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Which of the following best describes the beginning of the World War II?

A
France, Britain, and the United States declared war on Germany as a result of the Munich Agreement.
B
France, Britain, and the United States declared war on Germany following Germany’s invasion of Poland.
C
France and Britain declared war on Germany as a result of the Munich Agreement.
D
France and Britain declared war on Germany following Germany’s invasion of Poland.
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US war bonds helped the war effort by

A
raising money for people on the home front.
B
loaning money to the government.
C
paying taxes to the government.
D
helping banks stay in business.
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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.
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Which of the following best explains why Germans and Italians gave up their civil liberties and embraced totalitarianism?

A
They believed a variety of political parties would stimulate their economy.
B
They were attracted by the idea of running their own businesses.
C
They supported fascist leaders who promised relief from economic hardships.
D
They feared that their economic prosperity would vanish if they did not.
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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 US government limit the amount of scarce goods that a person could obtain?

A
It issued ration books with stamps.
B
It made the purchase of large quantities of goods illegal.
C
It let families of soldiers buy more goods than other families.
D
It set up a lottery system to determine how much a person could buy.
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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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In the Supreme Court’s decision in Korematsu v. United States, the court said that Korematsu

A
was not a spy and deserved equal rights.
B
was not a spy but could not be granted equal rights.
C
was a spy and should be imprisoned immediately.
D
was a spy but was free to go back to Japan.
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How did braceros help the United States in the war effort?

A
They helped service war machines and weaponry.
B
They helped produce more automobiles.
C
They helped provide security on the homefront.
D
They helped meet labor shortages in agricultural work.
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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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Which of the following is a feature of democratic systems but not totalitarian systems?

A
rule by a single political party
B
open expressions of nationalism
C
freedom of speech
D
government control of businesses
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Shortly after the Munich Agreement gave Germany the Sudetenland, Hitler invaded

A
Britain.
B
France.
C
Poland.
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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How were the Japanese able to surprise the US at Pearl Harbor?

A
Japanese land forces had invaded Hawaii unnoticed.
B
Japanese submarines invaded Pearl Harbor unnoticed.
C
Japanese airplanes had flown to the US mainland unnoticed.
D
Japanese aircraft carriers had approached Hawaii unnoticed.
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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 unpatriotic activities.
C
only happy people, not people suffering or dying.
D
people taking part in antiwar activities.
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Japanese aggression toward China and Russia in the 1930s is most closely related to the concept of

A
Lebensraum.
B
isolationism.
C
Mein Kampf.
D
appeasement.
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Which of the following explains why the Munich Agreement is an example of appeasement?

A
It resulted in the German invasion of other European countries.
B
It resulted in the German invasion of Italy.
C
The participants gave Hitler something valuable in exchange for peace.
D
The participants denied Hitler permission to take the Sudetenland.
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Which of the following best defines the term braceros?

A
immigrants from Cuba who had contracts to work in America, mostly in industry
B
immigrants from Mexico who had contracts to work in America, mostly in agriculture
C
immigrants from Spain who had contracts to work in America, mostly in agriculture
D
immigrants from Honduras who had contracts to work in America, mostly in industry
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Which of the following best characterizes Japan in the early 1940s?

A
It was a natural enemy of Hitler’s Germany.
B
It was a small, isolated power.
C
It controlled a large empire.
D
It had been avoiding war and conflict.
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The US became involved in World War II to oppose the aggression of

A
the Axis powers, including Japan, Germany, and Italy.
B
the Chinese region of Manchuria.
C
the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia.
D
the Allied powers, including Great Britain and France.

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