Internment and the Constitution — Unit test Answers

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Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan at the end of World War II thought an invasion would

cost too many American lives.

not be successful.

be opposed by the American people.

require the navy to build too many ships.

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Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt meet in Washington, DC, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941?

to decide the terms of surrender for the Axis powers

to form an alliance with the Soviet Union and China

to plan an overall strategy for the rest of World War II

to consider the US response to Japan’s attack

In 1945, what concern did the Allies have about invading the Japanese mainland with ground forces?

They were worried they did not have enough soldiers.

They were worried there would be too great a loss of life.

They were worried the Japanese were developing an atomic bomb.

They were worried the Japanese had a stronger fleet in mainland ports.

A similarity between the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea is that both

were good examples of the “island-hopping” strategy.

significantly reduced Japan’s naval strength.

were significant victories for the Allies.

were fought by warplanes from aircraft carriers.

How was the battle at Normandy a turning point in World War II?

The Allied forces were defeated and retreated.

The Axis forces succeeded in ambushing the Allied forces at Normandy.

The Allied forces succeeded in pushing over one million Allied soldiers into France.

The Axis forces had the advantage of the element of surprise.

During the final years of World War II, how did the Allies gain control of the North Atlantic?

They used U-boats to sink German ships.

They used fighters to provide air support for their ships.

They used better anti-submarine technology.

They used Allied submarines to defeat German ones.

How did Admiral Chester Nimitz displease the US Congress during World War II?

He insisted the US should focus on the Pacific rather than the European theater.

He refused to take the US fleet into battle immediately after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

He did not want to drop the atomic bomb in order to convince the Japanese leadership to surrender.

He promoted and implemented a “no surrender” policy among US troops in the Pacific.

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