American Life in the Great Depression — Unit test

Question 1

Which government agency controlled the use of valuable resources including oil, metal, and rubber?

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the War Production Board

Question 2

The occurrence of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in 1938 showed that the Nazi government

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fully supported violence against Jewish people.

Question 3

To boost wartime production and help the Allies, the War Manpower Commission

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recruited women for jobs.

Question 4

How did Admiral Chester Nimitz displease the US Congress during World War II?

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He refused to take the US fleet into battle immediately after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

Question 5

Which was a result of the US occupation of Japan after World War II?

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The US and Japan became allies and trading partners.

Question 6

A result of the Nuremberg trials was that the United Nations

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established that genocide was an international crime.

Question 7

What was General MacArthur’s main motivation as he led forces in the Southwest Pacific between 1942 and 1944?

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his desire to keep his promise to return to the Philippines

Question 8

Supporters of the atomic bomb argued against the idea that the US should not use the bomb against Japan by

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noting that firebombing had already caused extensive damage in Japan.

Question 9

Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt meet in Washington, DC, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941?

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to plan an overall strategy for the rest of World War II

Question 10

On the Night of Broken Glass in Germany, which of the following occurred?

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Thousands of Jewish people were arrested.

American Life in the Great Depression — Unit test Answers