1. why did the united states need to mobilize for world war ii?

the united states declared war on the allied powers.
all european countries stopped trading with the us.
the united states entered world war ii.
all asian countries surrendered at the start of world war ii.

2. how did leaders in germany, italy, and japan encourage support for fascist ideas? check all that apply.

by expanding political liberties
by encouraging militarism
by promising economic reforms
by celebrating cultural differences
by promoting extreme nationalism

3. how did the war affect the lives of women and minority citizens? check all that apply.

women joined the armed forces.
women were hired to do jobs traditionally done by men.
minority citizens were able to find jobs more easily.
more than one million african american soldiers fought.
all forms of discrimination were made illegal.

4. how did the united states prepare for world war ii? check all that apply.

by obtaining weapons
by stopping propaganda
by producing supplies
by raising money
by decreasing the military

5. which of the following was created in 1949 in response to the berlin blockade?

the united nations
the warsaw pact
the north atlantic treaty organization
the league of nations

6. which event led to the removal of benito mussolini from power?

the d-day invasion
the invasion of italy
the battle of the bulge
the battle of stalingrad

7. which groups of people were targeted in the holocaust? select three options.

socialists
christians
jewish people
russian citizens
people with disabilities

8. what did the united states promise when it adopted the truman doctrine in 1947? check all that apply.

to defend any country resisting communism
to stay out of conflicts involving communism
to pay any country fighting against communism
to encourage countries to adopt democracy
to defend any country resisting democracy

9. what result did dropping an atomic bomb on nagasaki bring about?

japan stopped fighting the us on land but continued fighting the us with its navy.
japan stopped fighting against the allies and signed a peace treaty ending the war.
japan stopped fighting and gave up the territories it had conquered during the war.
japan stopped fighting the us but continued fighting other allied powers such as the soviet union.

10. how was japan prevented from invading other countries after world war ii?

the us did not allow japan to have any armed forces.
the japanese military did not have any leaders after the war.
the japanese people did not have an interest in fighting any longer.
the us removed or took apart japan’s weapons during the occupation.