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How did America's involvement in World War II impact race relations in the military?

A
Individuals of different backgrounds made significant contributions to the war effort, which encouraged racial integration in the military.
B
Individuals of different backgrounds played key roles in the war effort, which encouraged continued racial segregation in the military.
C
American service members worked together with European soldiers, which encouraged the integration of the US military.
D
Americans of different backgrounds were assigned together in the same units, ending racial segregration in the military.
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Under Executive Order 9066, the military

A
could remove people considered a threat from their homes.
B
was assigned to defend California from threats from the Pacific.
C
rebuilt Pearl Harbor and Hawaii after the Japanese attack.
D
began to fight with Allied forces in Japan.
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How did the Battle of Okinawa affect President Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

A
It showed that Japan was close to surrendering.
B
It showed that the US could not win the war without it.
C
It showed that Japan was willing to fight without surrendering.
D
It showed the US could easily defeat Japan.
4

People looking for farm work during the Great Depression often moved to

A
the Dust Bowl.
B
commercial farms.
C
California.
D
Oklahoma.
5

During World War II, the Allies were able to go on the offensive against Japan after

A
the US won the Battle of Midway.
B
capturing the Japanese naval base on Midway.
C
capturing the Japanese airfield on Guadalcanal.
D
turning back the Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea.
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Why did Soviet leader Joseph Stalin want the United States and Britain to invade France during World War II?

A
to help the French Resistance retake Paris
B
to distract German forces from the Pacific front
C
to take control of Western Europe before the U.S. and Britain
D
to open a second front and force Germany to split its army
7

During World War II, which of the following was an Axis nation?

A
China
B
the Philippines
C
Japan
D
Egypt
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What did the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Public Works Administration (PWA) have in common?

A
They both focused on reforestation and land restoration.
B
They were both government-run construction programs.
C
They both provided government support for labor unions.
D
They were created to provide electricity in rural areas.
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Which was true about the economy when Franklin Roosevelt first campaigned for president?

A
It was in a serious depression.
B
It was recovering from a depression.
C
It was in a strong position.
D
It was in a stable position.
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Why did Allied forces find so much destruction when they finally reached Germany?

A
German troops had destroyed the country to prevent the Allies from finding supplies.
B
German civilians had been rioting to protest the war and the actions of the Nazi regime.
C
German cities and factories had been destroyed by the many battles between ground troops.
D
German cities and factories had been destroyed by an ongoing Allied bombing campaign.
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Who held the view that businesses should regulate themselves without government oversight?

A
liberals
B
conservatives
C
Huey Long
D
Franklin Roosevelt
12

A negative economic effect of World War II was

A
a global depression.
B
huge losses in agriculture.
C
millions of refugees.
D
millions of deaths.
13

During World War II, why did Japan strongly and passionately defend Iwo Jima?

A
It was a strategic island in the Philippines.
B
It was a strategic base from which to attack Australia.
C
It was considered part of the Japanese homeland.
D
It was the only island that British forces had not captured.
14

Two groups who benefited economically from wartime production were

A
soldiers and sailors.
B
African Americans and women.
C
the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers.
D
the War Production Board and the Defense Plant Corporation.
15

A provision of the US Neutrality Act of 1935

A
encouraged the sale of arms to neutral countries.
B
prohibited the sale of arms to any belligerent nations.
C
prohibited trade of any kind with other nations.
D
encouraged trade only with Europe.
16

What program from the New Deal era is still in effect today?

A
the Federal Housing Administration
B
the Works Progress Administration
C
the Federal One Program
D
the National Youth Administration
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How did Admiral Chester Nimitz affect the Allied victory in the Pacific?

A
He developed and implemented key battle strategies.
B
He made the decision to drop the atomic bomb.
C
He planned bombing raids on Japan from aircraft carriers.
D
He commanded Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific theater.
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What did US car companies produce during World War II?

A
airplanes and tanks
B
military uniforms and helmets
C
guns and ammunition
D
food and first-aid supplies
19

A result of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was

A
the US formed a pact with Indochina against Japan.
B
the US formed a pact with Germany against Japan.
C
thousands of Americans died, and the US declared war.
D
thousands of Japanese people died, and Japan declared war.
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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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