History 103/ Learning Module 3

World War II – A Photographer’s Dream

 

1        The theme of this learning module is Crossroads of Democracy, which defined a time when the very existence of American democracy was at risk.  Based on lecture and class discussions, at what point in World War II was democracy at its greatest risk?

A      When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939

B       When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941

C       When the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Germany in 1939

D      When Great Britain was under siege by repeated air attacks by Germany and most of the European nations were occupied by fascists countries or by the Soviet Union (late 1940 – early 1941).

2         The central cause of World War II was:

A      The Treaty of Versailles which was the treaty between Germany and the Allied nations at the end of World War II

B       The onset of the Great Depression in Europe caused, in part, by the collapse of the United States’ economy.

C       The rise to power for three fascist leaders: Mussolini from Italy, Franco from Spain and Hitler from Germany

D      The rise to power of Adolph Hitler.

3        Resent historical scholarship demonstrates that Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that the Japanese planned a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

A      True

B       False

4        In his “Address to the Nation” on December 8, 1941, Franklin asked for a declaration of war Japan and its Allies (Germany & Italy).

A      True

B       False

5        According to lecture, Hitler made two mistakes in 1941 which cost him a German victory in the war. There two mistakes were:

A      The implementation of the “final solution” (concentration camps and extermination of Jews) and a decision to not invade England

B       Signing a treaty with Japan and invading the Soviet Union

C       Declaring war on the United States and invading Great Britain

D      Invading the Soviet Union and declaring war on the United States.

 

6        Eleanor Roosevelt offers observations about the process and impact of Japanese Internment and offers suggestions to other Americans.  Which of the following is not included:

A      People in the United States cannot view the “Japanese problem” objectively because they have lost family members in the war.

B       In part, the “relocation centers” (internment camps) were established as a “safety measure” that protected the Japanese from harm by American citizens.

C      American citizens should petition congress to pass a measure that all immigrants from Asia should be deported.

D      Some Japanese Americans are fighting to preserve the nation’s democracy and ideas

7        Eleanor Roosevelt speaks of an ideal that keeps Americans loyal. This ideal is a right to basic freedoms that range from justice and equality of opportunity and the right to lead one’s life as one pleases.

A      True

B       False

 

8        “The courts … must abide by the Constitution, or they cease to be civil courts and become instruments of military policy…”

A      The Four Freedoms, Franklin D. Roosevelt

B       The American Century, Henry Luce

C      Dissent in Korematsu v. United States

D      Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation

9        “And finally there is the belief—shared let us remember by most men living—that the 20th century must be to a significant degree an American Century …”

A      The Four Freedoms, Franklin D. Roosevelt

B       The American Century, Henry Luce

C       Dissent in Korematsu v. United States

D      Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation

10    “Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose.”

A      The Four Freedoms, Franklin D. Roosevelt

B       The American Century, Henry Luce

C       Dissent in Korematsu v. United States

D      Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation