With which principle associated with the Nuremberg Trials would Shumard agree?