WW2 + Cold War

Why did the United States hesitate to become involved in World War II after Hitler invaded Poland?

• The United States supported Hitler and wanted him to have time to withdraw

• The United States was at war with Japan and did not want to fight Germany too

• Isolationism was widespread in the United States, and citizens did not want war

• US forces were not strong enough to fight a war and needed more time to train.

Why was Stalin upset by western allies decision to focus on North Africa?

• The Soviet controlled North Africa and did not want the Allies to interfere

• It delayed the Allies from attacking the Nazis in Western Europe

• The Germans were too powerful in North Africa, and Stalin feared defeat

• Japan controlled North Africa, and the Soviets were not yet at war with them

What impact did World War II have on the Great Depression

• It ended the depression by creating jobs and demand for products

• It lengthened the depression by causing high military spending

• It had no effect on the depression because it did not impact the economy

• It temporarily improved the depression for a few years

This is a map depicting

• Pearl Harbor

• D-Day

• Operation Torch

• Establishing the Western Front

What was the Manhattan Project?

• Japan's secret plan to bomb Pearl Harbor

• The US Government's plan to protect New York from invasion

• The project centered around building the Atomic Bomb

• A massive invasion of France by the Allies

What is depicted here

• the Holocaust

• Japanese Internment

• Nagasaki

• Jewish Ghetto

The "Big Three" refers to which of the following

• FDR, Churchill, Stalin

• Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• The United States, Great Britain, France

Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of what?

• Women's new role in the US work force during the war

• Women's new role in the US military during the war

• Government's call for economic sacrifice to help the war effort

• Need for citizens to purchase war bonds as part of their patriotic duty

The Truman Doctrine and Eisenhower Doctrine were similar in that they were both designed to do which of the following?

• Support West Berlin during the Soviet Blockade

• Increase Israel's security against Arab states

• Assist nations abroad to resist communism

• Pledge to use negotiations rather than military action to solve international disputes

The term "Cold War" refers to which of the following?

• the Conflict in Berlin because it occurred during the middle of winter

• The conflict in Korea

• the tension that arose after Soviets shot down a US spy plane

• the tension and potential for war that existed between the US and Soviet Union