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What was an effect of having so many men away from home during World War II?

It permanently changed the role of women in the workforce.

It opened up opportunities for minorities and women.

It eliminated racial discrimination permanently.

It changed American family values.

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Which of the following led to increased tension between the United States and Japan in 1937?

the Nanjing Massacre

Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech

Japan’s oil exports

the Lend-Lease Act

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 book about the entire history of Japan

the website for the Truman Library and Museum

a letter from an American soldier who fought in Okinawa

a magazine article from August 1945 about the Hiroshima bombing

When Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936 and Austria in 1938, other European nations

responded with immediate armed resistance.

united to protect Czechoslovakia.

offered no resistance.

convened the Munich Conference.

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It was one of the most decorated regiments in military history.

It fought in the Pacific near Japan.

It was the most integrated army unit in WWII.

It consisted mostly of Chinese Americans.

How did the US government control price increases for scarce goods?

It set a price scale determining what different people could afford.

It established the Office of Price Administration.

It set new prices weekly depending on the availability of goods.

It established the War Production Board to study pricing of scarce goods.

Which of the following is true of Great Britain’s participation in World War II in 1940?

Its Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain.

Its Royal Navy lost the Battle of the Atlantic.

Its Royal Air Force lost the Battle of the Atlantic.

Its land troops outmaneuvered Germany’s.

Which of the following best describes one contribution of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?

They flew missions over the US.

They created a secret military code system.

They flew combat missions over Germany.

They helped develop the atomic bomb.

For which of the following crimes was Fred Korematsu found guilty?

violating military orders

spying for Japan

entering the US illegally

hiding in an internment camp

Read the essay prompt.Does government spending stimulate the economy? Answer with a well-researched argumentative essay.Which essay topic would best address this prompt?

different forms of government spending

changing public support for the New Deal

an opinion on the effects of government spending

the positions of journalists on the effects of the New Deal

What was an effect of the US increase in production during World War II?

It gave the Allies the advantage to win the war.

It gave the Axis the advantage to win the war.

It kept US factories busy throughout the world.

It kept only US soldiers well equipped.

What did the US government do to ensure there would not be any vital factory work stoppages during World War II?

The government encouraged businesses to produce war products.

The government banned workers in important industries from taking vacations.

The government forced 200,000 businesses to join the war effort.

The government banned workers in important industries from striking.

In the 1930s and 1940s, which nations had fascist governments similar to that of Nazi Germany?

Britain and Spain

Italy and Spain

Britain and France

Canada and Italy

A reason the Neutrality Acts were revised to allow cash-and-carry in the 1930s was

because of the spread of socialism.

because Germany needed supplies.

because fascism was gaining ground in Europe.

because of WWI.

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

Hawaii was a tourist destination, not an important military post.

Hawaii was where a large portion of the Pacific fleet was sheltered.

Hawaii was where US naval power was the weakest.

Hawaii was where US land troops awaited battle.

Read a draft paragraph from an argumentative essay.Using the bomb saved lives by bringing a quick end to a war that might have gone on for years longer. It is impossible to put a number on how many more deaths the continuing war might have caused, but there are indications. Millions had already died in the Pacific theater. Whenever US troops invaded an island, they knew the fight was to the death. In the battle for Okinawa alone, there had been almost 50,000 US casualties, while Japan had suffered some 90,000 military deaths and at least 100,000 civilian deaths. Of course, radiation continued to cause illness, misery, and death long after the bomb had been dropped.How should the author revise this paragraph?

by using more conversational sentences

by placing a topic sentence at the beginning

by providing details and statistics as evidence

by moving and refuting the counterclaim at the end

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Hitler had the confidence to launch further invasions of European countries.

Other European countries peacefully coexisted with Germany.

World War II continued without US involvement.

Hitler found the last of the Lebensraum that he desired.

What impact did the US development of the atomic bomb have on World War II?

After the US dropped atomic bombs on two major cities in Japan, Japan surrendered.

After the US dropped atomic bombs on two major cities in Germany, Germany surrendered.

After the US dropped atomic bombs on major cities in Germany and Japan, both surrendered.

After Japan dropped an atomic bomb on Pearl Harbor, the US entered World War II.

Many struggling businesses made large profits during World War II through war contracts with

factory workers.

the government.

the Allies.

oil well owners.

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fascism marked by individual civil liberties

democracy marked by a single, elected ruler

communism marked by one-party rule

totalitarianism marked by a belief in Aryan superiority

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?

When Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps, they suffered many devastating losses.

When Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps, they lost homes, farms, and belongings.

Relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps caused them to suffer many devastating losses.

Relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps caused them to lose many things.

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