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What will be the topic of the third paragraph in this essay?

A
How using the bomb led to a lasting peace
B
Why Japan decided to surrender
C
Why it was wrong to use the atomic bomb
D
How using the atomic bomb saved lives
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Which of these sentences should be followed by a citation?

A
sentence 9
B
sentence 5
C
sentence 4
D
sentence 2
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How could the writer improve this draft?

A
by using fewer big words and making the sentences shorter
B
by adding evidence that suspicion and prejudice were involved
C
by creating another paragraph with evidence of unconstitutionality
D
by moving the first sentence to the end of the paragraph
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Which of these is a feature of democratic systems but not totalitarian systems?

A
government control of businesses
B
open expressions of nationalism
C
freedom of speech
D
rule by a single political party
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During World War II, the Allies were able to go on the offensive against Japan after

A
capturing the Japanese airfield on Guadalcanal.
B
turning back the Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea.
C
the US won the Battle of Midway.
D
capturing the Japanese naval base on Midway.
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US war bonds helped the war effort by

A
raising money for people on the home front.
B
paying taxes to the government.
C
loaning money to the government.
D
helping banks stay in business.
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Propaganda posters painted an unrealistic picture of war because they showed Americans as

A
men and women united in the war effort.
B
people taking part in antiwar activities.
C
only happy people, not people suffering or dying.
D
people taking part in unpatriotic activities.
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Under Executive Order 9066, the military

A
rebuilt Pearl Harbor and Hawaii after the Japanese attack.
B
could remove people considered a threat from their homes.
C
began to fight with Allied forces in Japan.
D
was assigned to defend California from threats from the Pacific.
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Which of the following best describes the state of the US economy at the end of World War II?

A
It was starting to come out of the Great Depression.
B
It was out of the Great Depression and doing better.
C
It was entering another recession.
D
It was one of the most powerful economies in the world.
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A provision of the US Neutrality Act of 1935

A
prohibited the sale of arms to any belligerent nations.
B
encouraged the sale of arms to neutral countries.
C
prohibited trade of any kind with other nations.
D
encouraged trade only with Europe.
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Shortly after the Munich Agreement gave Germany the Sudetenland, Hitler invaded

A
France.
B
Poland.
C
Britain.
D
Italy.
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In 1942, which nation was an important member of the Allies but remained occupied by Germany?

A
the Soviet Union
B
France
C
China
D
Italy
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How did Roosevelt’s Lend-Lease Act shift US foreign policy away from isolationism?

A
It lent arms to Allied forces and allowed them to pay later.
B
It allowed the US to sell arms to belligerent nations.
C
It put US bases on German territory.
D
It put US bases on British territory.
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Supporters of using the atomic bomb at the end of World War II believed that

A
Japan was developing a bomb and the US needed to use it first.
B
Americans were tired of war and the US should end it quickly.
C
Japan might win the war if the bomb was not used.
D
Russia was developing a bomb and the US needed to use it first.
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Why did Nazi Germany build concentration camps in Poland?

A
to turn other governments against Jewish people
B
to separate Jewish people from the rest of the public
C
to kill larger numbers of people
D
to show how powerful Nazi Germany was
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During World War II, the Battle of Midway was significant because it

A
denied the Japanese the chance to launch a direct attack on Australia.
B
evened the naval strength of the Japanese and US fleets.
C
was the first significant win for the Japanese in the Pacific.
D
occurred on the open sea rather than near the target island.
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Fred Korematsu argued that internment was unconstitutional mainly because internees

A
were citizens who paid taxes.
B
made the country safer.
C
did not pose a threat to the US.
D
did not receive due process.
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During World War II, why did Japan strongly and passionately defend Iwo Jima?

A
It was a strategic base from which to attack Australia.
B
It was considered part of the Japanese homeland.
C
It was a strategic island in the Philippines.
D
It was the only island that British forces had not captured.
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How did the US government limit the amount of scarce goods that a person could obtain?

A
It issued ration books with stamps.
B
It set up a lottery system to determine how much a person could buy.
C
It let families of soldiers buy more goods than other families.
D
It made the purchase of large quantities of goods illegal.
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German scientists were concerned about Nazi restrictions on uranium sales because

A
uranium paid for German scientific research.
B
uranium was important to German missile programs.
C
uranium could be used in research on atomic weapons.
D
uranium would not be available for industrial research.

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