Freedom On My Mind A History Of African Americans With Documents 2nd Edition By White – Test Bank

Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Why did the United States enter World War II on the side of the Allied powers?
A) The Soviet Union occupied the Baltic states.
B) Italy invaded Ethiopia.
C) Germany invaded Poland.
D) Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

2. The nations that made up the Axis powers during World War II were Japan, Germany, and
A) Austria.
B) China.
C) Italy.
D) the Soviet Union.

3. How did the United States prepare for its possible entry into World War II?
A) It compelled men between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-five to register with local draft boards.
B) It proposed the development of the United Nations, which could broker peace.
C) It started the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb.
D) It eliminated discriminatory hiring practices in the armed services and in defense industries.

4. In his Four Freedoms speech, President Roosevelt argued that people everywhere should have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and
A) freedom from discrimination and violence.
B) freedom from want and fear.
C) freedom of assembly and protest.
D) freedom of travel and employment.

5. How did the Atlantic Charter convince African Americans to support U.S. entry into World War II?
A) It declared America’s opposition to racism and fascism.
B) It banned racial discrimination in defense industries.
C) It guaranteed equal treatment and opportunity for all members of the armed forces.
D) It allowed veterans to complete a college education at the government’s expense.

6. Black leaders called for a March on Washington on July 1, 1941, to
A) bring attention to the increase in reported lynchings in the South.
B) protest the internment of 110,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans.
C) demand equal opportunity for blacks in the defense industry and the armed forces.
D) object to the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940.

7. How did Roosevelt plan to enforce compliance with Executive Order 8802?
A) The Double V campaign
B) The Fair Employment Practices Commission
C) The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
D) The United Service Organization

8. Why were many African American leaders discomforted by activist George Schuyler’s statement after the attacks on Pearl Harbor that “Race prejudice and only race prejudice caused our complacence toward Japan”?
A) They admired the Japanese for resisting Western imperialism.
B) Japanese fascists believed in racial purity and Social Darwinism.
C) They feared dissent would be interpreted as disloyalty and sedition.
D) Japan launched an intensive propaganda campaign to gain black Americans’ support.

9. What limits were placed on the almost 8,000 black army officers commissioned during World War II?
A) Army policy prohibited a black officer from outranking any white officers in the same unit.
B) Restrictions were placed on the total number of black officers in the army.
C) Black officers were permitted to make up only 1 percent of black servicemen.
D) Army policy prevented black officers from advancing past the rank of first lieutenant.

10. Which branch of the armed forces did not accept blacks until August 1942, when it set up a training facility for African Americans in North Carolina?
A) The army
B) The coast guard
C) The marines
D) The navy

Answer Key

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. C