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1. Chapter 24:The World at War, 1937–1945 i>Clicker Questions

2. 1. What was the term used for the antidemocratic movement, spawned by the Great Depression, which developed in Italy during the 1920s and then spread to Japan, Germany, and Spain? a. Socialism b. Communism c. Fascism d. Capitalism

3. 2. How did Franklin D. Roosevelt circumvent neutrality laws in 1940? a. By declaring a state of emergency b. By using an executive order to provide weapons to Great Britain c. By using the rarely used "cash and carry" provision in the Constitution d. By openly violating the law and daring Congress to intervene

4. 3. What was the result of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in December 1941? a. Discouraged Americans from entering the war b. Destruction of all U.S. aircraft carriers at the base c. Galvanized the American public into a determination to fight d. Was devastating militarily but had little psychological effect

5. 4. What development finally ended the Great Depression during the 1940s? a. Corporate leaders' decision to cooperate with the New Deal b. The mobilization of American defense production c. Congressional adoption of the Revenue Act of 1942 d. Roosevelt's creation of the Fair Employment Practices Commission

6. 5. Why did American employers begin to hire women and African Americans during the early 1940s, when they had previously refused to do so? a. Nazi ideology raised awareness about the problems of racism and sexism. b. Employers finally realized that women and blacks could be good workers. c. Military mobilization created a shortage of white male workers. d. Labor unions pressured employers to liberalize their hiring policies.

7. 6. Increased racial tensions and the outbreak of race riots in more than a hundred cities in 1943 were caused by what factor? a. Competition for housing and jobs between whites and blacks b. Episodes of police brutality against peaceful black residents c. The massive influx of southern whites into the urban North d. White resistance to African Americans' attempt to integrate their neighborhoods

8. 7. Why did the relocation of Japanese Americans in 1942 take place? a. They were known to be providing information to the Japanese war effort. b. The Japanese government had sent spies to infiltrate the Japanese American community. c. Prejudice against Japanese Americans made the government doubt their loyalty. d. Japanese Americans were not willing to work in defense plants.

9. 8. What was the major turning point in World War II in Europe? a. The D-Day invasion of France b. The defeat of the German army at the Battle of the Bulge c. The suicide of Adolph Hitler d. The Soviet halting of the German offensive at Stalingrad

10. 9. The mass extermination of Jews and others whom the Nazis thought to be inferior was known as the a. Battle of the Bulge. b. blitzkrieg. c. Holocaust. d. First Solution.

11. 10. What was the principle reason that President Harry Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan in the summer of 1945? a. Truman wanted to achieve unconditional surrender without an American invasion of Japan. b. The U.S. military and defense industries were close to exhaustion. c. The Soviet Union reneged on its promise to assist in the war against Japan. d. Congress, which distrusted Truman, threatened to revoke the War Powers Act.

12. Answer Key 1. The answer is c. 2. The answer is b. 3. The answer is c. 4. The answer is b. 5. The answer is c. 6. The answer is a. 7. The answer is c. 8. The answer is d. 9. The answer is c. 10. The answer is a.