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Why was Japan’s attack on Hawaii a strategic move?

A
Hawaii was a tourist destination, not an important military post.
B
Hawaii was where a large portion of the Pacific fleet was sheltered.
C
Hawaii was where US naval power was the weakest.
D
Hawaii was where US land troops awaited battle.
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Which issue helped determine the outcome of the 2008 presidential race?

w
worry about campaign financing
a
anger over health-care reform
o
opposition to the war in Iraq
c
concern about an oil spill
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On the Night of Broken Glass in Germany, which of the following occurred?

A
Thousands of Jewish people were arrested.
B
Trains began taking Jewish people to concentration camps.
C
Nazis began building the first Jewish ghettos.
D
Jewish people were given a final chance to escape Germany.
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In which part of the presentation should you provide evidence to support your ideas?

A
the opening
B
the hook
C
the body
D
the closing
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During the late 1800s and early 1900s, new waves of immigration brought large numbers of

A
American Indians to the US.
B
Atheists to the US.
C
Mormons to the US.
D
Catholics and Jews to the US.
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By 1968, a majority of Americans

A
supported Martin Luther King’s nomination as US president.
B
were united in support of the Vietnam War.
C
believed that the Vietnam War was a mistake.
D
supported President Johnson’s reelection.
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Read a draft sentence from an argumentative essay.When Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps, they lost many things.Which is the best revision of this sentence to make it more specific?

A
When Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps, they suffered many devastating losses.
B
When Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps, they lost homes, farms, and belongings.
C
Relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps caused them to suffer many devastating losses.
D
Relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps caused them to lose many things.
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Before the 1994 midterm elections, issues of taxes and government spending on social programs

w
were points of disagreement between Democrats and Republicans.
w
were not a major concern for Democrats or Republicans.
h
had been addressed to the satisfaction of the American people.
w
were cited as reasons for impeachment proceedings against Clinton.
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For which of the following crimes was Fred Korematsu found guilty?

A
violating military orders
B
spying for Japan
C
entering the US illegally
D
hiding in an internment camp
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A result of President Carter’s meeting at Camp David with the leaders of Israel and Egypt in 1978 was that Egypt and Israel

A
went to war with each other.
B
signed a historic peace treaty.
C
signed a historic trade agreement.
D
fell into civil wars.
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How was the battle at Normandy a turning point in World War II?

A
The Allied forces were defeated and retreated.
B
The Axis forces succeeded in ambushing the Allied forces at Normandy.
C
The Allied forces succeeded in pushing over one million Allied soldiers into France.
D
The Axis forces had the advantage of the element of surprise.
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Many critics of US immigration policy fear that immigrants

A
will change American culture.
B
want to establish new US cities.
C
want to overthrow the US government.
D
will not stay in the country permanently.
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In Regents v. Bakke, the Supreme Court found that

A
racial quotas were not discriminatory.
B
Bakke should not have been admitted.
C
minority students could not be admitted over white students.
D
colleges could still consider race when admitting students.
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Americans who supported the Vietnam War were called

A
guerrillas.
B
hawks.
C
doves.
D
civilians.
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best

Q
Quotas restricting immigration from certain parts of the world have been removed, but there are still limits on immigration.
B
By 2050, more than half the population of the United States will belong to an ethnic minority group.
B
Between 2007 and 2009, the number of illegal immigrants in the United States dropped from nearly 12 million to less than 11 million.
M
More people in the United States are of Latin American ancestry than of Asian ancestry.
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Which of the following inventions of the 1950s made other inventions possible?

A
the automobile
B
the transistor
C
the television
D
the hearing aid
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What was the outcome of the US attempt to rescue the Iranian hostages?

A
The hostages were rescued.
B
The rescue attempt failed.
C
Eight hostages were killed
D
Some hostages were rescued.
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A result of the Nuremberg trials was that the United Nations

A
moved to protect war criminals more carefully.
B
left prosecution of war criminals up to each country.
C
prevented anyone from using Nazi symbols in the future.
D
established that genocide was an international crime.
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Why was President Truman considered to be weak on communism despite the federal government’s measures to investigate communists?

A
Fear of communism had reached a level that bordered on hysteria, and Truman’s actions did little to make it go away.
B
Truman actions were not strong enough to demonstrate to the public that the threat from the Soviets was very real.
C
Truman focused only on the government; he did not believe that communism had infiltrated other aspects of American life.
D
People believed that Truman might have been a communist and was only conducting investigations to protect himself from suspicion.
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Look at these sources.Encyclopedia Britannicathe unit about World War II in a history textbooka book written in 1995 about the last two months of the wara newspaper article from August 1945 about the bombing of HiroshimaA student is writing an argumentative essay taking the stance that Truman was right to use the atomic bomb against Japan during World War II. Which of the following would be most useful as an additional source for the essay?

A
a book about the entire history of Japan
B
the website for the Truman Library and Museum
C
a letter from an American soldier who fought in Okinawa
D
a magazine article from August 1945 about the Hiroshima bombing

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