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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Peggy the Riveter
B Jocelyn the Riveter
C Hannah the Riveter
D Rosie the Riveter
Question #2
A SS St. Mary
B SS St. Flower
C SS. St. Constance
D SS St. Louis
Question #3
A Big Three
B Allies Powers
C Euro-Asian Alliance
D Axis Powers
Question #4
A Conservatism
B Non-military intervention
C Appeasement
D Non-combatant policy
Question #5
A Adolf Hitler
B Benito Mussolini
C Hirohito Hirohito
D Joseph Stalin
Question #6
A Conservatism
B Republicanism
C War Hawk Mentality
D Isolationism
Question #7
A To bolster its economy through wartime industries
B To assist allies who had come to its aid in the past
C To protect itself against aggression from the Axis powers
D To expand its empire and economic dominance in the world
Question #8
A Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
B The League of Nations asking the U.S. to aid the war effort
C Germans were attacking the United States’ European allies
D Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
Question #9
A To reduce the amount of money in circulation
B To provide greater resources for the military
C To raise the market prices of certain goods
D To teach Americans how to save and spend less
Question #10
A It began to save money for war preparations, ensuring the U.S> would go to war
B It enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
C It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
D It placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
Question #11
A The Department of Defense
B The National Defense Research Committee
C The United States Office of War Information
D The War Production Board
Question #12
A It encouraged economic voluntarism
B It increased the demand for consumer prices
C Companies took out massive loans during the war
D It created higher spending which restarted the economy
Question #13
A It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
B It steered away from any previous alliances with warring nations
C It enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
D Passed the Neutrality Act to not engage in war
Question #14
A It saved lives by ending the war more quickly
B He wanted to see how powerful the bombs really were
C Its impact was less severe than that of the Pearl Harbor attack
D It was the only way the Allied forces could win the war
Question #15
A To assist the United States’ historical allies
B To support U.S. veterans with more education support
C To maintain the United States’ neutrality
D To help heal the United States’ economy
Question #16
A Giving them grants for further education
B Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
C Expanding their federal rights
D Isolating them in special camps
Question #17
A Took more powerful roles in government
B Worked in factories and plants
C Opened up businesses in large numbers
D Attended colleges and universities
Question #18
A They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
B They took the place of men in many war industries
C They did not change life than from previous years
D They received greater educational opportunities
Question #19
A Become U.S. citizens
B Invest in war bonds
C Live and work on farms
D Enlist in the military
