Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 30

1. Question

   What was the purpose of the WPA (see Document 30-1)?

   A.

   To train women to work in defense industries

   B.

   To ensure equal access to government programs

   C.

   To regulate prices and wages

   D.

   To put unemployed Americans to work on useful projects

   Correct: The answer is d. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) put millions of Americans to work maintaining and improving America’s infrastructure.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) put millions of Americans to work maintaining and improving America’s infrastructure.

   What was the purpose of the WPA (see Document 30-1)?

2. Question

   Which of these was forbidden under the Nuremberg Laws (see Document 30-2)?

   A.

   The hoisting of the German flag by Jews

   B.

   The hiring of Jewish women to work in German households

   C.

   Emigration of Jews from Germany

   D.

   The transfer of funds by Jews to foreign banks

   Correct: The answer is a. One of the intents of the law was to prevent Jews from claiming German identity in any way, including by raising the German flag.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. One of the intents of the law was to prevent Jews from claiming German identity in any way, including by raising the German flag.

   Which of these was forbidden under the Nuremberg Laws (see Document 30-2)?

3. Question

   Why did K. B. want to wait to have children (see Document 30-3)?

   A.

   She did not think she was mature enough to raise a child.

   B.

   She feared for a child’s safety in Stalin’s Russia.

   C.

   She would be forced to quit medical school and possibly to leave Moscow.

   D.

   She was not married and did not plan on getting married anytime soon.

   Correct: The answer is c. K. B. wanted to wait to have children until she was a doctor and she and her husband had an apartment.

   Incorrect: The answer is c. K. B. wanted to wait to have children until she was a doctor and she and her husband had an apartment.

   Why did K. B. want to wait to have children (see Document 30-3)?

4. Question

   President Harry S. Truman credited the development of the atomic bomb, in part, to cooperation with which of the following countries (see Document 30-4)?

   A.

   Norway

   B.

   The Soviet Union

   C.

   France

   D.

   Britain

   Correct: The answer is d. Truman credited the Allied victory in the race to develop the atomic bomb to cooperation between Britain and the United States.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. Truman credited the Allied victory in the race to develop the atomic bomb to cooperation between Britain and the United States.

   President Harry S. Truman credited the development of the atomic bomb, in part, to cooperation with which of the following countries (see Document 30-4)?

5. Question

   Why did Toshiko Saeki believe it was important that she live as long as possible (see Document 30-5)?

   A.

   To make sure that the experience of Hiroshima was not forgotten

   B.

   To provide for her younger siblings and their children

   C.

   To remind the Japanese people of the cruelty of Americans

   D.

   To defy those who sought her death

   Correct: The answer is a. Saeki wanted to be a living reminder of the horror and futility of war.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. Saeki wanted to be a living reminder of the horror and futility of war.

   Why did Toshiko Saeki believe it was important that she live as long as possible (see Document 30-5)?