World War II

Which choice below best explains the long term impact felt from the image seen here?

• Women & Men were seen & treated totally equal post-WWII

• Women were seen as better physical laborers than most men thus allowing them to keep these jobs

• Women were stereotyped less when it came to traditionally male-dominated roles

• Women broke the glass-ceiling effect & are now seen less as only needed domestically

The image here is what was the city of Hiroshima looked like after June 6th. Which choice below was used to justify Truman's decision to drop the Atomic bomb?

• He was racist against Asians & had no sympathy for them

• He was trying to lesson American casualties that a land invasion may have led to

• He felt our Navy wasn't strong enough to defeat Japan

• He wanted to defeat Japan quickly to focus on the Nazis

Which image(s) below may explain why there were approximately 60 million casualties in WWII? (Hint- More than one, but not all)

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Which choice below is synonymous with the poster seen here? (Hint...the name should give it away)

• "Freedom" was being sought in Europe and on the homefront

• Democracy was won in Europe but not in Germany

• Victory was won in the U.S. but not in the rest of the world

• Democracy was achieved after WWII for all countries

Which case(s) below had a similar "majority decision/opinion" (National security at times trumps personal freedoms) justification as the Korematsu v. U.S. case according to SCOTUS? (Hint WWI)

• Schenck v. U.S.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Munn v. Illinois

• Scopes v. TN

The image here is a good indicator of importance of rationing during WWII. However, it also reminds us that...

• we are trying to produce more war-time goods vs. peace-time goods

• we need to find more sources of rubber-like material because of its unlimited uses

• we need to recycle more materials like this because of global warming

• we have to choose between these four items according to which is most important

Which choice below would some argue was a direct effect from the cartoon's message?

• The U.S. dropping the Atomic bomb on Japan

• The U.S. island-hopping toward Japan

• Japan sending the U.S. weapons to fight the Nazis

• Japan bombing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Which term below comes to mind when you hear U.S.-backed international alliance from 1945? (Hint-improved version of the one that failed post-WWI)

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• NAACP

• NATO

Which option below would coincide with the dissenting opinion of the Korematsu case?

• Japan has spies in the U.S. so we must protect the nation

• American's rights may be restricted under extreme circumstances

• All U.S. citizen's rights are protected under the Constitution

• You shouldn't yell fire in a crowded theater

Which option below could one argue fueled what is being depicted here?

• E.O. 9066

• Dropping the Atomic bomb on Japan

• Signing the Atlantic charter

• E.O. 9981